THEJ^EW

RESSMAKER

THE BUTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY

LONDON TORONTO
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PAfKIS

NEW YORK
The
New Dressmaker
WITH C:OMPLETE 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 lOK LADIES, MISSES, (ilRLS,
CHILDREN, INFANTS, MEN AND BOYS.

"THE NEW DRESSMAKER" IS THE ACCEPTED

AUTHORITY ON DRESSMAKINCJ AND TAILORING AND
THE METHODS WHICH IT GIVES MAY BE USED
WHENEVER THE CURRENT STYLES f;ALL FOR THEM.

A New, Revised and Hnlarj^ed Edition

THE ^UTTERICK PUBLISHING COMPANY

NEW YORK TORONTO PARIS LONDON
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THIRD E.DITION

PUBLI5HLD BY

THL BUTTLRICK PUBLISHING COMPANY

BUTTLRICK BUILDING. NEW YORK

PARIS LONDON NE.W YORK TORONTO

CopvriShl. 1 92 1 , bv The Butterick Publishing Company

m IB 1921

S)C!,A611.658
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CONTENTS
PAGE
PE^FACE 5
Chapter i
—The Necessary Eqxjipment for Dressmaking 7
Chapter 2 Butterick Patterns 10
Chapter 3 Altering the Length of Patterns 19
Chapter 4 Altering W.aist Patterns for Figures That Vary From the
Average 24
Chapter 5 Altering Skirt, Yoke and Drawer Patterns for Figures
That Vary From the Average 28
Chapter 6 Materials, Sponging, Cutting, Etc 32
Chapter 7 Waists, Blouses and Shirtwaists. Part I ^Dress Waists. 37
Chapter S — Waists, Blouses and Shirtwaists. P.art II 42
Chapter g Skirts for Ladies and Misses 47
Chapter 10 Dresses for L.adies, Misses, Girls and Children 51
Chapter ii — S.ailor or N.aval Suits 153

Ch.apter 12 Coats and Capes for Ladies, Misses, Girls and Children .
58
Chapter 13 House Dresses, Negligees, Kimonos, Bathrobes, .\prons,
Bathing-Suits and Rompers 65
Chapter 14 Making and Finishing Undergarments 68
Chapter 15 Maternity Clothes and the Layette 72
Ch.apter 16 Sewing Stitches 81
Chapter 17 Se.ams 86
Chapter 18 Hems 91
Chapter 19 F.acings
94
Chapter 20 Tucks and Plaits 97
Chapter 21 Plackets 100
Chapter 22 Pockets 104
Chapter 23 Collars, Cuffs and Belts 109
Chapter 24 Buttonholes, Eyelets, Buttons, Patent Fasteners, Hooks
AND Eyes AND Blind Loops 112
Chapter 25 Trimming Stitches 118
Chapter 26 Bias Trimmings 129
Chapter 27 Applied Trimmings, Ruffles, Embroidery and Lace. Part I 132
Chapter 28 Applied Trimmings. Part II 137
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Chapter 29 Sewing on Braid, Applique Embroidery, Marabou and Fur 143
Chapter 3o^Darning and Mending 146
Chapter 31 Remodeling 151
Chapter 32 Pressing 154
Chapter ;!,;}
— The Care of the Clothes 156
Chapter 34 Cleaning 157
Chapter 35 Washing Clothes 160
Chapter 36 Boys' and Men's Clothes 161

INDEX 166
THE NLW DRL55MAKLR
PREFACE

world have their clothes made for them, on lines that

THE
are
best-dressed women
suited to their type,
in the
and in colors and materials that emphasize their good points
and minimize their weak ones.
Women ofwealth and fashion go to Paris for their clothes. The woman of moderate
means can not go to Paris nor can she have her clothes made for her. The only way that
she can be really well dressed is to make her clothes herself. She too can e.xercise her
taste and discrimination in choosing the correct fashion, the new material, the charming
color, the line that will make her look young, slender and elegant. And like the woman
who wears French dresses, she can have clothes that are cut to fit her figure, that are not
too long in the shoulder, too big under the arms, too low in the waist, or too short at the
elbow.

VY/OMEN are so well trained in economics nowadays they will readily understand that
in making their own clothes they pay for the bare materials and nothing else, and so
effect a tremendous sa\-ing which is further increased by the fact that they can buy a
better quality of fabric that will lengthen the-life of their clothes.
With the present simple styles dressmaking was never as easy as it is now. Com-
pared to the elaborate trimmings of the "awful Eighties" and even the whalebone and
crinolines of later date, the extreme simplicity of the dresses of to-day has reducedthe
work of di-essmaking to its lowest possible terms. Trimming is so often in the form of
effecti\'e but bold, easily executed embroidery, braiding, etc., for which you get the newest
French designs in Needle-Art, the special Butterick publication on this subject. The
Delineator, Butterick Fashions and the Butterick Fashion Sheet illustrate the
latest French way of using the new trimmings and the little finishing touches that give
a dress a Parisian look.
The object of this book is to enable a woman to make her clothes with the same per-
fection of finish, the same attention to detail that she would receive in the atelier of a
French dressmaker or in the workrooms of a Fifth Avenue establishment.
The success of a dress depends on four things: style, material, construction and finish.

yHE first is line or style. This you get from Butterick Patterns, which give you
French fashions adapted to the needs of well-dressed American women. It does not give
you conspicuous, ephemeral extremes. For example, when the French mannikins wore
dresses which reached just below the knees at the same time that certain American
manufacturers of ready-made clothes were making the very long lead-pencil skirt, Butterick
Patterns kept to the smart conservative length of skirt used by the best-dressed Parisians
and New York women. You can absolutely rely on the styles given you in Butterick
Patterns.
An interesting collection of the latest Paris and New York fashions appears each month
in The Delineator and Butterick Fashion Sheet, and at the beginning of each
season in Butterick Fashions. You get every phase of the new fashions including
the Parisian conception of the French modes as sketched from the models of Worth,
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6 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
Paqiiin, Poiret, Doueet, etc., to the simple practical versions prepared for American
women.

CECOND, the materials and colors which change every season stamp a dress -n-ith its year
mark. materials which are suitable for yoiu- dress, blouse, suit, etc., are given
The new
on the Butterick Pattern envelope. This information is also given every month in the
Delineator and every season in Bctterick K'ashions, where you see the actual colors
and color combinations on the color pages.

IN THE third ijlace, your dress must be cut and put together and finished with profes-
.-iional skilland precision.

THE DELTOR, the very wonderful complement of the Butterick Pattern, shows you
in pictureshow to cut the garment and put it together and tells you how it should be
finished. The Deltor shows you in its Illustrated Layouts exactly how to place each size
of each version of the pattern on material of every suitable width. The Layouts
show how the pieces of the pattern can be laid out so as to use the least possible amount
of material to give the right style effect. If it is necessary to fold the material the Lay-
outs show where to fold it so that it wUl cut without waste. With the Deltor it is
possible to give what is known as "trick-lays" —
that is, layouts planned by expert cutters,
which save an eighth, a quarter or half a yard of material over the layout that a woman
could plan for herself. With an inexpensive material these "triek-lays" save the price
of a pattern, while with expensive material the saving amounts to two. four, six dollars
or even more. With the saving made possible by the Deltor the pattern itseh costs
nothing.
The Layouts give the correct position for each piece of the pattern in relation to the
selvedge so that it will be cut on the right grain of the fabric. If a garment is cut on the
wTong grain it will have a bad style effect.
The Illustrated Layouts save the woman the work of planning the cutting of her mate-
rial. She sinijily copies in five minutes a layout that is the result of several hours' work
on the part of an expert. It saves her time and gives her the benefit of an expert cutter's
knowledge of grains and cutting fines.
The Butterick Illustrated Instructions are a series of pictures which show you how to
cut and put your dross together step by step. For example, in making a skirt the first
pictiu-e will show you just how to put the pieces together, match the notches and just where
to baste the seams. Another picture shows you how to make the inside belt down to the
last hook. Still another puts the skirt on the belt for you. There is no possibility of
—
misunderstanding. You don't have to read directions you simply follow the pictures.
T!ie Butterick Pattern is the only pattern in the world that has this remarkable picture
guide. It isn't necessary to know anything about dressmaking when you have the
Deltor. A
beginner can ch-ape the most elaborate skirt or put together a tailored coat
as expertly as a dressmaker or a tailor, for the simple reason that highly skilled pro-
fessionals show her each step in the illustrations. They show you how to make clothes
by pictures in the same easy, absorbing way that a movie teUs you the story of the play.

IN THEfourth place, your dress must have the eon-eet finishing touches which are so
characteristic of the French gown. All women dread the "home-made look." It is al-
ways traceable to one of two things. Either a woman does not know how to finish her
dress smartly or she is unwilling to spend the proper time in doing so. You can not get
something for notlung. You can get the equivalent of a French dress by substituting
your own work for the price that you would pay a French dressmaker if you supply
yourself with the same information possessed by the French dressmaker. The Deltor will
tellyou just irhal kind of finish to use at every point and The New Dhessmaker wnll show
you how these finishes are done. This book will gi\'e you every possible phase of finishing
every type of garment. It is given in a simple, fully illustrated form that a begiimer can
follow without the slightest difficulty. But nevertheless it represents the methods used
by the great French dressmaking houses, the best Enghsh tailors and the fashionable
Fifth Avenue establishments. For that reason it \vill be invaluable to the tnadame who is
ambitious for the success of her business and to the home dressmaker who can not atford
to go to the madame.
CHAPTLR 1

THE NLCL55ARY LQUIPMLNT FOR DRESSMAKING

Sewing-Room, Sewing Lquipment, Sewing-Macliine, Dress-Form, Sleeve-Form

DRRSSMAKlN(i, liUt' any other form of work, will srivc Ihe host results when it is

ilone the hest equipment.

'n'ith "Best" does not mean the most expensive. A
Ihi-ee-dollar pine table of tlie right height and si/,e for sewing and cutting is a bet-
ter tabl(< for dressmaking than a fifty-doUar mahogany sewing-table just big enough
to hold your scissors and work-basket.

THF, 5LWING-ROOM. Every woman who sews or who has sewing done at home
should have a light, well-equipped sewing-room. It iie(>d not be large, but it should

have a good light by day and tlie artificial light should bi^ properly placed and shaded.
—
The floor shoidd be co\ered by a clean sheet or linen drugget sometimes called a crum-
cloth. This covering keeps light-colored nuiterial from becoming soiled, and akso enables
you to leave the sewing-room in perfect ord«>r at the end of tlie <hiy, for all the scraps and
threads can be picked up in the cloth.
The room should Ih> furnished with conifortaVile, straight chairs and a talile large
enough to lay out a sldrt or coat
for cuttingand sewing. If it is
a regular sewing-table, you can
keep yoiu' shears, pins, etc., in
the ch-awer. (111. 1.) The table
should have a smooth, hard,
even surface and should be of
comfortable height, so yoti can
sit at it with your feet under it
as you would sit at a writing-
table. Never sew with your
work on your lap. It makes
you sit in a fatiguing position,
strains your eyes and back,
and stretches and crumples
your work. Lay your sewing
on the table, letting the table
support its weight.
A big chest of drawers is use-
ful, one drawer for buttons,
boxes, hooks and eyes, etc.,
another for patterns and a third
for left-o\-er iiieces of materials.
lU. 1. Sewing Lquipment
Keep all pieces of material as
long as the garment is in use,
in easeyou wish to mend or alter it. There should be hooks on the wall, coat and sldrt
hangers, and a silkoline curtain to draw over dresses, etc., that are left hanging overnight.

SHE.ARS AND SCISSORS. Dressmaking shears should be about nine or ten inches
long. Never use scissors for cutting. The shears should be kept well sharpened, so that
they will cut a clean, even edge and not fret and chew the material. The best shears for
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8 THE NEW DRL55MAKER
dressmaking are known as the "bent" shears. (111. 1.) They are bent in this way so as
to raise the material as little as possible in cutting and so prevent the under layer from
slipping in cutting two thicknesses of material. Do not buy a cheap, poor pair. Good
steel will last for many years. Do not use your shears for cutting threads, etc. You will
need a pair of scissors and also a pair of buttonhole scissors.

WEIGHTS. When your material is laid out smoothly on the table for cutting, it
should be held in place by four round iron weights weighing one or two pounds. (111. 1.)
You can get them at the stationer's. Or you can use the same sort of weights you use
for voui' kitchen scales.

P1N5, NELDLF,5, ET CETERA. Clean, unbent pins are important. Small pins
are better than large, and fine steel pins should be used on silk or any material that will
mark. Never push a pin through a fabric. Use the points only and take up as little of
the material as possible.
You will need a thimble that fits con-ectly, needles of all sizes, basting cotton, dif-
ferent colored cottons for marking tailors' tacks, tailors' chalk, a yard-stick, emery for
polishing needles, and a tape-measure. Learn to use your tape-measure accurately, for
one of the points of fine dressmaking is the difference between an eighth of an inch and a
quarter, a quarter of an inch and three-eighths.
The needle must be in proportion to the thread
and to the texture of the material on which it is to be
used. It should be just large enough for the thread
to slip through the eye easily and heavy enough not
to bend when it is put tlu-ovigh the material.
Complete information concerning irons and ar-
ticles for pressing will be found in Chapter 32
"Pressing."

THE SEWING-MACHINE should be of a good,

make. You will get
reliable full directions with it,
and in using it be careful to observe the correct
tension, length of stitch, etc. Tucking, gathering,
hemming, binding, etc., can be done on a machine.

THE DRESS-FORM. It is necessary in dress-

making at home to have a perfect dupUcate of your
own figure on which you can try your clothes as you
make them.
Buy a dress-form one size smaller than your bust
measure. (111. 2.) If you have a thirty-si.\-inch
bust, buya thirty-four-inch dress-form. The
stand should be on casters so that you can move it
around and turn it easily. It is not necessary for
you to have a vrxre skirt frame. Buy a waist-lining
pattern reaching down to about the hips, buying it
by your bust measure. (Chapter 2, pages 10 and 11.)
Cut the lining from unbleached muslin or natural-
colored linen or duck. The material should be of a
firm, strong quality so that it will not stretch and it
should be thoroughly shrunken before it is used. In
cutting the lining out, cut one sleeve.
Put the lining together according to the Illus-
'
trated Instructions given with the pattern, making
Bust-Form
the closing at the center front.
The lining should be tried on directly over your cor-
set so as to get as close a dupUcate of your figure as possible. In using the finished dress-
form remember that it represents your figure without lingerie. Dress the form in the
lingerie that you usually wear.
Make the necessary alterations at the outlet seams, fitting the lining very carefully.
THL NLCE55ARY EQUIP ME.NT FOR DRL5S MAKING 9

Be sure to have the neck and armhole exactly right. Stitch the seams through the
bastings. If you can't renio\e them afterward, it doesn't matter in this case. Press the
seams open. (Chapter 32.) It is not necessary to bind or overcast them. Run a strong
basting around the armholes and neck to keep them from stretching, turning the neck
edges under three-eighths of an inch.
Make up the single sleeve you cut with the rest of the lining, following the directions
given ^^^th the pattern. Baste it into the lining and try it on to be sure that it is the right
length and sets comfortably on the arm. Fit the sleeve as close to the arm as possible.
Then rip the sleeve out. Stitch and pi-ess open the sleeve seams.
Stitch the fronts of the Uning about an eighth of an inch back of each fold edge.
Mark the waistline by a line of colored thread through the waistline perforations.
Place the lining on the dress-form, lea\-ing the front edges open temporarily. Pad
between the lining and the form with tissue-paper, cotton rags or wadding until it tits per-
fectly. Be careful in padding not to stretch or draw the lining or to let the padding get in
bunches. Pack it until the front edges just meet and then pin them together. Then sew
them with an overhand stitch. (III. 2.) If you have prominent or uneven hips or a
round abdomen, place the wadding where it is needed. When you pad below the waist-
line, pin the wadding to the form so that it will not slip.
When you ha\e padded the front out to its right propor-
tions, turn up the lining and co\er the padding at the
hips with a thin piece of lining material, tacking the
covering to the dress-form.
Place a piece of lining material inside each armhole,
turn in the armhole edges three-eighths of an inch and
fell them to it. (III. 2.)

decidedly from the average

FOR a ligure that varies quitedress-form. Alteryovj pat-
it is better to use a special

tern and make up the hning as descrilied in the earlier

part of this chapter. Send your finished lining to a firm
that makes dress-forms and ha\e a special form made
from it, but a size smaller than your lining. When you
get the form, put the lining on it and pad it as already
described.
Or a woman of this type of figure can get an adjust-
able dress-form. Get it a size smaller, adjust it to rep-
resent your figure, cover it with your lining and pad it as 111. 3. The 51eeve-Form
directed here.

