The dress you wear and how to make it . g one-eighthof an inch seam just the length of mark forpocket, cut slit for pockets. Turn lowerpiece of pocket through to wrong side, turnpocket lap down and seam on wrong side up,baste, using small stitches to hold snug, pressand stitch on coat close to edge of seam abovepocket lap. Turn pocket piece (already stitched andturned through slit to wrong side) over edgeof seam at lower side of pocket opening, al-lowing it to extend over edge of seam enoughto fill space left by turning seam in lap up,baste and stitch through from right side ofcoat, leaving lo
The dress you wear and how to make it . g one-eighthof an inch seam just the length of mark forpocket, cut slit for pockets. Turn lowerpiece of pocket through to wrong side, turnpocket lap down and seam on wrong side up,baste, using small stitches to hold snug, pressand stitch on coat close to edge of seam abovepocket lap. Turn pocket piece (already stitched andturned through slit to wrong side) over edgeof seam at lower side of pocket opening, al-lowing it to extend over edge of seam enoughto fill space left by turning seam in lap up,baste and stitch through from right side ofcoat, leaving long ends of thread. Afterstitching pull threads through to wrong sideand tie. Place the other pocket piece on theseam already turned up on wrong side, fellfirmly to seam, baste pocket together, stitch,and press. Another pocket is used in coats and skirtsand one-piece tailored dresses. It can be The Dress You Wear 67 made in different ways—straight up anddown, straight crosswise, slanting or agraceful curve, not quite as strong a curve. TAILORED POCKET NO, I as a half-moon and higher at the front ofpocket than the back. Draw line with chalk whatever style thepocket is to be. Cut a piece of bias aboutfour and one-half inches wide. If pocket iscurved cut bias piece five and one-half inches 68 The Dress You Wear wide and long enough to extend one inch overat each end of mark for pocket. Mark pocket line strong with tailors chalk,
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