The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . tj either inappearance or in wearing qualities betweenthem. So if you want the diagonal to run thesame way in both sides of your garment cut one-half lengthwise of the material and theotlu>r half crosswise. (III. 67.) Before doing so you must make certain that there is nol.)erceptil>le difference in color
The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . tj either inappearance or in wearing qualities betweenthem. So if you want the diagonal to run thesame way in both sides of your garment cut one-half lengthwise of the material and theotlu>r half crosswise. (III. 67.) Before doing so you must make certain that there is nol.)erceptil>le difference in color and shading between the crosswise and lengthwise of yourmaterial. Take it to a strong light and turn a bit of it at right angles to itself. Tliisbrings the lengthwise and crosswise thread in the same position they will take in the gar-ment and you can easily tell if it is safe to cut your material that way or not. Each half of the garment wiU have to be cut separately and neither the front nor the back can be cut on a fold of thegoods. First cut one-half of the garment l(>ngthwise ofthe material, then lay this half on the materialcrosswise with the right sides together and thediagonals of each piece exactly over each other,and running exactlv in the same direction. (). III. 67. Diagonal Cut for a Bias Seam
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Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1920, booksubjectsewing, bookyear1921