A WOMAN who sews for a number of people wiU have to use an adjustable form with
a fitted lining for each person she sews for. Mark these linings distinctly with the
name of the person for whom it was made. The form will ha\e to be adjusted and
padded each time a lining is used.
In using a dress-form, the skirt can be put on the form and the form placed on the table.
It is easier to work with in this position.
In fitting a coat the form should be dressed with the waist and skirt over which the coat
will be worn.

THL 5LLLVE-FORM. Take the finished sleeve of the lining and pad it firmly and
e\'enly. Place a piece of lining material over the padding at the wrist, turn in the WTist
edges three-eighths of an inch, and fell them to the piece of material. (111. 3.)

Slip a piece of lining material in the armhole of the sleeve. Turn in the edge of the
under portion of the sleeve three-eighths of an inch and fell the fold edge to the lining
material, illl. 3.) Pad the upper part of the sleeve until it looks as nearly as possible
like the arm. Turn in the upper edge of the piece of lining three-eighths of an inch and
fell it to the upper part of the sleeve. (lU. 3.)
You can use the slee\e-form for either the right or left arm, and you will find it verj'
useful for trimming or draping sleeves.
CHAPTLR 2

BUTTLRICK PATTERNS
What They Are, What They Do. How to Buy the Right Size, How to Buy Your Materials,
How to Use Your Pattern Correctly

BUTTLRICK PATTERNS are always in advance. They are the smartest in style, and
give the prettiest versions of new fashions. They are the easiest to use and are
guaranteed in every way.
fully
They a staft' whose headquarters are in Paris and New York.
are designed by
This staff is in constant touch with the work of the most famous French dressmakers
such as Worth, Doueet, Paul Poiret. Madame Paquin, Dteuillet, Cheruit, Agnes, Jeanne
Lanvin, -Jenny, Premet, Beer, Redfern and Martial et Armand. During the Paris season
the Butterick stalT attend the French races, the smart restaurants, the opera and the new
plays where the newest fashions are shown, in order to adapt them immediately to Amer-
ican needs in the Butterick Pattern. The Paris social season is in the Spring, the London
season in the earlj' Summer, the Deauville and Biarritz seasons in Midsummer, the New
York season from November until Lent, the Palm Beach season in January and early-
February, and the Nice and Monte Carlo season in March. It is therefore possible for
the Butterick staff to work directly at the sources of the fashions which would be imprac-
tical if all these seasons occurred at the same time.
More Butterick Patterns are sold in Paris than all other makes of French patterns.
The smart Frenchwoman uses Butterick Patterns because she is in a position to compare
them with the fashions of the Rue de la Pai.x and knows the Butterick Patterns give her
the latest French styles.

WHAT THLY ARE- TheButterickPatterngivesyou the actual shape of every new fashion
and for every type of garment tor women, young girls, children, boys and babies, and for
every kind of garment that a woman should undertake to make for the men in her family.
The Butterick Patterns give the professional dressmaker patterns that she can not
afford to make herself. If she is suffieientl.v expert to be able to draft a good pattern her
time is worth several hundred times the small amount which she pays for the Butterick
pattern. If she is not e.xpert enough to make a pattern, the Butterick pattern made by
the highest grade of professionals saves her the ruinously e.xpensive mistakes that she
would make if she attempted to cut her own patterns.

HOW TO BUY THE RIGHT SIZE. It is absolutely essential that you buy your pat-
tern by theright size. In no other way can you be sure of securing the perfect lines of
the original design. The right size will save you time because it means that there will
be no unnecessary fitting. It will save your material. A size too large takes more mate-
rial than you require while a size that is too small might make your dress unwearable.
Insist on being measured each time you bu.y a pattern. New corsets or an unsuspected
change of weight may have altered your Inist, waist or hip measure. Before buying a
pattern put on your best corsets and lace them properly. Wear a waist or dress that
fits nicely. Never be measured in old corsets, over your coat, or in a clumsy dress or a
negligee.

The bust meaxure only is used in buying waists, blouses, dresses, coats and underwear
(except petticoats and drawers). Buy them all by the same bust measure. If you buy
a thirty-six bust waist buy a thirty-six bust coat or chemise.
Don't buy a larger size for your coat or a smaller size for your underwear. A coat
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BUTTE.R1CK PATTERNS 11

pattern makes
allowanoe
in the size of the waist or
di-ess underneath; under-
wear patterns make the
proper provision in size
to allow for the fact that
they are worn under a
waist or dress.
A thirty-six inch bust pat-
tern fits a figure whieh mea-
sures thirty-six inches in the
bust. The pattern itself does
not necessarily measure thir-
ty-six inches. The proper
amount of fulness is allowed
in a blouse to give it the
rig ht softness on the
figure. In a waist the
right amount of size is al-
lowed to give the correct
style effect. A thirty-six
Ills. 4 and 5. Measuring a Woman's Bust. Waist, Hip and Arm
inch bust soft blouse will
be larger than a thirty-six
inch bust close-fitted basque
but both of them will fit correctly a woman who measures thirty-six inches at the bust.
In buying a pattern you can not rely on the size that you buy in ready-made clothes.
With some manufacturers sizes run large and with others they run small, and do not fur-
nish you a reliable guide in buying a pattern. Be measured.
The bust measure should be taken over the fullest part of the bust close up under
the arms and straight across the back, with the tape-measure drawn easily but not
snug. (Ills. 4 and 5.)

The waist measure should be taken at your normal waist-

line with the tape-measure held snug but not tight.
(Ills. 4 and 5.)
Skirt patterns, drawersand pct'.iconlx should be bought
by the hip measure taken seven inches below the normal
waistline for women, and around the fullest part of the hip
for misses and small women. The tape should be easy and
not snug. (Ills. 4 and .5.)
The sleeve pattern should be bought by the arm measure
taken easily around the arm just below the armhole.
(111. 4.)
At the top of every pattern you will find instructions
as to how
buy that particular ])attern. that is, whether
to
it should be bought by the bust or hip measure, etc. Fol-
low these instructions in buying your pattern.
Skirt patterns should be bought by the hip measure.
(Ills. 4 and 5.) If the waist is small in proportion to the
hips, it is an easy matter to take in the skirt a little at the
top. If small for you at the waist
the pattern is and —
this will happen only cases in rare —
a slight allowance
can be made for the necessary waist size when you cut
out your material.
A sldrt pattern should never be ordered with a hip
measure smaller than that of the figure to be fitted.
If a plaited skirt is too large or too small at the waist,
the plaits should be made either deeper or shallower to
fit the belt. III. 6. The Underarm Measure
, ,,,-,,
If the skirt is gathered at the top, the gathers simply
\
need to be drawn a little closer or let out as much as
J . ,
;s
trie
Taken frorri One Incli Below
Armpit to the Length the
Dress is to be Worn
12 THL NLW DRL55MAKLR
needed. If the skirt is plain at the top
and gored, each seam should be taken in
so as to make the alteration as small as
possible in each place, sloping it gradu-
ally to nothing at the hipline. Or the
waist size can be increased as illustrated
and explained in Chapter 5 "Altering
Skirt Patterns." Page 28.
In a circular skirt with one or more darts,
the waist size can be made smaller or larger
by taking in or letting out the darts.
In a circular skirt without darts, if only
a small reduction is required, it may often
be eased into the belt. If the waist needs
to be made very much smaller it may be
necessary to make a small dart at each hip. OF HlP
If the waistline needs to be made larger Ills. 7 and S. Measuring a Ctiild's Bust. Waist and Hip
it can be done by raising the skirt a trifle

on the belt all the way around. A very

^^\ little will increase the waist size a good
deal.

MIS5L5' PATTERNS for dresses, blouses,

coats and underwear, except drawers and
petticoats, should be bought by the age
unless the girl is large or small for her age
in which case the pattern should be bought
by her bust measure. Skirt, drawers and
petticoat patterns should also be bought
by the age if the girl is of normal size. If
she is large or small buy her di-awers or
petticoat patterns by her hip mea,sure.

SMALL WOMEN'S PATTERNS for

dresses. l)louses, coats and underwear, e.x-
cept drawers and petticoats, should be
bought 1\N- bust measure. Skirt, drawers and
Ills. 9 and 1 0. Measuring a Boy's Breast and Waist petticoat patterns should be bought by
hip measure.

JUVENILE PATTERNS should be bought by age unless the child is small or lai-ge for
its age. In that ease order the and underwear, except drawers, by
girl's dresses, coat
the bust measure. The drawers should be ordered by the waist measure. The proper
way of taking a child's measurements is shown in the Illustrations 6, 7 and 8.

BOYS' PATTERNS should be ordered by age. If a

boy large or small for his age order his blouse, suits
is
and coat by his breast measure, his shirts by his neck
measure, and liis trousers l>j- his waist measure.
Illustrations 9 and 10 show the proper way of taking
boys' measurements. The breast measure is taken
around the body close under the arm with the tape
drawn close but not tight. The measurement for an
overcoat should be taken over the clothing the coat is to
cover. The waist measure should be taken at the normal
"waistline 'with the tape-measure held close but not tight

HEAD MEASURE. In ordering hats for children

' rhw
Order hat patterns by the age unless the head is large 'Head"
BUTTLRICK PATTERNS 13

or small. In that case measure the head as shown in Illustration 11.

MLN'5 SHIRT PATTERNS should be bought by the neck mea-

sure. You fan get his neck measure from his collar, a comfortable
shirt, or his own neck. If you buy his shirt patterns by his
collar size find out whether he prefers his shirts 32 inch or Y^
of an inch smaller than his collar or the same size. All tliree sizes
are correct, it is a matter of individual preference.
If you are measuring from a shirt that is comfortable, measure
from the center of the buttonhole of the right end to the center of
the buttonhole of the left end.
If you measure his bare neck, measure it where the neck band
comes. Do it carefully and hold the tape-measure easy. Add J^
inch to his actual neck measure for his shirt size.
Butterick shirt patterns allow for all shrinkage of the silk and
cotton materials. Wool materials should be shrunk before cutting.
Buy his nightshirt and pajama patterns by the same neck measure
as you would a regular shirt. Don't buy a larger size; the night-
shirt and pajamas patterns have the necessary allowance for an
easier fit around the neck and through the body.

DOLLS' PATTERNS. When you measure a doU measure its

111.12. A Doll
length from the top of its head to the sole of its foot. (111. 12.)
is Measured
from the Top of
its Head to the
HOW TO BUY YOUR MATERIALS. The effect of a dress
5oleof Its Peet
depends very largely on clioosing the material that is suitaljle for
it. For example, you would never choose chiffon for a circular
skirt on account of the fact that chiffon would stretch badly when cut on the bias, and
that it is so soft that it would not give the flare at the bottom which is characteristic
of the circular skirt.
You would not choose a stiff silk that would give the bouffant effect in a style period
when fashions were soft and clinging. Nor would you use a soft, clinging silk when it is
desirable to have the bouffant effect given by a stiff silk. A material that has had a
great vogue and that has become passe should never be used for a new dress for it will
give the dress an out-of-date appearance.
The same thing is true of colors. For certain staple materials like serge and gabardine,
the accepted colors like black and navy blue are always worn, but for the most part it is
necessary to inform yourself each season as to what is new and correct. This information
is given each month in The Deline.itor and every season in Butterick Fashions.
Materials suitable for the pattern are also given on the back of the pattern envelope.
The quantities on the pattern envelope will tell you what wndth of material you can
select. Never choose a material narrower than those given on the envelope. The widths
given are the ones in which you can cut the garment without ugly piecings. Narrower
widths are not given because they would be undesirable.
The pattern envelope will tell you exactly how much material you would need for any
size and in every suitable width for the dift'erent views on the pattern envelope. For
that reason you must always buy your pattern before you buy your material. If you
buy your material first you vv-ill do it by guesswork and you will get either too much or
too little. If it is too much you are wasting material and money. If you get too little,
one of two disagreeable things might happen. You might not be able to get more ma-
terial when you went back for it. or you might find that the amount you bought origi-
nally was a quarter of a yard too little for your sleeves, making it necessary to get three-
quarters of a yard of new material, where a quarter of a yard more material in the first
place would have answered if it had all been cut in one piece. Buy your pattern first
and decide which vdew you will follow in making it up so that you can find out exactly
what material you will require. It will take less material, for example, if you are going
to make a dress with the short sleeve of one view instead of the long sleeve of another.
The pattern gives the quantity for each view.
In planning the length of your skirt and before cutting your material, it is necessary
to decide whether the lower edge is to be finished with a hem or facing. Butterick patterns
14 THE NEW DRL55MAKE.R
for ladies' skirtsdo not allow for a hem and the quantities given on pattern envelope
do not include enough material for a hem. In some cases a facing can be made from
pieces that are left over. As a rule a skirt can be cut from less material if a facing is used
but in some cases a hem is preferable wliile in other cases a facing is better.
For a sheer material a hem should be used, if possible, as the seam joining a facing to
the lower edge of a skirt will show through a transparent fabric. A hem is the best fin-
ish for the bottom of a plaited skirt as a seam in the lower edge woidd be bulky in the plaits.
If the lower edge of a skirt has an inward curve as is usually the case when a skirt is
much narrower at the bottom than the top, it is better to use a bias or shaped facing as
a hem would be tight at the upper part when turned up.
If a hem is desired, allowance for it must be made in buying the quantity of material
and in cutting by the pattern, unless the skirt pattern is too long for you. If jou are
two or three inches below average height the pattern wll be too long for you and the
quantities given will allow you to use a hem.

THE USE OF PATTERNS. After you have bought your pattern take it home, open
it andidentify the different pieces by the diagram on the back of the envelope.
If the two sides of the pattern are e.xactly alike you will find that the pattern is for
just half the garment and that each piece is to be cut double or twice.
Afront gore pattern is cut double with its front edge on the fold of the goods.
If one side is different from the other a pattern will be given for each part that is differ-
ent as in the case of a skirt which is draped on one side and not on the other.
The two side gores are either cut singly or from a double thickness of the material.
After you have identified each piece of the pattern decide which ones you are going to
use and put the others back in the envelope. A waist, for e.xample, •v^ill often have two
sleeves, and you must choose before cutting which sleeve pattern you prefer. You
must also decide whether you will use a body lining, a collar for the liigh neck, etc. Al-
ways put the pieces that you are not going to use out of the way so that you will not make
the mistake of cutting out things you do not need, and wasting your material.
The Butterick Pattern has a unique service of the greatest value in the DELTOR
with its
ILLUSTRATED LAY-OUTS FOR CUTTING. These lay-outs show how to lay out for
cutting every size in which the pattern is cut and on material of every w idth suitable for the
garment. If there are two or three ways of making a garment from the pattern, the lay-
outs cover each method of making the garment.
The purpose of these lay-outs is twofold. In the first place they are intended to show
a woman the most economical way of cutting this garment correctly with the least pos-
sible waste of material. In the second place they show her how to place each piece of
the pattern on the correct grain of the material. If any piece is cut on the WTong grain
it will look badly when the garment is worn. If a sleeve is cut on the wTong grain it
will crawl around the arm and never stay in the right place. With the new Butterick
Illustrated L a y -
Outs any woman
can cut her gar- SELVeOGE
ment just as an e.x-
pert dressmaker or
tailor would cut it.
This question
of the or
gi-ain
thread of the ma-
terial is very im-
portant.
All materials are
finished at the
outside edges with
a woven border
called a selvedge.
(111. 13.) The SELVEDGE
material itself is
woven with length-
111. 13. Lengthwise and Crosswise of Material. Lengthwise
wise or crosswise and Crosswise Folds
BUTTLRICK PATTERNS 15

threads. The lengthwise threads run parallel to the selvedge. (TU. 13) Crosswise
tlu-eads run from selvedge to selvedge. (111. 13.)

