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 . lar facing is trimmed withthree rows of linen tape, set its ownwidth apart and stitched on botliedges. If .\ou sew the tape on thecollar facing after the latter is on theblouse, the stitching will show on thefront of your yoke. Across the backof the collar it makes no difference,for the facing is on top, and the
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 . lar facing is trimmed withthree rows of linen tape, set its ownwidth apart and stitched on botliedges. If .\ou sew the tape on thecollar facing after the latter is on theblouse, the stitching will show on thefront of your yoke. Across the backof the collar it makes no difference,for the facing is on top, and thestitching underneath. Baste thelinen tape carefully to the collar fac-ing and stitch it on both edges. .\fter it has been stitched, thecollar facing can be basted in placeunder the front. A row of stitchingas close to the edge as possible shouldrun around the entire outer inner edg(> of the collar facingmust be turned under three-eighthsof an inch. \\here\(r it is necessary,it must be clipped, or eased, hke the edge of the yoke. After the edge is turned under, it is basted to the blouse. Across thethe neck it is felled to the blouse, covering the seam, but down the fronts it is stitchtwo rows of machine stitching, which nuikes a pretty decoration on the front of the. 111. 92. AdiLl^lill!i the Collar Facing back ofed with blouse. THE is cut in one piece and may be simi)ly heninied. or, if preferred, linedthroughout with lawn or cambric. It ;s a neat,strong liuish. LMBLEMS AND CHEVRONS in the various groups, or sets of anchors, bars, eaglesand stars, tinislu>d and ready to sew on can be bought, but they are ne\er as satisfactoryas the designs that can be stamped on the dress itself. Sometimes the figures are workedin the center of a piece of In-oadcloth or linen, which is cut scpiare or oblong, or in shieldshape, and attached to the sleeve with a row of ca
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