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 . edge. It is used principally for wash garmentssuch as muslin underwear made in medium-weight materials, for flannels, tailored waistsand working aprons. Baste the seam edges together on the III. 150. Flat Fell or Flat Slitched Seam \\Tong side of the garment and sew theseam ?with combination stitch. If theedges
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 . edge. It is used principally for wash garmentssuch as muslin underwear made in medium-weight materials, for flannels, tailored waistsand working aprons. Baste the seam edges together on the III. 150. Flat Fell or Flat Slitched Seam \\Tong side of the garment and sew theseam ?with combination stitch. If theedges are bias, sew from the broadpart of the piece to the narrow part toprevent the material from ravelingand stretching. Remove the bastings and trim theedge toward you close to the sewingline. (lU. 150.) Tm-n the other edgeflatly over it, pressing hard with thethumb naU. Make a narrow turn,baste and hem. (111. ) This seamcan be stitched by machine if preferred. A LAPPED FLLL OR 5TITCHLD SLAM is used on flannels, tailored waistsor where there is no right or wTong one edge of the seam over the other?with the seam lines exactly over eachother and baste through the seam off the ravelings from the edges (111. ) The edge on each side may be (111. 1,51.). 152. Rolled Seam and turn the edges under so that they meet,sewed ^ith a hemming stitch or by machine. A ROLLLD SLAM is used in sheer materials where an unusually narrow joining is required,and the material is likelj- to ravel or fray. Hold the seam edges together and trim off allthe ravelings. Begin at the right end and roll the edges tightly between the thumb andforefinger of the left hand keeping the edges rolled for about 1} 2 inch ahead of the sew-ing. Whip the roll very close together making the stitches come under the roll and notthrough it. Draw the thread tight. (111. 152.) This seam will form a small roll. TAILORED 5EAM5 IN TAILORED garments keep the cloth smooth at the seamsand make the stitching
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