A LENGTHWISE FOLD is a fold made parallel to the selvedge. (111. 13.)

A CROSSWISE FOLD is a fold made straight across the material from selvedge to
selvedge. (111. 13.)

A TRUE BIAS runs diagonally across the material at right angles to the lengthwise
and crosswise threads. (111. 14.)
Triw Hina is obtained by spreading the mate-
rial on the table and making a mark seven or
eight inches from one corner on both the selvedge
and the cut end. Lay a yardstick across the
I ^
^ corner, touching both these marks, and draw a
II ^
line. (111. 14.) Make as many marks on both
I I edges as there are strips needed, marking them
II I ifI I t the required width. Then cut carefuUj follow- ,

14r I
§ ing the line anil using shar]) scissors.
^. *$:

' ^^
1/ When the material for the bias bands is alike on
i 1.^ 1 14
i I
i
If I H I
both sides, as in the case of corded silk, for in-
stance, be careful to have the cut strips all on
the same bias.
Sometimes, in cutting, if the material is very
pliable, the edges will stretch, and in time the
11 cutting line will deviate from the original mark.
It is well, in cutting mai\y strips, to lest the bias

f I 1^ M 1
I
line occasionally, by la\ing the yardstick across
the material, and cutting a new edge if the old
one is not even.
I ^ 5S ^^ ^
Bias bands, folds, ruffles, facings, etc., must be
cut on a true bias to give satisfactory results.
For rounding corners or following curved lines,
or making folds or ruffles hang gracefully, it is
impossible to use successfully material that is
cut on the straight of the weave. To maintain
III. 14. Marking Material
for Bias Strips
a perfect bias, the strips should be of equal \\idth
throughout their entire length.

Mi'

Joining Bias Strips III. 16. The Seam

TO JOIN BIAS STRIPS, lay the two diagonal ends together as shown in Illustration 15
and baste a seam. (111. 15.)
in It will then be seen that when the joined strips
are lapped back, the grain of lioth pieces runs correctly in the same direction. (111. 16.)

PERFORATIONS. Every piece of the pattern is marked with perforations and

notches which have different meanings and different uses.
16 THL NLW DRESSMAKER
Large double perforations are used
in cutting. (111. 17.) They show
you how to lay the pattern on the
III. I 7. A Line
right grain of your material. These
of Large Double
Perforations is
large double perforations form a
Always Laid on straight line which is always placed
the M ater ial length^vise or crosswise on the ma-
. 20. A Large Single
Lengthwise and terial.
Perforation
Parallel to the When they are laid on lengthwise
Selvedge or
they are parallel to the selvedge
Crosswise from
edges.
Selvedge to
Selvedge
When they are laid on crosswise
they run across the material from
selvedge to selvedge.
Many women take a ruler and draw
a straight line through these perfo-
rations for it makes it a little easier to
see that the line is the same distance
from the selvedge from end to end.
These large double perforations
must be laid on a straight thread of .21. A Small Single
the material so that the garment will Perforation
set well and have the best effect when
finished. If they are not placed ex-
actly parallel to the selvedge or on a
straight crosswise thread the garment
will twist and look badly.
The large triple perforations are
also used for cutting but they are
always laid on the fold of the material,
either a lengthwise or crosswise fold.
(111. 18.)

IS. Large Triple

Perforations
Some
sldrts are cut with one bias
edge on each gore. Others have two
bias edges, depending on the design
<
of the skirt. The perforations in
the pattern will show you just how
that particular skirt should be cut.
After you have pinned your pattern
on the material it is advisable to take
a ruler or tape and measure the cut-
9. Small Double 111. 22. Single and Double
ting hne to be sure that it is the same
III. 1

Perforations Notches
distance from the selvedge on each
group of perforations.
Small double perforations are always used to mark the normal waistline in skirts,
blouses, coats, etc. (111. 19.) In some cases they are also used to indicate special out-
lines at the neck, etc.
Large single perforations (III. 20.) and small single perforations (111. 21.) either alone
or together are used for different piu-poses and their use is always shown in the Illustrated
Instructions.

NOTCHES (111. 22.) are used at seam edges to show which edges should come together.
Edges marked with notches are put together with the duplicate notches matching.
Pin the pattern in place with small pins placed as close together as necessarj' to hold
the pattern firmly. Do not push the pins tlu-ough the material recklesslj, but take
up as few threads as possible so as not to mark the material.
In cutting you must use sharp dressmaking shears and follow the edge of the
pattern exactly. If you cut with smaU dull scissors you will get a jagged edge that
you can not follow in basting. If you cut beyond the edge of the pattern you will
change the size of the garment.
BUTTLRICK PATTERNS 17
ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS.
In the pattern envelope you will find
THE DELTOR in which are the
BUTTERICK ILLUSTRATED IN-
STRUCTIONS. Look these over and
see how easily your dress will go to-
gether.

THE ILLUSTRATED INSTRUC-

TIONS show you with a series of
pictures how to join every part of
the garment, just where to baste,
tuck, drape, etc. You do not have
to read long, confusing directions for 111. 23. Bailing Through Outlet Perforations
it is all told in pictures which, with
a few e.xplanatorv words, are impos-
sible to misunderstand. You see at
a glance what you are to do just as
if there were someone at your work-

table putting your garment .together

for you.

III. 24. Basting a Three-eighths of an Inch Seam

THE ILLUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS show

you just how to use every perforation and every notch.
If you have never used a pattern in vour life the IL-
LUSTRATED INSTRUCTIONS make it possible for

you to make any type of garment without any knowl-

edge of dressmaking, because the knowledge is supplied
you by an expert who has reduced it to pictures.

OUTLET SEAMS are marked by large single perfora-

tions (111. In basting them the basting line should
23.)
run e.xactly through the center of these perforations.
(111. 2.3.)

Ordinary seams are not marked by perforations but

Wrong
Ills. 25 and 26. Right and
Methods of Terminating Darts
are basted exactly %
inch from the seam edge. (111. 24.)
The outlet seam is deeper than the ordinary seams.
It is made so on purpose so that it can be let out if it
is necessary to make any slight alteration to suit the individual figure. They are general-
ly used at underarm and shoulder seams, and very often in the seams of sleeves. In
so many ca.ses women's shoulders are not exactly even or there are some slight variations
from the average at one point or another of the figure. These outlet seams give j'ou a
chance to alter the garment in an easy, simple way.

ORDINARY SEAMS. A J^ of an inch seam allowance is made on all edges not cut on
the fold of the goods, or finished with a hem. In basting, the seam lines must be followed
exactly. (111. 24.) If you make them deeper or narrower you will alter the size of the
garment.

DARTS are marked by V-shaped lines of perforations.

A dart is made b.v bringing the two lines of a dart perforations together and basting
through the perforations. (111. 2.5.)
18 THLNE.WDRLS5 MAKER
Illustration 25 shows the easy ourve which should be followed in finishing a dart in
a waist pattern. The illustration shows the material basted with the eorrespondins
perforations matched according to pattern instructions. The line of the basting should
follow a reverse curve toward the point, running into the fold almost on a line with the
fold. If a reverse curve is not followed (III. 26.) you will get a pouch effect, a sort of
pucker, sometliing that is seen at the top of a badly sewed dart.
All perforations and notches should be followed faithfully. They are the work of
experts who have gone to an immense amount of labor and study to show you the ab-
solutely correct way of putting together your garment. It takes a little time to mark
them all carefully in the beginning, but you save that time over and over again before
you are finished.
All the working perforations should be marked with tailors' tacks, using different colored
cotton to mark the different sizes and kinds of perforations, so that you won't confuse
them after you have removed the pattern from the material. (Chapter 16 III. 146.)

THE. DE.LTOR gives complete suggestions for finishing the garment in the different kinds
of material to wliich it is suited. The finishes given in the Deltor are those that would
be used by the best Paris and Fifth Avenue establishments and if they are followed care-
fully the garment wiU have a well-made French look instead of "the home-made look"
which is the result of improper and careless finishing. The suggestions given in the
Deltor are explained and illustrated in The New Dressmaker. For example, if the Del-
tor tells you to use a French fell seam or a bound buttonhole, you will find illustrated di-
rections for making the seam and the buttonhole in The New Dressmaker .

NOTE: If after reading this chapter carefully and following the instructions you are
not entirely satisfied with the way you ha\'e made any style of garment from a Butterick
Pattern write to Eleanor Chalmers in care of the Butterick Publishing Company,
New York City. Explain your difficulty as fully as you can and Mrs. Chalmers will
help you.
CHAPTER 3

ALTERING THL LENGTH OF PATTERNS

—
Lengthening or Shortening a Waist Pattern Lengthening and Shortening Sleeve Patterns
—
Increasing or Decreasing the Size of Collars Lengthening and
Shortening Skirt Patterns

BUTTLRiCK PATTERNS are made with such expert skill and are the result of such
accuracy and study that they are an absolutely perfect fit for the woman
scientifie
of average proportions. But it often happens that a woman varies from the nor-
mal at some point. The variation may not be marked enough to be noticeable.
But if she is an inch or two long or short waisted, if she is sUghtly round-shouldered, if the
upper part of her arm is long in proportion to the lower part, her patterns wall have to be
altered a trifle to make them correspond to her figure. The alterations are extremely
easy to make, but this point again iUustrates the advantage of making your clothes to
suit your figure, to fit the irregularities of the figure that are taken care of in this chapter.
The changes that are given here may be made without altering the original lines of the
pattern, though they should be made in the pattern and not in the garment after it is cut
out. If you attempt to make these changes in fitting the garment it will mean more
work than if you had made a simple alteration in the pattern before cutting out your
material. Trying to alter the garment itself is unsatisfactory, even with the additional
work, for these changes can not be made after the garment is cut.
Almost every woman knows if there is any variation from normal in her figure. She
knows if she is taU or short, long-waisted or short-waisted, if she has round shoulders, a
narrow back, a flat chest or a broad back, etc. Before cutting your material you must be
sure that the pattern is the right length and shape for your particular figure.

ADAPTING PATTERNS TO LONG OR SHORT

WAISTED FIGURES—Before cutting your mate-
rialhave your figure measured from the coUar
seam at the back of the neck to the normal
waistUne, and close up under the arms to the
waistUne. Make a memorandum of these mea-
surements as they are taken.
Now take your lining pattern and take the
corresponding measurements of the pattern.
Remember that the back pattern has a J^g of an
inch seam allowance at the neck and that there
is a %
of an inch seam allowance at the arm-
hole edge under the arm.
Compare your measurements with the measure-
ments of the pattern. In most cases it is suf-
ficient to alter the waist length at the lower part.
Some figures, however, are long-waisted from un-
der the arm to the waistUne and short from under
the arm to the neck. If this is your case you will
discover it in comparing your measurements with
the measurements of the pattern. If the lower
part is too long lay a plait across each piece about
III. 27. To Shorten the Waist LJning 2J^ inches above the waistUne. (lU. 27.) The
19
20 THL NEW DRL55MAKER
depth of the plait will depend on the amount
of difference between your figure and the length
of the pattern.
If you find that your underarm measure and
that of the pattern are the same, but that you
are shorter-waisted than the pattern, he diflference
t

is in the upper part. Decrease the length of the

upper part of the pattern by laying a plait across
the front and back, half-way between the under
arm and the neck. (111. 27.)
If you are long-waisted instead of short-waisted
the lining pattern can be altered at the same
points, by cutting the pieces of the pattern and
separating them sufficiently to give you the
"

length you need. (III. 28.)

In laying plaits across the pattern the edge of

the pattern should be evened off after the plaits
are laid.
If an alteration is made in the length of the
lining a corresponding alteration must be made
in the pattern of the outside of the waist or dress,
taking out or putting in the same amount and
in the same places.
III. 28. To Lenglhen Ihe \v'aist Lining

LENGTHLNING OR SHORTENING THE

TWO -SEAM SLEEVE PATTERNS—Your arm may measure
exactly the same as the
sleeve pattern, but its length might be
made up upper arm and of a short forearm. In that
of a long
case the elbow of the pattern would not come in the right place
on your arm. Or your arm may be perfectly proportioned, but it
may be longer or shorter than the average, in which case an alter-
ation would have to be made in both the upper and lower part of
the sleeve pattern to make it the right length for you.
For a two-seam sleeve pattern measure along the inside of your
arm from the armhole to the bend of the elbow, and from the
bend of the elbow to the wrist. Yon will need both these mea-
surements, so as to be sure that the sleeve elbow will come in the
right place. Measure your sleeve pat-
tern along the inside seam of the upper
part from ^k of an inch below the arm-
hole edge to the small double perfora-
tions which indicate the elbow. Mea-
sure from the elliow i)erforations to
within 3g of an inch of the wrist edge.
29. Shortening Ihe III.
The 's of an inch on each edge is the Sleeve Pattern
seam finish.
Compare your arm measurements with the measurements
of the pattern. If the pattern is too long for you above the elbow
lay a plait across the pattern a little above the elliow. (111.29.)
If there is an inch difference in length the plait should be '2 of
an inch deej). If the lower part of the sleeve is too long for you
lay a plait across the lower part V)elow the elbow. (111.29.)
The same alterations should be made in the under part of the
sleeve pattern, making the plaits the same depth that you made
in the upper part of the pattern.
When the plaits are laid the edge of the pattern v.i\\ become
uneven. If the arm is very full the space between the elbow and
the greater width of the upper part of the sleeve should be filled
III -in *.u •
.^
Lengthening
I out, giving vou an even line. If the arm is not large vou can trim
111.30. f" width
the Sleeve Pattern
~. ,
oB the extra i.i
•
.i-
and get* your even outlme
i .1 /
m
•

that way.
ALTLRING THL LLNGTH OFPATTLRN5 21

If the sleeve pattern requires lengthening make

the alteration at the same places in the pattern,
cutting across the pattern and separating the
pieces as in Illustration 30. Correct the outline
of the edge in the same way as when the sleeve
is shortened.

LENGTHENING OR SHORTENING A ONE-

SEAM SLEEVE PATTERN OR A KIMONO
SLEEVE PATTERN— One-seam sleeves and ki-
mono sleeves fit the figure quite differently

I. 3 1 . Measuring the Arm for a One-

Seam Sleeve or a Kimono Sleeve

from the two-scam sleeve and

so have to bo measured in
a different way. In using
either of these sleeves have
youi arm measure taken from
the center of your back
along the outside of your arm
to the wrist with the arm bent.
(111.31.)
In the ease of a one-seam
sleeve pin the sleeve pattern
to the back pattern with the
armhole edges lapping of %
an inch. If there is a cuff pin
it to the lower part of the sleeve

lapping them 5^ of an inch.

Turn up the cuff in case the
cuff is double. (111.32.) Com-
pare your measurements with
the measurements of the pat-
tern, and if the pattern is long
or short for you, alter it as
shown Illustrations 33 and
in
34. A
slee\e of this kind has
no elbow curve, so that it is

111. 33. Shortening a One-Seam 111. 3 4. Lon<;thenin§ a One-Seam

Sleeve Pattern Sleeve Pattern

not necessary to alter it abov(^ and

below the elbow. It is simply a ques-
tion of adding or subtracting length
at the correct point. If the pattern is
an inch too long for you lay a J^-inch
plait across the pattern. (111. 33.) If
it is too short slash the pattern and sepa-

rate the pieces. (111. 34.) If your arm

is full you can correct the outline by
filling in below the plaits and above the
slash. If it is of average size you can
trim down above the plait and below the
111. 35. Measuring a Kimono Sleeve Pattern slash.
22 THE. NEW DRESSMAKER

cnnt :i > " •• f-

••
"
•*

. 36. Increasing the 5ize of Collars III. 37. Decreasing (he Size of Collars
and Neckbands and Neckbands

In the kimono sleeve pattern measure from the center of the back below the neck to
within y^ of an inch of the lower edge of the sleeve. (111. 35.) This y% of an inch is a
seam finish. The alterations for lengthening or shortening a kimono sleeve are exactly
the same as for the one-seam sleeve. (Ills. 33 and 34.)

