The dress you wear and how to make it . the bias using one-eighthof an inch seam on each side. Stitch just tochalk line, being careful to have each stitch-ing come out exactly opposite. Leave long thread to draw through and tieto make ends of stitching firm. It is stillbetter to back-stitch at the ends of pocket,take three or four machine stitches then raisepresser foot, replace work, start again justwhere you started first without breakingthread, stitch to other end of pocket, back upagain three or four stitches, and stitch againto the end the second time which leaves thecorners of pockets st
The dress you wear and how to make it . the bias using one-eighthof an inch seam on each side. Stitch just tochalk line, being careful to have each stitch-ing come out exactly opposite. Leave long thread to draw through and tieto make ends of stitching firm. It is stillbetter to back-stitch at the ends of pocket,take three or four machine stitches then raisepresser foot, replace work, start again justwhere you started first without breakingthread, stitch to other end of pocket, back upagain three or four stitches, and stitch againto the end the second time which leaves thecorners of pockets strong, pull bastings, cut theline for pocket through the coat, turn facingthrough to wrong side and seam back fromthe opening on both sides of pocket. Allow facing to form a cord on each side ofpocket just enough of the loose facing to fillthe space left by the seam; but no more thanthe eighth of an inch on each side as that 70 The Dress You Wear was the width of seam. Baste in position turn-ing corners neatly, overhand edges in center. TAILORED POCKET NO. 3 together and press, cut pocket out of liningthe length and width desired and sew tofacing on long side, allow top of pocket tolie back toward top of coat and while in thisposition stitch through from the right side of The Dress You Wear 71 the coat at edge of cord formed by long ends of thread at each end ofpocket, pull through and tie or thread inneedle and fasten securely. Turn down top piece of pocket on the lowerpiece, baste, and stitch all around the edges,press pocket again and work arrow-head orcrow-foot at each end of pocket. All outside pockets should be put in coatbefore the lining goes in. Bound Buttonhole The edges of a bound buttonhole are finishedthe same as the pocket above, the only differ-ence is the facing is not more than two incheswide, and are turned under on wrong down neatly. Patch Pocket Dame Fashion uses patch pockets of allsizes and kinds for ornamental purposes, aswell as use
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