The dress you wear and how to make it . and skirt to position on band. Questions 1. In home dressmaking is it necessary tohave proper equipment ? 2. In what way does the proper equipmentassist ? 3. Name the articles required in the homedressmaking equipment. 4. What kind of a dress form would you sug-gest buying? 5. Explain how to pad a dress form to fit theperson. 6. If the fitted cover wrinkles at the hip,what is the remedy? 7. How do you mark the waistline? 8. Is it necessary to pin seams before basting? 9. In fitting waists and coats where shouldyou begin to pin? 10. Describe how to pin a
The dress you wear and how to make it . and skirt to position on band. Questions 1. In home dressmaking is it necessary tohave proper equipment ? 2. In what way does the proper equipmentassist ? 3. Name the articles required in the homedressmaking equipment. 4. What kind of a dress form would you sug-gest buying? 5. Explain how to pad a dress form to fit theperson. 6. If the fitted cover wrinkles at the hip,what is the remedy? 7. How do you mark the waistline? 8. Is it necessary to pin seams before basting? 9. In fitting waists and coats where shouldyou begin to pin? 10. Describe how to pin a skirt. 11. In selecting material what should beconsidered ? 12. Would you prefer one or two good gar-ments to many gaudy ones ? 13. Is conspicious material economical? 14. How can you determine the amount ofmaterial needed? 15. Is it necessary to shrink goods? 16. Describe how to fit a 33 CHAPTER III Basting All seams should be carefully pinned beforebasting (see subject for pinning). Long seams in skirts should be basted fiat. BASTING on table, the same as for pinning. If youprefer to hold material while basting, keep itstraight. Do not hold it over the finger orcurve it in any way as by so doing the curvedside held towards you will be eased in, even34 The Dress You Wear 35 after a careful pinning, and when finishedthe seam will look as if one side was gath-ered. In princess dresses, long semi-fitted coats,basques, and tight linings, after pinning astaught in article on pinning, baste from waist-line up and from waistline down, and thegarment will not twist as it is liable to dootherwise. Do not take stitches too longand never pull basting too tight, as it has atendency to draw the whole seam. To Prevent Twisting of Two-Piece Sleeve In basting a two-piece or coat sleeve, basteinside seam first, then lay on work table withupper or larger section underneath—smoothout flat. About three inches from top, foldthe upper section over to the under part ofsleeve just where it
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