INCREASING OR DECREASING THE SIZE OF THE NECKBAND AND COLLAR—

If the neckband of a pattern is not the right size for your neck it should be altered at the
center back. If it is too small cut it through the center and separate the pieces suffi-
ciently to make it the right size for you. Illustration 36 shows this alteration for neck-
band and a turndown collar.
If the collar pattern is too large for you lay a plait across the center back. (lU. 37.)

LENGTHENING AND SHORTENING GORED SKIRTS—Have your measure taken

from the normal waistline at the center-front to the distance from the floor at which
you wear your skirts. This length varies with different fashions. Add an inch to your
measurement for the give
and take of making the
skirt. The front-length
measurement of your skirt
pattern will be given on the
pattern envelope. Com-
pare your measure with the
length of the pattern. If
the pattern is too long for
you, lay a plait straight
across each gore about six
inches below the hipline.
(111. 38.) The hipline is
seven inches below the
normal waistline. (lU. 38.)
If the gores are cut with
one straight edge, measure
the plait at the straight
LINE edge. If both edges of the
gore are bias, measure the
plait at the line of large
double perforations that
mark the straight thread of
the material.
If the figure is full, the
edge of the gore on the
bias side should be flUed out
Ills. 38 and 39. LenglheninS and ShorteninS Gored Skirt Patterns from the folded plait to the
ALTLRING THE LENGTH OF PATTERNS 23

hip. (111. 38.) If the figure is slight, this extension which comes from the plait can be
trimmed ofl".

To lengthen a gored skirt pattern, cut across each gore six inches below the hipline and
separate the pieces as much as necessary. (111. 39.)

In very rare cases it is sometimes necessary to alter the length of a sldrt pattern as
much as four or five inches. In an extreme case of this kind it is better to make half the
alteration six inches below the hip as shown in the Illustrations 38 and 39, and the other
half at the lower edge of the pattern, turning up the lower edge to shorten it and adding
to it to lengthen it.
In a circular skirt the pattern should be altered at the lower edge.

LENGTHENING OR SHORTENING A STRAIGHT SKIRT PATTERN—The length of a

straight sldrt can be altered -at the liottom, turning up the lower edge if it is too long and
adding more length in cutting if it is short.

DRAPED SKIRT PATTERNS, TUNIC SKIRT PATTERNS, ETC.— If it is necessary to

alter the length of a draped skirt pattern or a tunic skirt pattern, or a pattern with
tucks or marks for trimmings, alter it according to the instructions given on the pattern
envelope. The position for the alteration vnl\ vary with the skirt.
CHAPTE.R 4

ALTERING WAIST PATTERNS FOR FIGURES THAT VARY

FROM THE AVERAGE
For a Figure Broader at the Back than at the Front, for Square Shoulders, for Sloping Shoulders,
(or ci Full liust, for a Small Bust, for Round Shoulders, for an Over Erect Figure

ALTFRING A PAFTLRN FOR A FIGURF. BROAD

ZX IN BACK iN PROPORTION TO THE. FRONT.
^ ^ Several women may tiave exactly the
same bust measure but the bust size may be
distributed in different ways. The
first type of
figure to beconsidered in chapter is the
this
fifiure that is broad across the back in proportion
to the chest measure. I'sually this type of
wonuvn is hollowH-hested. If her back is broader
than the average, she has discovered it in making
her own clothes.
The alteration for this type of fitjure is very
simple. Slash the back pattern from the shoulder
to the bottom on a line with the back ed,!;;e antl
separate the pieces as much as is necessary to fit
III. 40. lot a1 Kuro Broad
at the Back in Proportion
to the Hront

the figure. (111.40.) This will make

the shoulder of the back longer than
Ihc shoulder of the front. (111. 4t).'>

Half of this dift'crcnce in width

should be sloped off the arnihole
edge of the back. (111. 40.1 Halt
the dift'crence should be tilled in at
thearmhole edge of the front, letting
the allowance slope to nothing at
the notches. (111. 4t).) The doited
line in Illustration 40 shows you
where to till in and where to slope off.

ALTERING WAIST LININGS AND

WAISTS TO FIT SQUARE OR
SLOPING SHOULDERS, lllus-
I rat ion41 shows how a waist lining
will draw across the chest on a
a Woman Has 111. 42. The Alteration
111.41. If
square-shouldered figure. The alter-
Square .Shoulders the Lin- is Made at the Shoulder
Seam ation is so simple that it doesn't
ing Will Wrinkle Aaoss
the Chest
have to be UKidc in the imltern lint
24
ALTERING WAIST PATTERNS 25
can be made in the actual waist lining and waist. You cut your waist or lining in the
ordiuaiy way by your pattern and put it together according to the Illustrated Instruc-
tions. Try it on, pinning the fronts together. (III. 41.) You will find that it draws
across the chest and needs to be taken up at the shoulder seams at the neck as
much as necessary to remove these wTinkles, letting this alteration slope toward the
shoulders. (III. 42.) Tapering in the shoulder at the neck will make the neck size too
small. Slash the neck edge of the lining at intervals until it feels comfortable. (111. 42.)
Take off the lining and haste the shoulder seam and trim off the neck edge on a line
with the slashes. Try the lining on again to be sure the alteration is rieht before stitch-
ing the shouldiT seams. If there are crosswise wTinkles at the back, the back lining can be al-
tered in the same way. The same altera-
tion that is made in the lining should
be made in the outside waist.

ALTERING A WAIST TO FIT SLOP-

ING SHOULDERS. Sloping shoulders
make the diagonal wrinkle from the
neck to the armhole. (III. 43.) This
alteration, too, can be made
the in
lining and
the waist without alter-
ing the pattern. Make up your lining
in the usual way and put it on, pinning
carefully at the center front. In Illus-
tration 4:5 the shoulders are very slojj-
ing, and in your case the wrinkle nia\-
not be as pronounced. The WTinkle is
due to the fact that the shoulders are
not high enough to take ui> the full size
of the pattern. The extra size must
be taken up on the shoulder seams.
Take in the shoulders as little as pos-
sible at the neck and as much as neces- III. 43. Sloping Shoulders III. 44. The Lining Must
sary toward the arm. (III. 44.) Make Ihe Lining Wrinkle be on the
Lifted
Taking in the shoulder seams will from Shoulder to Armhole Shoulder
decrease the size of the armhole and
make it bind. Slash the arm-
hole a little until it feels just
right. Do not slash it too
III. 45. It the Bust is Too much or your armhole will
Full il Pulls Up the Lining be too large. (111. 44.)
Take your lining, baste
off
the shoulder seams and cut
out the armhole on a line with
slashes. Try the lining on
again to be sure that it is
comfortable and then stitch
the shoulder seams.
Diagonal %vrinkles in the
back of the lining may be
handled in the same way.
The same alteration that is
made in the lining should be
made in the outside waist.

ADAPTING PATTERNS TO
A FIGURE WITH AN UN-
USUALLY LARGE BUST.
46. The Remedy is to This is the case, not neces-
Give the Lining More Size sarily of a large figure, but of a
Across the Bus* figure in which the bust is
26 1 111, N I W I) K I Si M A K i; K
larRO in proportion to the l>iist lui'iisurc. A woman niiH:ht nicasniv 'Mt inclios at (ho
Inist and yot have a narrow hack and a very I'ldl l)iist. If tlic l>usl is only a little full, tho

alteration can lit" niadc on the iinilcrarin sonn\ wlicn you try on llii' lining and waist. l'\)r

an unusually larp:(' bust the alti'ralion nnist 1>(' in.-idc Ivd'ori' you cut your {jood lining and
oulsidt' material.
tJot some inc.xpeiisivo linins material. llnliUvu'lied niu.slin will answer perl'oetly. Lay
out your jiatti'm, followiufr the iustruetions, and cut it out carerull>-. marUiuK the perfora-
tions with tailors' tacks. (l^iRi" So.) I'ul the liiuni; tof;cther and turn under the lu>ms,
followin>r the pattern instructions.
Take a pie<'<' of the lininj; material six inches wide and loni; enouf^h to reach across your
litiure to the uitderarm seams. Place it over your hust and i)iu it carefully to your lin-
Rcrie.
Put the lininir on. piiiuiny; the front totrether with the front cds^cs jusi nicetiiii;, idaciny;
the pins about I > inch apart.' 'Pho litiins; will draw in wrinkles that run from the bust
downward toward the underarm seam. (U\. 45.) C5et some one to cut the linini; straight
across the liirtu'e to the sido-front seam and from the side-front seam u|)ward to within
throe-quarters of an inch of the notches in the armholo. When the liniuK is cut. it will
separate as much as the lisure reipiires and will drop in jilace over tho bust. (111. 4(5.)

Pin the edsres carefully to the i>iece of liiiiuix ui\derneath. (111. 40.) Take the lininj; otT
and baste the edi;es of the slash to the (liece underneath. Try the lining on asrain to bo
sin-e that it fits perfoetly. Take it off and rip it aiiart, cutlinir throusli the material
underneath on a line with tho soams.
These lininK pieces are not to bo us(h1 as a pattern, for muslin streti'hes and is not
accurate. Take each piece of this alteri'd lininsr and tho correspoudii\!.; piece of llio pat-
torn and niako tho sanio alteration on the pattern, usin^ the lininj,' pieces as a guide.
Slash the pattern fronts like tho muslin
and separati> the pieces of tho pattern
^''^^•^ ''^ ''"' same way, and to tho same ox-

r.ff^l)s^U^ tent, and paste a iiioco of tissue-paper

under tln> slash. Keep tlio corrected
tissue-papin' and use it for any dress
that calls for a French lining.
This alteration as it is illustfatod here
is for a lisrin'o unusually full at tho
bust. It will not, ot eourso, be neces-

sary to niaUo such an extensive altiM-a-

tion for fisruros of a more normal shape.

ALTCRING PATIl-RN.S lOR A

riGURL WITH AN UNUSUALLY
SMALL BUST. For tho woman with
an umisually small bust it is wiser to
make up tho lininsi tirst in unbleached
nuislii\ lieforo cutting into tho regular
lining. Where tho bust is just a little
under the average the alteration can
be made at the underarnt seam. Tho
alteration ilhistraled here is for an
extreme ease.
Cut a lining of unlileai'hed muslin.
III, -47, Herotlip Bust is III. -48. 5onio of tlw Sao baste it together, turning under the
5nioll in Proixirlion to tlie Must bo Token hems and putting it on with the edges
RosI of llio figure Out of the hems just meotii\g. Pin it care-
fully. It will fall in wrinkles below the
bust. (111. 47.) Here again the lining should l>i> slashed straight across to th<- side-front
soaiu ai\d from tho sido-front seam upward to within -v, of an inch of tho armholo notches.
(111. 48,') Uip the sta^shed edges until the lining sets smoothly over tho tigliro. Don't
try to ntako it snug or tight. You should have plenty of room to breathe ooiufortably,
and tho lining should not compress the ligure.
Piu the edges of the slash. (.Ul- -iS.) Take otT tho UniiiK, baste in tlio alterations,
ALTERING WAIST PATTERNS 27
try on again and if il tits pcrfoctly laltc
il

it olT and rij) it ai)art. Tlio (kIkos of tiic

sidd-front scams will Ixi jaKfTc*! whore
the lining was lapped. Kven tliein otT,
following tile original seam line.
Correct your paper ))al1crn, siasliing
the front and side front, lap the edges
as mnch as in the lining, and paste the
edges together.
Alterations for an unusually large or
small bust may l)e made on a French lin-
ing; a liningwilh one or wodarts, or a lin- t

ing wilh il straight or curved froul edge.

AMIKINC, A PAfil l<N I OR A

RO N D 5 H O U L D li K P. D FIGURE.
II -

Till' lining must be made up in cheiip

material, lilted lo the figure and the
alterations transferred to the pa|)er |)al-
tern itself. Place a stri|) of the lining
niali'rial about 4 inches wide across
111.49. If Iho figure is III. 50. The LininS Will
your shoulders from one arm to the
Round-shouldered Require More Size Across
Then put on the trial lining
other.
which will run in wrinkles from the
underarm to the sido-back seams and stand tnit across the back (111.49) becau.se of (he
rounil shoulders.
Have some one cut the lining across th(^ shoulders to the side-back seams (111. .''jlti

and from the scrams to within -'s of an inch of thi^ underarm .s(^am. The lining will spread
apart and drop to the right place on your figure. (Ill- 50.) Have some one pi<i the cut
edges of the lining to the piecM' biMieath it.
Baste the pieces underneath and try it on again.
If it sets satisfactorily, cut it apart and use the
pieces in correcting your tissue! pattern. Slash
the pattern .just where you slashed the lining,
separate the pieces the same distance and i)lace
the tissue-paper underneath the slash. ^ ^w_ i'

If you are only a little round-shouldere<l, you L ^ -ifl^ Z—JlTLliv'''*

will not require as grciat a separation.
For a v(!ry bad case of round shoulders a
se(!ond cut should be made across the trial lin-
ing about one-third the distance between the
neck and first slash. Slash across the center-
back and side-back portions nearly to the arm-
hole edge. Seliarate the slashed |)iec(>s as much
as the figure requires, generally '/g to l^ inch.
In cutting out the side back preserve an
even curve along the back edge. The under-
arm gor(! seldom needs any change.

ALTERING A PATTERN FOR AN OVER- UK 51. If a Woman 5lands

F.RF.CT FIGURF,. On an over-orect figure the loo trecl
lining will wrinkle across the shoulders. (111.

.5L) Make up the hning in ch(-a|) nuislin and

put it on (correctly. Have some one slash it across the center-back portion and down to
side back to within ^ of an inch of the underarm scam.
ti (111. ,52.) The odg(!S of the slash
should be lapped and i)inned to remove the fulness in the lining. Don't lap the edges too
much or the shoulders will pull back.
Baste the slash, try the lining on and then rip it apart. Where it lias been lapped
the seam edges will be uneven. Trim them off. Alter your paper pattern, using the
trial lining as a guide, slashing it and lapping and basting the edges.
CHAPTLR 5

ALTERING SKIRT. YOKE AND DRAWERS PATTERNS FOR

FIGURES THAT VARY FROM THE AVERAGE
Altering Gored Skirts for Figures with Round or Prominent Abdomen or Prominent Hips-
Altering Circular Skirt Patterns for Figures with Round or Prominent Abdomens or
Prominent Hips — Altering '^oke Patterns for Figures that are Large or Small
in the Vv'aist — Altering Drawers Patterns for Figures with Prominent Abdomens
ALTERING A GORED SKIRT PATTERN FOR A PROMINENT ABDOMEN. On fig-
,ures of this type a skirt p;ittern unless it is altered will stand out at the front and
at the sides. These women as a rule have flat backs. A .^mall pad worn under
the corset at the back will fill in the hollow of the figure below the waistline.
For a round or prominent abdomen or prominent hips it is adNisable to cut half the skirt
in cheap muslin before cutting your good material. In working with the muslin find
out just what changes are necessary to make the skirt fit your figure. Then it will be
safe to cut your material.
Illustration .53 shows the alteration
that is necessary to make a pattern
fit a figure with a prominent abdo-

men. The front of the skirt pattern

must be extended an inch or more at
the top, this extension gradually de-
creasing to nothing at the hip.
In extending the gores the waist-
line becomes smaller, so the side
edges of the gore must be increased
to keep the waistline the original
size. (111. 53.) This extension at
the sides should slope to nothing at
the hipline. (111. 53.) Lay your
pattern on a cheap mushn, mark the
allowance at the top and side edges
of the gores. Mark the outline of 53. Altering a Gored Skirt Pattern to Fit
111.

a Prominent Abdomen
the original pattern on the muslin
with colored chalk so that you viiW have the original shape as a guide in fitting, but cut the
mushn by the new larger outhne.
Cut out the muslin, put it together and baste the skirt to an inside belt. Try it on.
If it takes a good line on your figure and does not s'nang toward the front it is safe to cut
jour good material just as you cut the muslin. Do not use the muslin for a cutting
pattern for its edges stretch and become unreliable. Always cut from a paper pattern.

