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 . ()iu<-rourth witU^.Join the two raw cd^cs with loose ovor-haiid stitches as shown in Illustrationl;!7, pane H2\ sfireail out tlu^ strap withI he line of joiiiiiit; directly on the center,and priss. When inakiiig strap seams it is dosir-alile to graduate the thicknoss at thoseam as much as possible. F
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 . ()iu<-rourth witU^.Join the two raw cd^cs with loose ovor-haiid stitches as shown in Illustrationl;!7, pane H2\ sfireail out tlu^ strap withI he line of joiiiiiit; directly on the center,and priss. When inakiiig strap seams it is dosir-alile to graduate the thicknoss at thoseam as much as possible. For thisruason, cut the seams either wide enouRhso (lu^ edKes on the underside willextend beyond the edfjes of the sirap, orcu( I hem narrower so llie ed^es of thesi rap will extend beyond the seam (hIjjc^s. Maste the straps careliilly over theseams, with a line of bastinns run alongeach ed(,e. (111. Ki-l.) When it is neces-sary to piece the stra|)s for loiiK seams,avoid having (he joining seam in apromiiienl place on (heniirmenl. A I AlPl D OK IMIIATION . is the most i)racli< linish foriinline<l garments. The edn;es at theseams are lapped and Ihe raw eddesI iinied ill wil li a row of stitches linishitiKit aliUi« on Ihe rit;lil and wronn sides.(111. ).). A SEAM isiis<d in lnakill^r Kiirments of heavy, woven material that will notfray or ruvel. The seam eilKes must becut very accurately and the ed^es evenly, lapping them thefull allowance, iind stitch as near theedjte of the upper lap as jiossible. Asecond row of slitchinj; live-eiji;hthsof aninch from the lirsl t;ives it a neat andtailored linish. The seam on th< undersiile should be trimmed olT eveiilv.(111. Kill.) One should be very careful in decidiiiKon the style of seam us((l on a tailoredgarment. Tweeds, homespuns, friezes,and all other rather wovenwoolen materials shouUI b(» linishidwith biiund .seams. In linens, iioiifjeesniid crashes on
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