The dress you wear and how to make it . terial up to three incheswide finished may be cut on true bias. Afteredges are turned in if the skirt is circular,place band on padded pressboard, dampenlightly with wet sponge on wrong side, thenwith hot iron stretch one edge a little bylaying bias band in circular position on boardand press dry. It will retain the shape. Bias facing when used for bottom of skirtor at back of neck in waists may be shapedthe same way. In medium weight goods, bands are usu-ally lined with cambric or crinoline to givefirmness. Material such as taffeta, satin, etc., may bec
The dress you wear and how to make it . terial up to three incheswide finished may be cut on true bias. Afteredges are turned in if the skirt is circular,place band on padded pressboard, dampenlightly with wet sponge on wrong side, thenwith hot iron stretch one edge a little bylaying bias band in circular position on boardand press dry. It will retain the shape. Bias facing when used for bottom of skirtor at back of neck in waists may be shapedthe same way. In medium weight goods, bands are usu-ally lined with cambric or crinoline to givefirmness. Material such as taffeta, satin, etc., may becut double the width, folding both edges atthe top or if one wishes to economize theymay be lined as well. When bands are stitched on both edges,stitch the same direction on both sides of fold,for no matter how firm they are basted if 86 The Dress You Wear stitched to the right on upper edge, then inopposite direction on lower edge, the ma-chine crowds the band enough to makenumerous little wrinkles that may press outbut they come THE MATERIAL IN THE ORIGINAL MODEL FOR THISFOLD WAS BIAS, SAME AS IN FOLD I The beauty in all strap and fold trimmingdepends on even width of fold or strap,straight edges, and straight stitching. Milliners Folds Milliners folds are very ornamental whennicely made. The Dress You Wear 87
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