A WOMAN WITH A ROUND ABDOMEN should take the side-front gore of the pattern
and mark the hipline on it seven inches below the normal waistline. (III. 54.) At the hip-
line on the liack edge of the gore take up 34 of an inch. (III. 54.) This J^ of an inch
will change the entire balance of the gore, malring the pattern hang straight instead of
swinging toward the front.
If it is necessary in a skirt of many gores you could do the same thing to the next side-
gore, but do not carry this alteration back of the hip. You can increase the size of the
dart-shaped plait if necessary until the back edge of the gore above the hip forms a
28
ALTE.R1NG SKIRT PATTERNS 29

straight lino with the back edge

below the hip. (111.54.) The
back edge must never become
hollow or concave. (111. 54.)

FOR PROMINENT HIPS

take the gore i)attern in which
the front edge (^omes over the
fullest part of the hips.
P n t h o pattern together
i

and try it on th(^ lignre, to be

sure which gore this is.
A simple alteration is made
in this gore such as is made for
a round abdomen. Take up a
dart-shaped plait J 4 of an inch
deep at tlie back (>dge of the
gore, letting it slope to nothing
at the hip. (111.55.) If neces-

sary in a skirt of many gores,

the next gore toward the back
can be altered in the same way.
But the shajie of the back gore
should never b(> changed in al-
III. 54. Alteration on a Gored tering the skirl pattern to fit III. 55. Altering a Gored 5kirt

Skirt Pattern for a Round the prominent hip. These prin- Pattern to Fit Prominent
Abdomen Hips
ciples can be applied to any
gored skirt pattern.

ALTERING A CIRCULAR SKIRT FOR

A PROMINENT ABDOMEN. If a woman
has a slightly rounded or a decidedly promi-
nent abdomen an alteration is necessary to give
her extra length at the top. If this alteration

is not made in cutting, the skirt will draw up

in front and staiid out in an ugly manner.

The amount of the alteration will depend on
^< the prominence of the abdomen. It ma\- be
"^^a''^ ' necessary to add from J4 an inch to 1 inch ! •_>

%-^/^ to the skirt at the center-front, li-tting this

%:'"IL allowance slope to nothing at the hip. (111. 56.)

If he abdomen is decidedly ])rominent it is l)ct-
t
'^^ISfilINE
ter to lay the skirt pattern on muslin first mark ,

the outline of the edge of the pattern willichalk

Altering a Circular Pattern to
or bastings and leave sufficient material beyond
lU. 56. Skirt
Fit a Prominent Abdomen the outline to raise the waistline as much as
necessary. It should fall in a straight line
from the fullest part of the abdomen to the bottom. In extreme cases it may be necessary
to put a dart at the center-front, but usually a slight easing into the belt of the skirt at
the front will be sufficient.
In extending the top of the skirt you make the waistline smaller, so if the waistline was
the correct size for you in the first place it will })e necessary to increase the size of the new
waistline to keep it to the original size of the pattern.
If only a small increase is needed, the sldrt can be lifted a little at the back, which will
increase the waist size. For a decidedly prominent abdomen slash the top of the muslin
at three places to the hipline (111. .'J7), lay the pattern on the muslin and mark the new out-
line on the top, separating the slashes sufficiently to make the new waistline the right size.
(111. 57.) This will take a little width out of the lower edge of the skirt, for you
will find it necessary to lay plaits in the pattern in order to make it lie flat on the
material.
30 Til 1 N 1 W DKr.S^SMAKILR
(^u( oul llu> nuisliii in tlio
now <)M(lin(\ basic il to tlio
inside l)i>ll and try it on to
be sum llial it (Iroi)s in a
straisfhl lino and doesn't
poko out oi- swiufj at I ho
front.
ir llu> n\uslin skirt falls
in siood cut a papi'r
lines
pattern with the eorreeted
lines at the top and the
ri^rlit size at the waistline,

usinK the orijiinal pattern

to eut from. Don't eut
from the nnislin. Or you
111, 57. Iiitt<'ii.siii<; ll«> \v'.\ist .Si/<' o( 11 Circiiliir .SkitI Potlorn can cMl directly from the
ori);inal |)attern making
Mm sniiui iillowiiiu'o on your
jjood nmlcriiil 1 1ml you uuulo in
culling;' llii' luiisliii.

Al II 1^1 ISC. A CIRCIH.AR A ^Orhal

.SKIUI I'Ani RN lOR A lIGURri.
\\llll PROMINI Nl 1111\S. Mark
Ihe hiplinc on the palti>rn seven
inches Uelow the normal waist- --k'^e 7,NCHES1 FROMi!025^
line. At the hipline on the hack
POINT AT HIP LIhE
I'd^c of Ihe patli>rn take up a
OVER FULLEST PART OF HIP
darl-shaped plait inch dt<ep '
:>

58. .Mtctin^i n C ircuLu .^kill l\ittt*ri» to tit PrDiiiiiicnt llii)S

and laper it into nothing at a III.

point jusi ox'er Ihe fullest part of

Ihe hip. (111. ,">.S.) Slash tlu> pal tern from lheuppi>r ed^o to the hipliiu> to make the pattern
lie Hal. (\\\. ,"),S.) 'Phis will increase Ihe si/.e of Ihe waist. The extra fulness can either
he eased into Ihi^ belt or taken up in a small dart when making; Ihe skirt. In culling the
skirl till in lhi> narrow edge above Ihe plait, kei'pins the back vd'^v slraiKhl. (\\\. ,")S.)

.M II KINt'. .A ^\">KI PAiri RN. If vour waist is lari;e or su\all in proportion lo

\our hips il will be necess.ary lo alter I lie Wftist size of a circular yoke pattern. The
alteration is very simple.
If the wjiist size is loo small for you slash the yoke pattern from the uppi'r eilse to the

hiplini', making Ihe slashes in three places. UH. Tiit.) In openine; the yoke paltt>rn on
your material spread Ihe ui)per ed^'e until il is Ihe riRht size for you. (,111. ">!).)
If Ihe waistlint- is too huye for ytni. make three dart-shaiH'd plaits on the yoke pattern,
laying' Ihe plaits on the uiipi'r eili;<' and lettinsi' lhei\i taper to nothins; al Ihe hipline. (\\\.

(iO.I The depth of Ih.' plaits depends on lln' amount of alteration reqiiinnl.

Al IlKINc- A nUAUIKN I'AIIIUN 1OK A IK-liRI \\irH A LARGE ABDOME.N

ir M wouKin has a hiri^i" abdomen and cuts her drawci-s exactly by Ihe liallern, her

III. 5;). liKn>n.sinS Iho Waist Size 111. (iO. Ptxrcnsinfi tho Woist 5izo

ol Iho Yoke Pallern of tho Yoke Pattern

ALTERING SKIRl PAITI-RNS 31

ivbdonuMi will pull Ihoiiniwors towiiril tlic I'roiil. It' Iho ilrawors arc lifli^d at (lie liack
to correct this tciidcticy, the cnlir(> iianncut will he made shorter.
In ciiltiu.!; drawers for a prominent ahdomen allow an extra inch or two at the top.
taperintr the allowance aw-iiy to nothing: ov<'r the hip. In circular drawers the upper ed^e
of the drawer pattern must he slashed and spread to ^ivc the drawers (he original waist-
line, which is made smaller in makinjr this allowance. This alteration is practically tlu'
^ami> as altering the lop of a circular sUirt for this typi' of liijure. (\\\!i. "Hi and .">".)
CHAPTER 6

MATLRIAL5-5PONGING-5TLAMING-CUTTINC^LTC.
Right Side of Material—Sponging— Steaming— Nap or Pile — Cutting Stripes, Plaids, Figures and
Diagonals —Cutting a Kimono Sleeve Gamnent — Handling Velvets—Silks and Chiffons
THEmaterials
RIGHT SIDE.
the
Most
right side
materials have a right and WTong side.
is
In double-fold
folded inside to protect it from becoming shop-worn.
In materials where it is difficult to tell the right side from the v\Tong the selvedge is
usually smoother on the right side than on the wTong side. In serge or diagonal weaves
the twills run downward from left to right on the right side of the material.

SPONGING. Almost all the wool materials should be sponged before thej- are used.
Sponging shrinks the material and if it were not done before the material was made up the
material would shrink the first damp day and ruin the appearance and possibly the useful-
ness of the garment. Sponging also i^revents the ordinary spotting from rain, drops of
water, etc. It is a necessary protection to your material.
There are certain wool materials such as velours, duvetyn, wool plush and materials of
similar character that should not be sponged. Very thin, open-meshed materials should
not he sponged either, but most wool materials should be sponged either at the store where
you buy them or at home. Most large shops will do the sponging for you, but it is eas.y to
do it yourself. If you are uncertain as to whether your material should be sponged or not
experiment with a small piece of it first. If it shrinks too much or changes its a ppearance
or color, do not sponge it.
For sponging you will need a large table and ironing blanket and a strip of hea\y un-
bleached muslin the width of your material and one-half its length.
Before sponging your material cut off the selvedge or clip it at intervals. Lay your
material face down on the table. Wet the muslin with cold water and WTing it out.
Spread it out, pulling out all the wrinkles and lay it over half of your material. Fold
the other half of the material over it, roll the material and sponging cloth together in a
tight roll and let it lie overnight, covered with a piece of muslin and some newspapers so
that the moisture will be retained.
In the morning unroll the material, pressing it dry on the wrong side as you um-oll it.
In sponging material of double width open it out its full width and sponge it in the same
way, using a double width of muslin for the shrinking process.
The hea-ider wash materials of the cotton and linen order should be shrunk in the same
way before they are made up.
Voiles, fine mulls, organdies, Swisses, etc., are not to be shrunk, for the shrinking changes
them too much and they are not as pretty afterward.

STEAMING. Certain wool materials, such as velours and duvetyn should, be steamed
instead of sponged. Use the same table, ironing blanket and unbleached muslin as for
sponging. Lay the material face down on the blanket as for sponging. Wet the muslin
and laj- it over the material as for sponging. Hold an iron so that it just touches the
material enough to let the steam go through the material. Pass it over the muslin, but
do not let it i-est on it or it will mark the material. It must just touch the mushn.

NAP OR PILE. Velvet, velveteen, panne velvet, corduroy and plush, and a few wool
materials hke broadcloth have a distinct pile or nap. Except in the case of a kimono
sleeve garment the nap or pile must run the same way in every part of the garment. In
materials with a pile such as ^ehet, velveteen, corduroy or plush, the material must be
used with the pile running up so that the nap will fall out and show the full richness and
.32
MATERIALS — SPONGING — CUTTING — ETC. 33
depth of color. IF the pile ran down
it would flatten down and lose its
appearance of thickness and depth.
With panne velvet in which the
pile is purposely flattened the pUe
should run down.
You can tell which is up and which
is down by running your hand across
the material. When the material
feels rough the pile is running up, and
when it feels smooth under your hand
it is running down.
Some velvets have straight pile
with no up or down. They can be
cut either way.
In broadcloth the nap must run
down, otherwise it will roughen up,
become woolly and wear badly.
In all materials wdth a nap or pile
the material takes the Ught one way
with the pile running down, and an-
other way with the pile running up,
so that if all parts of the garment were
not cut with the pile running the
same way the garment would look as
though it were made from two shades
of the same material.
In kimono sleeve garments that
are cut without a seam on the shoul-
der or in one piece it is impossible to
have the nap or pile run the same way
lU. 6 Matching Cross Stripes at Underarm 5eam
at the front and back. Get the best
1 .

effect possible at the front, the back is

less noticeable. In the pile fabrics let the pile run up in the front, in broadcloth and panne
velvet have the pile run down in the front.

CUTTING STRIPES AND PLAIDS. Stripes, plaids and figured materials require more
care in cutting than plain materials.

AN IRREGULAR PLAID can rarely be used on the bias, consequently the ways of
making it up
are limited. A dress made of irregular plaid requires more material than
one made of regular plaid. The darkest stripes should nm
across the bottom with the
Ughter tones up, as the shading in this direction is better.
It must always be borne in mind throughout the cutting, that aD pieces of the pattern
must be placed with the upper part in the same direction on the material. An amateur
had better use an even plaid.
In the beginning decide which stripe, plaid or figure is best for the center of the front and
back.
In making a waist of striped or plaid material the stripes or plaids must match. It is
advisable to cut and fit your waist lining first, if you are using one. Then if alterations
were made you can alter the pattern of the outside waist before cutting your material.
If you altered it afterward the alteration would spoil your arrangement of the stripe or
plaid.
A plaid should be cut with as few pieces as possible.
waist It can be made
either on thestraight or the bias of the material. Before you cut out your ma-
terial decide which stripe, plaid or figure will look best at the center front and
center back. In considering the position of the lines of the stripes and plaids you
must consider the crosswise as well as the lengthwise hues of the material so that
it will look well on the figure. In a plaid waist match the heavy hues of
the plaid where the waist is joined at the underarm seam. (111. 61.) Arrange the plaids
34 THE NE.W DRL55MAKLR
so that when the waist lis closed the closing
will not break the perfect succession of the plaids.
The crosswise plaids in front must be on a line with
the plaid in back so that when the underarm seam is
joined the plaids will match perfectly. (111. 61.)

When making a waist of striped material, if the

stripes of the material ai-e cut bias or if the waist
itself is cut on the bias, follow the same rules given
in the paragraphs
above for cutting the
plaids.

CUTTING A 5K1RT
OF PLAID. In cut-
ting a gored skirt

. .^ 1 'laid dl 5ide 5eams

of Skirl

of plaid material decide on th(

line or stripe that will look best ai
the center front. After the front is
cut, la.v it on your cutting table and i>A. ei^iiiL-i t5cn.k or Front

place the uncut material beside it 5eam of Circular 5kirt

with the lengthwise and crosswise
stripes matching. (111. 62.) Place the pattern of the side
gore on the material, matching the front, and cut it.
Matching a plaid or stripe in this wa\' frequently means
wasting some of yoUr material. That is unavoidable, how-
ever, for the plaid or figure must match even if the pattern ., .Ml, r>.|,i I L I. -I I
.
.1 I
.
:,

has to be moved the width of a plaid or figure before the cor- ^eam in ikirl ol Plaid
rect position is found. Cut each gore of the skirt in the same
way so that the stripes and plaids will match in every gore.
illustration 62 shows a sldrt cut of plaid material. In this ease the uncut material had to
be lifted up in order to match the crosswise plaid, making it necessary to waste some of the
material at the top. (III. 62.) This happens so frequently in cutting plaids that you
must buy extra material for a plaid skirt or dress.
Striped, cheeked and plaid materials are very good-looking in a two-piece circular skirt
with a bias seam down the front. (III. 63.) The
pattern will give you explicit directions for cut-
ting it in plaid or striped materials, so that you
will get the proper bias at the seam. Follow the
diretKions carefully.
In cutting a circular skirt of plaid or striped
material cut one side first and then remove the
pattern. Lay the piece that you have cut upon
the nuiterial and match the plaid or stripes at all
points before cutting other half of the skirt.
When the skirt is put together the prominent lines
of the plaids or stripes should have a mitered
effect as shown in Illustration 63 and lUus-
111. 65. Maichins.heDesignin
. l^iguredSilk tration64.
MATERIALS — SPONGING — CUTTING~LTC. 35
FIGURES AND FLOWERS. Materials with fig-
ures and flowers must also be niatehed carefully
at the seams. Usually otie line of flowers runs u])
and the next line down, but when they all run the
same way you must decide whether you want
them to run up or down in your dress and use them
in the same position in every piece. Otherwise
your dress will have a very peculiar effect. In cut-
ting a skirt, etc., where several breadths are joined
together it is important that the pattern or figures
should match at the seams. This can not always be 5lip-stitchinS the Breadths
done by simply joining breadths at the selvedge. Together
It will sometimes be necessary to lap the second
breadth over the first, as shown in Illustration 65, to bring the corresponding figures to-
gether at the seam. Turn under the edge of the second breadth and pin io in the correct
position. .Join the other breadths in the same way for both sides of the skirt. Slip-stitch
the breadths together from the outside by slipping the needle along inside the fold edge of
the upper breadth and then taking a stitch in the under breadth as shown in Illustration 66.
When the skirt is tiu-ned inside out it \\ill be found that the slip-stitehing forms a basting
of the joining. It is usually better to cut off the selvedge, for the material will give more
if the selvedge is cut.

