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 . er the underedge in the position they will be in when finished,and mark the position of the fasteners by runninga pin straight down thi-ough both edges about one-quarter or tlu-ee-eighths of an inch from the the edges a little and mark both the upperand under edges just where the pin passes tlu-oug
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 . er the underedge in the position they will be in when finished,and mark the position of the fasteners by runninga pin straight down thi-ough both edges about one-quarter or tlu-ee-eighths of an inch from the the edges a little and mark both the upperand under edges just where the pin passes tlu-oughthe material. If you use these marks for the centerof the fastener the two sides of the fastener willmatch exactly. The heaviest part of the fasteneris used for the under part. Several stitches should be taken thiougli each ofthe holes around the edge of the fastener, enough tohold it securely. (111. 239.) When a fastener is sewed through one thicknessof material as at a trimming line, ribbon binding ortape should be used underneath the material torelieve the strain. 5LWING ON HOOKS AND LYES—Before sew-ing on hooks and eyes, stitch each edge of theclosing one-eighth of an inch back from the foldedge and again three-eighths of an inch from the m. 240. Sewins on Hooks and Lyes. BUTTONHOLES. EYELETS. BUTTONS. PATENT FASTENERS. ETC. 117 first stitching as shown in Illustration 240. This gives a firm edge. Pin the closing edges together with the upper and lower ends even. Place a tape-mea-sure along one edge and with pins mark the position for the hooks and eyes. For a waistthey should be one and one-quarter inch apart. The hooks and eyes are sewed on alter-nating (111. 240). for this arrangement holds the edges closer together and preventsthem from unhooking. The hooks may all be sewed on one side and the eyes on the other side of the openingif preferred but the alternating arrangement is usually considered better. Separate the two rings of the hook at the back to make it lie fl
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