The dress you wear and how to make it . ALTERATION FOR FULL ROUND SHOULDERS one and one-half inches of armhole (this The Dress You Wear 13. ALTERATION FOR EXTREME SMALL BUST ANDFLAT SHOULDERS should be done after pattern is pinned up 14 The Dress You Wear ALTERATION FOR EXTREME SMALL BUST ANDFLAT SHOULDERS and tried on the figure). Adjust pattern to The Dress You Wear 15 waistline correctly which will leave open spaceat bust. Slip under the edges of slash, an-other piece of paper, pin to pattern on bothedges of slash to give necessary room forbust. This same alteration is sometimes neces-sary
The dress you wear and how to make it . ALTERATION FOR FULL ROUND SHOULDERS one and one-half inches of armhole (this The Dress You Wear 13. ALTERATION FOR EXTREME SMALL BUST ANDFLAT SHOULDERS should be done after pattern is pinned up 14 The Dress You Wear ALTERATION FOR EXTREME SMALL BUST ANDFLAT SHOULDERS and tried on the figure). Adjust pattern to The Dress You Wear 15 waistline correctly which will leave open spaceat bust. Slip under the edges of slash, an-other piece of paper, pin to pattern on bothedges of slash to give necessary room forbust. This same alteration is sometimes neces-sary in the back in case of round shoulders. This alteration also prevents a draw underthe arm caused by the large bust lifting thegarment in front. In case of extremely small bust or flatshoulders take a fold in pattern to fit figure. Alteration of Sleeve Pattern The most common difficulty is the sleevethat pulls on the back seam from the elbowup and frequently under the arms, stronglyenough to tear the sleeve from the armholebefore the garment is half worn out. In thiscase the sleeve is too short from the elbowup, causing this pull when
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