^^ In cutting a gored skirt if there is a decided fig-

ure in the material, fold the front lireadth length-
wise through the center of the figure so that the
design will balance and not make the skirt look
one-sided.
If the sldrt has no seam at the front lay the
front edge of the pattern even with the fold and
cut the gore. Place the pattern of the first gore
upon the second gore and mark the design of the
material upon the pattern. Lay this second gore
pattern on the material so that the figures marked
on the pattern will match those on the material.
Cut each gore as directed here.

CUTTING DIAGONALS. Diagonals should

not be cuo with two bias edges meeting as the
lines will come together at entirely different
angles. (See This ditliculty
illustration 68.)
can be overcome if you have wide enough ma-
terial. A diagonal rarely has a perceptible nap
and the lengthwise and crosswise of the material
are so alike that there is no dissimilaritj' either in
III. 67. Diagonal Cut for a Bias Seam
appearance or in wearing qualities between
them. So if you want the diagonal to run the
same way in both sides of your garment cut one-half lengthwise of the material and the
otlu>r half crosswise. (III. 67.) Before doing so you must make certain that there is no
l.)erceptil>le difference in color and shading between the crosswise and lengthwise of your
material. Take it to a strong light and turn a bit of it at right angles to itself. Tliis
brings the lengthwise and crosswise thread in the same position they will take in the gar-
ment and you can easily tell if it is safe to cut your material that way or not.
Each half of the garment wiU have to be cut separately and neither the front
nor the back can be cut on a fold of the
goods.
First cut one-half of the garment l(>ngthwise of
the material, then lay this half on the material
crosswise with the right sides together and the
diagonals of each piece exactly over each other,
and running exactlv in the same direction. (111.
67.)
36 THE.NE.WDRLS5MAKLR
CUTTING A KIMONO SLfLtVE GARMENT. Often in cutting a garment with Idmono
sleeves the material will not be wide enough to cut the pattern without piecing.
This piecing seam can be made to appear part of the design by trimming it to match the
trimming of the garment. The seam can be hemstitched, fancy-stitched, piped, machine-
stitched, and, in the case of thin materials, trimmed with lace insertion, etc., so that the
seam will really add to the effectiveness of the sleeve.

HANDLING VE.LVE.T5. SILKS AND CHIFFONS. In using velvets, plushes, corduroy,

or silk be very careful about using pins. LTse fine steel pins or needles, so as to mark
the material as little as possible. Ordinary pins make holes in silks and chiffons and scar
velvets, plushes, etc.
A fine needleand silk thread should be used in basting velvets, etc., and also in bastiijg
silks, for cotton thread leaves a mark.
When stitching velvets, plushes and corduroy, loosen the tension on the machine and
lighten the pressure of the presser foot by holding the linger under the presser liar lifter.
Clip your bastings ever\ four or five inches or even closer when you are ready to take
them out. Pulling long basting threads from silks, velvets or fine thin materials is likely
to make a bad mark or tear the material.
In stitching sheer materials like chiffon, silk crepe, crejje de Chine, etc., that are likely
to pucker while the stitching is being done place a naiTow strip of tissue-paper under the
material where you are going to stitch it. After it is stitched tear the ))aper away.
When using materials that fray easily allow an extra quarter of an inch on all ordinary
three-eighths of an inch seam edges. This e.xtra one-quarter of an inch allowance must
not be overlooked when you baste up your garment. No extra allowance is necessary
on the outlet seams. (Marked by large single perforations.) As soon as you have cut
out the garment overcast the armhole and neck edges.
In silk materials like taffeta, crepe de Cliine, charmeusc, satin and materials of similar
character the selvedge edges are often used as a finish. Of course this is oidy possible
when the edge of the pattern is straight as in the case of a straight-edged tunic, straight-
edged flounce, etc.
CHAPTER 7

WAI5T5, BLOUSL5 AND 5HIRT-WAI5T5,

PART I.-DRL5S WAISTS
Patterns—Cutting — Lining Materials— Making the Lining — Altering the Lining—The Lining
Seams — Lining Closing— Inside Belt — Finishing Ldges of Lining— Putting Together Outside
Dress Waist — Finishing Outside Dress Waist — Collar — Collarless Neck —Sleeves — Armhole
Waistline of Dress Waist

PATTERNS. Purchase dress waists, shirt-waists and blouse patterns by the bust
—
measure. ("Chapter 2 on Butterick Patterns, page 1() Correct Way to Take the
Bust Measure.) The right size is very important for it does away with unnecessary
fitting and altering.
A woman may measure exactly thirty-six inches in the bust and yet be longer or shorter
waisted than the pattern, or have a longer or shorter arm. Before cutting yom* material
compare the lengths of the waist and sleeve with the corresponding lengths of the person
for whom the waist, etc., is being made. (Chapter 3, pages 19 — 21). Sometimes it is difficult
to get the length of the pattern itself when a neck is open and the sleeve is kimono. But-
terick patterns are made the correct length for a figure measuring al)out 15 ,'9 inches from
the normal collar seam at the back of the neck to the normal waistline at the center back.
If a pattern is long or short waisted for you, or long or short sleeved, alter it according to
instructions given in Chapter 3, pages 19, 20 and 21.
If your figure is unusual in any way, large or small in the bust, round-shouldered, etc.,
the pattern should be altered according to instructions given in Chapter 4. If it is neces-
sary to make any alterations in the pattern it is best to make them in the lining first,
if the pattern has a lining. The same alterations can then be made in the outside.

CUTTING. Before cutting your material read Chapter 6 on Materials, Sponging,

Steaming, Cutting, etc.

LINING MATERIALS. China silk, silk mull and the better grades of percaUne are
the best lining materials in silk and wool.
Brussels net may be used in silk or cotton materials.
Lawn may be used for a lining in the hea\ier cottons.
Brussels net and Georgette crepe are the linings used for lace, chiffons, Georgette, etc.
Mousseline de sole is also used for the lining of an evening dress.
In dress waists, etc., where it does not show, the lining sliould be of white or
flesh color. L'nder a transparent waist the hning should be the same color as the sldrt
or drop skirt, otherwise there will be a sharp break in color between the waist and skirt.
Lay the pattern on the material following the layout for your size pattern and width
of material in the Deltor Layouts. If there is no Deltor in yoiu' pattern follow the instruc-
tions given in the pattern for cutting.
Some dressmakers advocate cutting cotton Unings crosswise of the material although
the material does not cut economicaDy that way. The advantage is that material cut
crosswise will give very Uttle, if at all, and the lining may be further strengthened by making
it double at points where the greatest strain will come.
Mark all the perforations with tailors' tacks. (Chapter 16, page 8.5.)
Mark all the notches with contrasting colored basting thread, taking two or tliree
stitches to mark each notch. Or instead of marking the notches you can cUp them, cutting
them sufficiently deep so that you can see them easily, but no deeper than is absolutely
necessarv.
38 I n F N r \\' nR p s s N| \ Is r u

THE. LINING. If the

waist has a lining ii
should be made bcfor-.
the outside waist. The
lining in a dress waist
protects the dress aert)ss
the shoulders, holds it in
place on the body and
holds the dress-sliields.

R F. N F O R C N G
I I .

For a stout figure the

waist lining should be rt>

inforeed. (HI. 7.'5, page

40.) Before basting the
darts or side front seams
baste an e.xtra piece of
the lining to the front of
the waist to the under-
arm seam. It should reach
from the bottom of the
lining to just under llie
bust. When the darts am!
s(«ims are basted the re-
inforced pieces are in-
cluded in the seams.
In a waist fastening
tinish for a Camisole Lining

at the back, the back

portions should be re-
inforced to a correspond-
ing height.

PUTTING THE LIN-

ING TOGE.THLR. Baste
all the piec(^s together,
carefully, following the
Deltor for putting to-
gether or the Illustrated
Instructions included in
the pattern.
I'ul the lining on,
liringing the two closing
((Iges together. Pin
them carefully, placing
the first pin at the waist-
line. Smooth the lining
o\er the ttgure both
front and back and be
careful that the waist-
line of the lining is at the
waistline of the figure.
Make any little altera-
seams
tion at the outl(4
and at the front edge.
blouse or camisole
.\

lining (Ills. Oi) and 70)

should be a little easier
111. 70. The tiiiish for a Blouse Lining in fitting than a fitted
lining except when the
DRL5S WAISTS 39
camisole lining is used for an evening waist.
Draw the lining up well at the shoulder seams,
but not enough to draw it from your waistline.
It may be fitted at these seams a little more
snugly in a final fitting.

ALTtRING TH.L LINING. Sometimes after

the shoidders are carefully' pinned there wdll be
wrinkles in the front between the shoulder and
neok. These wrinkles are caused liy the natural
hollow of the shoulder. In this case the shoulder
scams must be ripped open and the front stretched
to the back from the center of the shoidder to
the neck. Wrinkles at the back near the neck are
often caused by the lining being too long-waisted.
Or the shoulder may have been sloped too much
if the person is very square-shouldered. It is
better to rip the basting and pin the seam again.
If the waist draws to one side it means tlie
waistlines have not been pinned together at the
line of basting. The top of the darts, if there are
any, must come just below the curve of the bust
and they may be raised or lowered if necessary.
If the armholes feel too tight be careful not to
gouge them out under the arm or at the front.
Snip the armholes about ^g of an inch, to give
sufficient spring for the arm. If it isn't enough
"^.-
pare the edges off a httle and snip the seams a
trifle deeper. If the neck is too high or tight Seams Slashed, Overcast and Bound
71.
III.

cut it out the same way, taking care not to do

too much at once.
Pin the alterations and mark carefully the line of pins with tailor's chalk. Without
removing the pins baste through chalk marks keeping a well-shaped hue for the seams.
Try the lining on again to be sure that the alterations are right. Stitch the seams just
outside the basting so as not to make the waist smaller, bearing in mind that the sewing
of the seams will tighten the lining a trifle. Stitching outside the bastings also allows you
to take them out, for if you stitch on top of them it will be impossible to puU them out.

THE LINING SLAMS. In stitching the side-back seams have the back next to the
feed of the machine and the side back ne.xt to the presser foot, and hold the parts well
up at each end of the presser foot. Otherwdse the side-back seams are lialile to pucker and
pull when being sewn. In making seams in which one portion is fulled on to another, place
the full portion downward ne.\t to the feed because if it is placed ne.\t to the presser
foot, the foot would be likely to push the fulness out of place.
In a blouse or camisole lining the seams can be French seamed (Chapter 17. page 86),
or bound with seam-binding, (page 88), or finely overcast. (Chapter 16, page 82.) Use
ribljon seam-binding on silk, and lawn binding on a cotton lining.
In a fitted lining notch the seams at the waistUne and two or three times above and below
it, enough to allow them to lie flat when pressed. Bind the seams neatly with ribbon
seam-binding, run on loosely and press them open. (Page 88.) Some dressmakers prefer
to overcast the seams closely and most imported French dresses are finished in that way.
In some linings, especially those of lawn, the seam edges are simply pinked. Illustra-
tion 71 shows a seam edge bound, another overcast, a third notched and ready to bind.
It also shows the notching necessary to make a side seam lie flat when it is pressed open.

THL LINING CLOSING. If a hem is allowed at the closing edge, the hem or closing
hne is usually indicated by a notch at the top and another at the bottom of the pattern.
Fold a line from one of these notches to the other, keeping the hem an even width. Later
this wiU be turned over for the closing. Make a stay for the hooks and eyes from an extra
strip of thin lining two inches wide. Fold it lengthwise through the center and place it
40 THF, NLW DRL55MAKLR
on the inside of the liuins with a t'ohl at the line that marks the closing. Turn o\ov l)oth
thicknesses and haste tliem very earefully. Tlien stiteh wnth one row of stiteliing 'o of
an ineh from tlie edge and another *,< of an ineh inside of that. (111. 71.)
Wiiere no hem is aik)\\cd at the (^losing edge of the lining
it is noeessar\- to faet> it. Cut two pieces of the lining
^_^^^_^^^^^^^^_^^_^ mati'rial the same outhne as the front or back where the
F~''^"^^MK opening comes, and about two incites wide. Baste one on
"'^' outside of each front or back with their right sides
p iil^B^'^
^

together. Stiteh the seams and turn the facing o\er toward
I '^B ' ^^

** -""^^1 the itiside. Stitcli it Just as you would a hemmed txlge.

• '

J.
ill Ii..,.k
. M- ,,ll>l Hooks and eyes are then s(>wed on. (C'lia^iler 24,
I

Liids of bell Tape page 1 Ki.) Sew tlie hooks and eyes right througli tlie lining
allowing the stitches to go througli to the right side so as
to makethe sewing strong and durabU'. Be careful in sewing on tlu> hooks and <\ves on
the second side ti) ha\e them exactly correspond in position to those of the opposite side.

INSIDE BELT. An inside belt is sometimes used in fitted linings. Get the regular
silk or cotton bt>11ing for this purpose and
make it tliree inches longer tlian your
waist measure. Turn back an inch and a
half at each end, sew on a hook on one edg<'
and the eye on the other (111. 72), and
hem the raw edges o\er their ends. (111. 72.)
JSIark the center of the belt and sew it to
the center front seam if the lining opens
at the back. If it opens in the front, sew
it to the center back of the lining with the
lower edge of the belt half an ineh above
the normal waistline. (111. 73.) Sew across
the width of the belt with a long cross-
stitch to the inside of the seam.

FINISHING THE NECK AND ARMHOLL

EDGES OF THE LINING depends on the
lining material and on the waist material.
In silk or cotton linings turn the edges
under; clip them whene\er nwessary to
make them lie tlat. In the silk lining finish
them with ribbon seam-binding sewed on
flat like a facing. In a cotton lining use
lawn binding in the same way. III. 73. . Reinforcement. Bound Seams. Inside Belt
Niirrow lace may be whipped to the
edges. (lU. 70.) This is always done in a French dress or any good dress.
If the lining is of net or Georgette, narrow lace may trim the neck and armholes. (111. 70)
Apply the lace as explained in Illustration 311, page 134, or the edges may be finished
with a narrow bias facing (Cliapter 19, page '.)4) of the lining material and narrow lace
whipped to the edge, or the neck and armliole edges may be picoted. (Chapter 2.3, page 1 19.)

THE TOP OF A CAMISOLE LINING used under transparent materials may be

finished with a facing of the lining material. Or an allowance may be made for a hem if
the pattern has none and the hem used to form a casing. The knver edge of the facing
or hem may be machine hemstitched. One or two additional rows of hemstitching may
be put below as a trimming. L:iee may be whippwl to the top if desired. (111. (59.) Work
a buttonhole in the lining at each side of the center, run a ribbon through the easing (111. 09)
and tie the ribbon in a bow.
A wide band of lace n\a.v be used to trim the top. (Chapter 27, viage 134.)
Or the top of the camisole lining may be turned to the outside and covered with lace
beading. Uibbon is run tlu'ough the beading and tied in a bow.
The shoulder-straps of a camisole lining may be of ribbon or lace. (111. 69.)
The finish of the lower edge of the lining depends on the design of the pattern of the
DRL55 WAISTS 41

waist. If it is a fitted lining extending below the waistline and not attached to another
edge, it luay be finished according to the instructions for finishing the neck and armhole
edges of silk or cotton linings on the preceding page. Or the edge may be simply bound
with seam-binding.

THE OUTSIDE WAIST should be put together according to the Dehor or Illustrated
Instructions with the pattern.
If any alterations were made in the lining the same alterations should be made in the
outside waist. Try the waist on to be sure that it fits properly.

FINISHING THE OUTSIDE WAIST. The finish depends on the material and the
design of the pattern. The seams are finished differently for silk, wool and cotton.
(Chapter 17.)
The underarm seams of a kimono waist made of a non-transparent material should be
cUpped to prevent their drawing at the curve. They are then finely overcast or bound with
seam-binding. If the material is transparent, cut away the seam to one-quarter of an inch
width and overcast it finely, or have the seam machine hemstitched. (Chapter 25.)
Piecing in a kimono sleeve where the material is transparent should be machine hem-
stitched. (Chapter 25.) In any other material it may be piped. (Chapter 26.) In
silks or satins the piecing seam may be machine hemstitched or fagoted. (Chapter 25.)

THE COLLAR. Removable and attached collars for the open neck and the high
coUar are given in Chapter 23, page 1 10.

FINISHING A COLLARLE5S NECK. In sheer materials the edge of a coUarless

neck may be picoted (Chapter 25, page 1 19) orbound with a bias binding (Chapter 26,
page 131).
In silk, satin, heavier cotton materials and Unen the neck edge may be bound.
In wool materials the neck edge may be bound with a lighter weight material Uke satin,
or with braid.
In any material which not sheer the neck edge may be picoted.
is
A soft finish is much used on
silk and wool materials and on velvet. For this soft finish
turn under the seam allowance on the neck edge and cover it with seam-binding sewed on
flat like a facing. No sewing should show on the outside. In silk and wool materials if
there are seams or closing edges or embroidery or trimming of any sort, the inner edge of
the seam binding may be tacked to the seam, closing edge, etc. In any other case it should
be left free and simply lie flat against the edge. Press the neck edge and since there
is no strain on it the seam-binding will he flat against the neck and stay in place. In
velvet the inner edge of the seam-binding may be bhnd-stitched, for this can easily be
done in\ isibly on this material. In heaxier cotton and hnen materials use seam-binding
as a facing. The inner edge must be hemmed invisibly or stitched in place on wash
materials.

THE SLEEVES are considered by some people as the most difficult part of a costume.
Great caution necessary to keep them exactly ahke, from the time the sleeves are cut
is
until they are finished and sewed in the armhole. If not correctly cut and basted, one
sleeve may b? larger than the other. If they are not stitched in the armhole exactly alike,
one may twist while the other hangs without a wTinkle. The finish of the bottom of a
dress sleeve is handled in Chapter 23, page 11
In sewing in a set-in sleeve hold the sleeve toward you when basting it or sewing it by
hand, for it is easier to control the ease or fulness in this position.

THE .ARMHOLE. Do not bind the armhole. After the sleeve has been sewed in, overcast
the armhole seam unless the material is transparent and is to be machine hemstitched.
In sheer material which is not hemstitched the armhole seam should be cut to about
one-quarter of an inch width before overcasting it.

THE FINISH OF THE WAISTLINE OF THE OUTSIDE WAIST is a matter of style.

Follow the information given with the pattern. The waist may be made separately or
joined to the skirt. In both cases instructions for finishing it are given with the pattern.
CHAPTER 8

WAISTS, BLOUSES AND SHIRT-WAISTS. PART H.

Blouse Materials and Trimmings— Seams — Collars — Cuffs — Collarless Neck — Blouse Closing
Plaitings or — Bottom of Blouse— 5hirl-Waist Materials—Seams — Front Closing — Blind
Frills

Closing — Gibson Tuck — Back Yoke — Neckband — Slash Sleeve — Cuff — Sewing
in In tfie

Sleeve — Bottom of Shirt-Waist — Buttonholes — Detached Collar

THLa SEPARATE BLOUSE

The
fitted lining.
made on easier fitting lines than the dress waist with
is
use and materials demand this easier fit. When a blouse
style,
is made of a material that is not transparent the general principles for making it
are the same as for finishing the dress waist. (Chapter 7, Part I.) When a blouse is
made of a transparent material everything is done to give it the sheerest effect possible.

MATERIALS AND TRIMMINGS. Transparent blouses are made of lace, trimmed

with lace, or of nettrimmed with lace or embroidery. They are also made of Georgette,
chiffon, crepe de Chine or silk voile and trimmed as elaborately as one likes with em-
broidery, beading or lace. All the newest designs for embroidery, beading and braiding
can be had in the Butterick Transfers illustrated in Needle-Art. The methods of applying
lace are given in Chapter 27, pages 1.34 -136. Blouses of cotton voile or batiste may be
trimmed with embroidery, lace, hand drawn-wcrk and hand hemstitching. The latter are
easy to do on cotton voile or batiste because the threads draw easily. Handkerchief
linen is lovely with hand drawn-work or hand hemstitching or lace, or a combination of
the two, as they make material look more transparent.
Hand drawn-work and hand hemstitching can be done on crepe de Chine, Georgette and
silk voile, but the threads are more difficult to draw.
Embroidery, beading and drawn-work used on the body of a blouse should be done
before the underarm seam is closed. It is easier to handle the work in this way.
On many of the more transparent blouses machine hemstitching is the only trimming.
(.Chapter 25, page 118.)

SEAMS. Underarm and sleeve seams are usually French seams. (Chapter 17,
page 86.) For shoulder and armhole seams the sheerest effect is given by machine hem-
stitching. It can be used on any of the transparent materials unless handwork is used
on the blouse. In that case if the sheer seam is desired it is better to use Valenciennes or
Cluny seaming. Valenciennes seaming is the best to use on batiste. Cluny should be
used on cotton voile, handkerchief linen, Georgette or crepe de Chine, The seaming is
put in with narrow rolled hems. (Chapter 27, page 133.)
A very fine cord piping is used to finish the shoulder and armhole seams of many fine
French blouses. (Chapter 26, page 131.) The cord piping should be included in the
seams and then trimmed off with the seams to one-quarter of an inch width. The edges
are finely overcast. (Chapter 16, page 82.) This effect, of coiu-se, is not as sheer as the
seaming or machine hemstitching.
A tailored effect can be given a sheer blouse by turning the shoulder seams toward the
shoulder, and the armhole seam toward the neck, and stitching close to the seam on the
outside of the blouse. The seam should then be trimmed off to one-quarter of an inch
depth and finely overcast. (Chapter 16, page 82.)
At all limes seams should be made as inconspicuous as possible.

COLLARS. Collars may be single or double according to the transparent effect desired.
When a single collar is to be joined to a blouse of a material sufficiently transparent for
42
BLOU5L5 AND SHIRT-WAISTS 43

the joining to show tliroiigh to the outside, or if part of the collar joining rolls to the out-
side and shows, the daintiest effect is given by machine hemstitching the seam or by using
Valenciennes or Cluny lace seaming in the joining. If the collar joining does not roU to the
outside, the joining can be made with a narrow flat fell seam. (Chapter 17, page 87.)
A single or double collar should never be joined to the neck of a transparent blouse
with a facing, for it makes a thick seam which will show on the outside.
The outside of a double collar should be sewed to the neck edge of the blouse. The
edge of the inside collar or collar lining should be turned in and felled over the sewing.
The single collar can be put on with machine hemstitching or seaming.
It is advisable to avoid a seam in the edge of either single or double collars in a trans-
parent material, if possible. In the case of a single collar a hem is the best finish for the
outside edge when it is plain.

THE COLLARLL55 NECK. Instructions for finishing the coUarless neck are given
in Chapter 7, page 41.

THE, CUFFS. When the design is suitable the making and finishing of the cuff may
match the maldng and finishing of the collar. The joining of the cuff to the sleeve may
match the finishing of the shoulder and armhole seams when the seam finish is suitable.
The same general principles are applied to the cuff as to the collar, and are simply adapted
to suit the design of the eufl".
The cuffs may be closed with buttons and buttonholes, or with buttons and loops.
(Chapter 24, page 114.) Or the buttons may be simply ornamental and the closing
made underneath with hooks and eyes or tiny snap fasteners. (Chapter 24, page 116.)

THE CLOSING OF THE BLOUSE depends on the degree of softness and dressiness
that you want to give to the blouse. The closing of the waistline is always made secure
with a hook and eye, or button and loop. (Chapter 24, page 114.) Above, snap fast-
eners are sometimes used (Chapter 24, page 116), or sometimes a waist is fastened with
buttons and buttonholes, or sometimes buttons and loops. But quite often when the blouse
laps a great deal at the waistline, and is soft and full, the only closing above it is made by
a fancy pin at the open neck.
For the back-closing blouse snap fasteners are not very seetire. It is better to use small
buttons and buttonholes.

PLAITINGS OR FRILLS are usually made of a single thickness of the material and
may be finished with a pieoted edge, a narrow hem or Valenciennes lace, net or point
d'esprit footing. If a hem is used it should be machine hemstitched, or hand hemstitched
(Chapter 2.5), or hand hemmed (Chapter 18) or machine stitched.
Plaitings are very pretty in Georgette, crepe de Chine, cotton voile, handkerchief linen
and batiste. Organdy plaitings are verj' dainty on cotton voile, and net plaitings are often
used on handkerchief linen and crepe de Chine.

WHEN A BLOUSE EXTENDS BELOW THE WAISTLINE and is to be worn inside

the skirt, it is usually finished at the waistline with a casing through which an elastic or
drawstring is run to regulate the size. (Chapter 2.3, page 111.) The lower edge is finished
with a narrow hem.
If the blouse is worn outside the skirt the finish of the lower part depends on the style
and material of the blouse.

A BLOUSE THAT COMES JUST TO THE WAISTLINE is usually finished with a belt
casing. (Chapter 23, page 111.)
5HIRT-WAI5T5
more mannish making and
S HIRT-WAISTS
are usually given a effect in their finishing
than a blouse-waist.

MATERIALS. Tub silks and satins, radium silks, cotton, silk or wool shirtings, the heavier
qualities of crepe de Chine, pongee, dimity, madras and linen are the best materials
to use for shirt-waists.
44 THE NLW DRE55MAKLR
THL SEAMS may be finished as FVench
seams or as flat stitched seams, or lapped
seams, ((^hapter 17, pages 86 and 87.)

THL FRONT CLOSING. Shirt-waists are

finished with a box plait or eoat closing. The
making of the box-plait closing on the right
front is shown in Illustration 74 and the

III. 75. The Finished Box Plait

finished box plait in Illustration 75. A hem

is turned and the raw edge included in the
fold of the hem. (III. 74.)

THL COAT CLOSING is made by turning

both hems on the wrong side, basting and
stitching them. (111. 76.)

A BLIND CLOSING. If the waist is

III. 76. Finished E.ffect of Coat Closing

to have a blind closing, a fly must be

applied to the closing edge. The fly
should be made double, folded length-
wise through the center, and a seam
turned in at each edge. The fold edges
are basted together and then sewed in
position. (111.77.)

THL GIBSON TUCK in a waist ne-

cessitates joining the shoulder seam first
before basting in the tuck. This leaves
the tuck free across the shoulder seam
(111. 78), and in basting in the sleeves
the tucks can simply be turned toward
the neck out of the way as illustrated.

A BACK YOKL. A back yoke may be

applied to the waist as shown in
Illustration 79.

THL NLCKBAND. Shirt-waists are

sometimes made with a band finishing
BLOU5L5 AND SHIRT-WAISTS 45

the neck of the waist and worn with separate

linen collars.
The neck requires care. It should not I)e

trimmed out too much and the neckband should

fit the neck closely, though not too tightly, or it

III. 78. Basting in a Gibson Tuck

will be difficult to adjust the collar.

An interlining should be used in the
^^ ^>< neckband. In most cases it should be

J ^
of a material
the waist material.
about the same weight as
The material of the
waist can often be used for an inter-
lining. In wash materials and flannel
a soft cambric makes a good interlining.
Cut two sections by the coUar-band
pattern and also one interlining. Baste
the interlining to the wTong side of one
of the collar sections. Place the two
111. 79. Method of Applying Yoke
collar sections together with the right
sides face to face. Baste an e\en three-eightli-inch seam at the top and ends, turn the
band right side out and crease and baste the edges flat. Baste the inside section of the
band to the neck of the waist with the seam on the right .side. Turn the seam up, turn in
the remaining edge of the band, fuUj- co^•ering the seam and stitch the outside, continu-
ing this stitching all around the band.

FINISHING THE SLASH IN THE SLEEVE. For the slash in the sleeve sew the
underlap piece to the back edge of the slash with the seam toward the riglit side. Crease
the seam on the lap, turn the lap; baste down, entirely covering the joining, and stitch.
Join the overlap piece to the front edge of the slash in the same manner. (111. 80.) Adjust
the overlap so that it will conceal the underlap and baste it in place. Stitch all around
the overlap, following the shape of the point. At the top of the opening the stitching
should cross the lap and catch through the underlap, securely
holding the opening in correct position, as shown in Illustra-
tions 80 and 82.

A CONTINUOUS LAP is often used to finish the slash

at the cuff opening. This lap is made by sewing a straight
-trip of the material continuously along both edges of the
-lashed opening, the strip of material being the same width
all its length. (111. 81.) The other side is turned over and
liemmed by hand or machine-stitched, to cover the first seam.
This lap is shown in Illustration 81. When the lower edge of
the slee\e is gathered this lap is turned under at the front or
overlapping edge of the opening and extends on the other side
to form an underlap. (111. 84.)

MAKING AND FINISHING THE CUFE There are two sec-

Ill. 80. Method of Apply- tions for each cuiJ.
ins Laps to Sleeves An interUning may be used m a cuff or not, dependmg on the
46 THE NE.W DRE.55 MAKER
dcgreo of mannish effect desired in the. waist. The
interlining gives a cuff a more mannish loolc. It
slioiild be of a material about the same weiglit as the
waist material, and is used to give a littli' more body
to the cuff, but not to stiffen it. In many eases the
material of the waist could be used for an interlining. In
wash materials a soft camliric makes a good interlining.
If an interlining is used baste it to the wrong side of
one of the euff sections. Then baste the second cuff
section to the first with the right sides facing each other,
111.81. Method of ApplvinS si itching along the two ends and lower edge. Trim off the

Continuous Lap

seam at the corners and

turn the euff right sidr
out, making sure that the
corners are as neat as
possible. Baste along
the seamed edges so that
the cuff will be easy to
handle in sewing it to the
sleeve.
Baste the upper edge
of the outside and inter-
lining to the sleeve and
overlaji, lint not to the
underlaj) in a liidv cuff
and to the Finist) for Lap ClosinS
(,111.82),
sleeve, ovei-lap and underlap in a lapped cuff. (HI. 83.) Then stitch, pushing the sleeve
fulness well toward tlie end of the cuff. Turn the seam down and baste. Make a
narrow turning on the inside of the cuff and baste in position, covering the seam. Stitch
around all the edges of the cuff from the outside. For convenience in handling it is better
to turn the sleeve wrong side out before making this stitching.
In sewing in the slee\'es hold the sleeve toward you so
that the ease or fulness can be handled easily in basting.

THE. r^OTTOM OF THE. 5HIRT-WALST. Tlie bottom of

(lie waist is finished witli a narrow hem.

THE BUTTONHOLES. The buttonholes in the box

plait or coal closing are worked up and down through the
center with a bar tack at eacli end. (Page 112, 111. 228.)
Ill the neckband they are worked lengthwise. The button-
84. Conlinuous Lap
111.
hole at the center back is worked one-quarter of an inch
and Cull
above the stitching and has a bar tack at each end. Those
at the ends of the baiitl are worked a corresponding distance abo\-e the stitching, but with
a round front end above the center of the box plaits. (Page 118, 111. 229.) The button-
holes in the cuff are cut one-half inch in from the edge and about iu the middle of the cuff.
They are worked with one round end and one bar tack.

THE DETACHED COLLAR. An interlining in a collar gives a more mannish effect.

It may be used or not according to the degree of niannishness of the waist.
If a detaclied collar is desired, cut two sections and an interlining by the collar pattern.
Stitch togetlitir on the outside edges. Turn, and baste the bottom of the collar and its
band with the seam toward the wrong side, and then stitch. Hem the outer edge over to
the line of stitching. Stitch around the outside of the collar and work buttonholes cor-
responding to those on the neckband of the shirt-waist.
CHAPTF.R 9

SKIRTS FOR LADIE.S AND MISSES

Skirt Patterns — Pattern Altercitions —Cutting -Foundation or Drop Skirt — Inside Belt — Putting
the Skirt Together —Alterations — Hanging a Gored Skirt —Hanging a Circular Skirt —
Altering the Length of a Gored Skirt — Placket — Finish of Seams^Seam
Allowance at Top of Skirt — Finish of Skirt

HE SKIRT PATTERN by Mic hip measure.

T 11, iiistniclions
slioulil
on Kettius the
he houRlit
rit;lit-size i)att('riis.)
(Chapter 2, page

PATTERN ALTERATIONS. Before eutting your material compare the waist inea-.
sure given on the pattern (envelope with your own waist measure, and if it is too large or
too small it can be altered aceordiug to instructions given in Chapter 2, page 1 1.
Company the front length of the patt(U'n below the regulation waistline with the length
you want to make your liiiisheil skirt. You will liiul the front length of the pattern
given on the pattern envelope. The regulation waistline is marked on the pattern. If
the pattern is too long or too short for you, alter the length as e.xplained in C^hai)ter '.i,
pages 22 and 23. Wlu^n you diM'ide on the length of your skirt, you must al.so de(Mde
whether you will finish it with a hem or facing. Advice on the use of hems aiul fa<'ings
is given in Chapters IS arul 19. If you are a woman of average height, you will have to
make an allowance for tile hem in cutting. Ladies' patterns do not allow for hems ex-
cept in sjiecial instances. If you are sliorter than the average, the skirt ])att('rn may be
sufficii^nlly long to allow for the hem. Misses' patterns give a tlu'ee-inch-hem allowance.
In the case of a tall girl, or of a small woman who is using a uiis.ses' jjattcrn, it may he neces-
sary to make an atldilional hem allowance if a hem is used.
If your figure is irregular in any way, if you have promiiU'ut hips or a promitUMit ab-
domen, etc., the skirt pattern should \w altered as explained in Chapter 5, pages 2.S-;50.

CUTTING. Before cutting your nuiterial read Chapter (ion Materials, Sponging,
Steaming, Cutting, etc.
Lay the pattern on the material aceording to the Deltor layouts included in the pat-
tern. If the pattern does not contain a Deltor, follow the cutting instructions given
with the pattern. If you are not familiar with perforations and their uses, read Chapter

2, pages 1.0 to IS.

Cutout the skirt following the advice given in Chapter (i. Mark all tli<' perforations
with tailors' tacks. (Chapter 16, page So.)
The notches can either be clipped or marked with two or three stit(^hes in basting-
cotton. If you clip them, cut them .so that you can see them distinctly, but do not make
thimi any di>ei)er than necessary.
For your wash skirt the inside belt should be shrunken before it is used.

FOUNDATION OR DROP SKIRT. China silk is the best and most satisfactory
material for the foundation or drop skirt. However, forwearing qualities many women
prefer some of the lining materials which are mixtures of silk and cotton, or the better
grades of p(ircaline.
For trans])aront materials such as lace, net, chilTon, Gecjrgette or silk voile, Brus-
tlie
sels net the bi'st material for the foundation or tlie drop skirt.
is

If the pattern has a foundation skirt it should be made before the skirt itself. The
Deltor or Illustrated Instructions will show you, with |)ictures liow to make the drop skirt.
Then make the outside skirt, tunic or drapery, following the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions.
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48 THE NLW DRE.55MAKE.R
THE BELT. Make the belt foUo^ving the pictures gi^en in the Del tor or Illustrated
Instructions.
Fasten your belt with good-sized hooks and eyes. Number eight is the best size to
use for this purpose. For a belt of average width sew three hooks on the right end of
the belt, placing them about one quarter of an inch in from the edge. Sew them through
the rings and over the bill.
Sew three eyes on the left end of the belt, letting them extend far enough over the edge
of the belt so as to fasten easily when the belt is hooked. Sew them through the rings
and at the end of the belt. E.Kcept for a very narrow belt always use three hooks and
eyes; vrith only two hooks and eyes a belt of ordinary width will bulge at the center.

PLAITS, 5H1RRING5, DRAPERIES, ETC. Lay in all the plaits, shirrings, draperies,
the outside skirt, following the
etc., in Dehor or Illustrated Insti-uctions included in every
Butterick pattern. Baste the seams. (Chapter 2, page 17.)

ALTERATIONS. Try the skirt on. If the above instructions have been followed at
every point and each step of the work has been done carefully, the skirt should fit per-
fectly with possibly some minor adjustment of the length.
If through some small miscalculation the waist is too large, it can be taken in at the
seam or darts if it is plain at the top. If the skirt is gathered, the gathers can be drawn
a little closer. If it is plaited, the plaits can be made a trifle deeper.
If the waist is too small, the seams or darts can be let out if the skirt is plain at the top
and allows for this alteration. If no allowance is made for this alteration, the skirt could
be raised a trifle higher on the belt all the
way around. If the skirt is gathered at the
top, the fulness can be let out the necessary
amount. If it is plaited, each plait can be
let out a trifle.
In altering seams or darts the alteration
should run gi'adually to the hip, unless the
skirt is large or small at that point, in which
case the alteration should run all the way
to the bottom of the skirt. Be careful not
to fit the skirt too tightly over the hips or
the skirt will draw up and wTinkle when one
sits down and will get out of shape. If
the skirt sets properly, the center hne at the
front should be perpendicular.

HANGING A GORED SKIRT. To make

sure a gored skirt is an even length all the
way around, cut a strip of cardboard two
inches wide and ten or twelve inches long.
Make a notch at one long edge at the dis-
tance at which you want the skirt to clear
the floor. Put your skirt on and stand on
a table. (111. 85.) Have some one mark
the correct length vnth the marker and pins.
Ill 85. To Get an Lven Line at the
Bottom of a 5kirt
(111. S.5.) Take the sku-t oil', turn it up at
the pin-line and baste it.
Try the skirt on again, to be sure that
the lower edge is perfectly even before hemming or facing it.
There are two ways of hanging a skirt if you ha-\'e no one to help you. Take a straight,
flat stick or a yard-stick long enough to reach from the floor to a line on the skirt which
you can reach easily \\dthout bending. Just below the fullest part of the hips is the best
point. Stand the stick upright on the floor, with one end touching your figure, and place
a pin where the top of the stick touches the skirt. Move the stick around the figure a
few inches at a time, marking it at each point. Take off the skirt and measure from the
pins down to the con-ect length. Mark the correct length with pins. Turn it up, baste
it and try it on.
LADILS' AND M155E.5' SKIRTS 49
Instead of using a stick you pou1<1 iiinko use of a
dros.sing-tabln orany picco of fiirniturt- with a flat edge
of a height that eomes tlie fight point just below tlie hip.
Stand against the edge of the tabh' and mark the skirt
where the table touehes it, turning slowly till you have
marked all around the skirt. Then measure down the
correct length as described above.

HANGING A CIRCULAR SKIRT. A eircular skirt

being cut on the bias will always stretch more or less.
You should make it stretch as much as possible before
hanging it, so that after the botloui is finished it will
stretch as as possible.
little
A skirtstretches because its own weight and the
weight of the hem or lacing draw it down. If you hang
it up for two or three days properly wi'ightfil at the

bottom, it will stretch as much as it can stretch and

you can then hang it safely. Every woman who sews
accumulates a lot of useless nuit<Tial which can be used
to weight the lower part of the skirt. Fold the mate-
rial in strips three or four inches wide and use sufficient
strips to make foiu- or fi\-e thicknesses. Pin the strips
to the lower part of the skirt. (111. 80.) Pin the two
III. 86. Hanging a Circular Skirl
halves of the skirt together at the top. and pin to the to Prevent Sagging
skirt loops of materials by which you can hang it up.
(111. 8G.) Slip the looi)s on hooks just far enough apart
to hold out the belt evenly (111. 8(5) and let the skirt hang two or three days until the weight
of the strips has stretched it thoroughly. Then you can turn up the lower edge of the
skirt, following the directions given for hanging a gored skirt.

ALTLRING THE. LLNGTH OF A STRAIGHT SKIRT. If the length is to be altered

the same amount all the way around and the skirt is plain, the alteration can be
made at the low-er edge. If it hangs une\enly and must be altered more at some i)laces
than others, or the pattern has many markings for tucks, trimmings, etc., alteration must
be made at the top so as not to lose the straight grain of the lower part of the skirt, and.
if tucked, marked, for trimming, etc., so as not to alter the lines of the tucks or marks.

If a skirt has tucks, fiiul out the amount to b(> taken tip by the finished tucks atul add
that amount to the actual length of the skirt. Then stand on a footstool or pile of books
tall enough to allow the entire skirt length, including the allowance for tucks, to hang
straight. The sldrt can then be hung, following the directions just given on the preced-
ing page.

STITCH THL SF-AMS.

PLACKF.T. Make a placket following the directions in the Deltor or Illustrated
Iiislructiiins and in Chapter 'Jl, pages tOt) — 102.

THL FINISH OF THL SLAMS depends on the weight and texture of the material.
The and (icorgettes may be finished with French seams
skirts of thin cotton raat<>rials
(Chapter 17, page 86), or machine-hemstitched seams (Chapter 25, page 118), or the seams
may be rolled and overcast (Chapter 17, page 87), or be cut close and overcast together.
(Chapter 10, page 82.)
The seams in net, chiffon, etc., should be made as invisible as possible. They may be
machine-hemstitched, rolled and overcast, or cut close and overcast together.
In wool, silk or satiii materials seams can be pressed open (Chapter 32, page 154), or
turned to one side and bound with ribbon seam-binding.
The seaius can bo pressed open and the edges turned under, stitched close to the
turning, but not through the skirt. This is a quick finish and very neat. Or the edges
may be finely overcast.
Wool materials and silks which do not fray, such as broadcloth, taffeta, ere[)e de Chine,
may be pinked. (Chapter 17, page 87.) Any of the French seams may be used for silk or
50 THE-NEWDRLSSMAKE-R
satin. (Chapter 17, page 86.) The thinner silk.s may have machine hemstitched seams.
((^lapter 25, page 1 18.)
For velvet it is best to hind the seams. (Chapter 17, iiago SS.)
For heavy cotton materials and gingham the seam.s may Ijc pressed open or turned
to one side and bound with lawn seam-binding. Gingham may also be finished with any
of the French seams.

THL SLAM ALLOVMNCL AT THE TOP OF THE SKIRT should be turned down on the
inside of the belt and its edge co\'ered with seam-binding. Pri<ss the seams. (Chapter
32, page 154.)

riNlSH THE BOTTOM OF THE TUNIC OR DRAPERY according to the instructions

given in the Del tor.

FINISH THE BOTTOM OF THE SKIRT WITH A HEM OR FACING. (Chapters 18 and 19.)

SEW ON THE HANGERS.

CHAPTLR 10

DRL5SL5 FOR LAD1L5, MI55L5, GIRLS AND CHILDREN

Dress Pattern— Material— Making a Dress— Joining a Waist and Skirt to Make a One-Piece
— — —
Dress An Uniined Dress Sailor and Naval Suits First Short Dresses Dresses —
Made With Closing Under a Plait— Dresses Made With Yokes

THEmeasures
DRE^S PATTLRN. Always buy the
given on the pattern envelope.
dress pattern for ladies aeeording to the
Directions for taking bust, waist and hip
measures are given in Chapter 2, pages 10 and 11. Sometimes only the bust measure is
given on the pattern, which means tliat that is the only measure necessary to consider in
buj^ng the pattern, and that the style is such that there is sutificiont ease or fulness to
permit of any reasonable alteration at the waist and hip. If, however, the bust, waist
and liip measures are given on the envelope, all three must be considered in buying the
pattern. Be careful not to buy one that is too small at any of those places.
For an e.xtreme figure it is -best to buy waist and skirt patterns separately instead of
buj-ing a complete dress pattern. Buy the waist by the bust measm-e and the skirt by
the hip measure. (See Chapter 2.) In tliis way it is possible to get a pattern to meet
the measures of the figure.
Dress patterns for misses should be bought by the age unless the girl is large or small
for her age, in wliich case the pattern should be bought by the bust measure.

MATLRIALS. For directions on the use of material, sponging and cutting read Chapter 6.

MAKING A DRESS. For either a one-piece dress or for a dress with a waist and
skirt joined together, the same general rules apply to the making and finishing that are
given in Chapters 7 and 8 on Waists, and Cliapter 9 on Skirts.
The instructions in these chapters cover the making and finishing of every part of the
dress except where a waist, blouse or shirt-waist is joined to the skirt at the waistUne.

JOINING A WAIST AND SKIRT TO MAKL A ONE-PILCL DRE.S5. When a waist

and sldrt are to be put together, they are made separately and completely finished
before they are joined. The inside belt of the waist, if there is one, however, should
only be basted to the waist, and the inside belt of the skirt should be basted to the skirt but
not sewed fast. When the waist and skirt are finished, put them on with the skirt over
the waist and pin them together. Take them off and baste them together at the waist-
Une. Try them on again to be sure that the waistline is in just the right place. If there
was a belt-stay in the waist, take it out and fell the skirt belt to the waist or blouse.

AN UNLINED DRLSS should be worn over a slip.

DRE55ES FOR GIRL5 AND CHILDREN

THE PATTERN. Instructions for buying a iiattern for girls and children are given
in Chapter page 12. The same general rules for making and finisliing that are given
2,
in the chapters on waists and skirts for ladies (Chapters 7, 8 and 9) apply to making
children's garments, though of course girls' and children's dresses represent a very simple
type, and the work is kept as simple as possible.

SAILOR AND NAVAL SUITS. The making of these dresses is handled in Chapter
II, page 5.?.

51
52 THL NEW DRL55MAKE.R
FIRST SHORI DRL55E^. The general rules for making infants' clothes (see Chapter
15, pages 73 and 80) apply to the firstshort dresses. They are very simple in construction.

DRL55E.5 MADE WITH A CLOS-

ING UNDER A PLAIT. Thi.s dosing
is often used in a plaited dress. The
closing, cut under a plait and finished
with laps for buttons and button-
holes, is shown in llkistration 87.
The slash for the opening is made
under the a seam's width from
plait
the sowing. The laps are made
double, and when attached should
bo a little narrower than the plait
which covers them. By referring to
tlu^ illustration, the method of join-
ing the laps to the edges of the
opening will lie readily understood.

DRESSES MADE WITH YOKES.

A yoke can be joined to a dress as
shown in Illustration 88.
Cut the yoke and turn the
edge under a seam's width, clip-
ping the edge where necessary to
make it lie flat. Baste the yoke over
the top of the front of the dress. To
the wrong side, baste a bias strip of
material witli its edges turned under,
l-'laco two rows of stitt^hing across
the yoke, stit,ching from the outside.
They will catch through the bias fac-
ing that is basted underneath, and llt 87. The Closing Under a Plait
which covers the seam, making a n(>at
finish on tlie inside. This fimsli is do-
sirable for a dress made of any material
which not transparent, as it makes it
is
unnecessary to line the yoke. If a lining
is used, however, it is cut like the yoke

pattern, and the top of the dress por-

tion is enclosed between the turned-un-
der edges of the yoke and its lining.

SMOCKING is a trimming much

used on the better class of children's
clothes here and abroad. It is used for
dresses, rompers, coals and little boys'
suits. It is very pretty in colors on
(!r(>sses of fine white batiste, nainsook,
plain lawn, handkercOiief linen, cotton
•

i'laf*
\i)ile, very fine cotton crepe and silk
. 88. Attaciling 'lokc lo tront mull. It is also used on the heavier
cotton materials in whiter or plain colors,
on chambray, serge, broadcloth, crepe
de Chine, etc. very easy to do with the Butterick transfers, which not only give the
It is
design of I he smocking but instructions for working it.
CHAPTER 11

SAILOR OR NAVAL 5UIT5

Materials— Blouse— Collar— Emblems and Chevrons— Neckerchief or Tie— Skirt

ALMOST invariably the small boy and girl, if given any voice in the choosing of
jtK their clothes,\\all select the suit that looks most like a uniform.

Women and young girls like middy costumes because they are attractive, useful
and extremely comfortable for work or sports. This type of dress makes e.\eellent
school and play dresses.
Dark navy-blue flannel and bleached cotton
drill are the materials used for these blouses
or overshirts, as they are called. According
to the regulations governing the uniforms of
officers and enlisted men of the navy, the
dark-blue flannel blouses are trimmed with
white linen tape, while the cotton drill blouses
are made with sailor collar and cuffs of dark-
blue flannel, which are al.so trimmed with the
tape.
In adapting this style for misses' and girls'
wear, it is not necessary to be governed ab-
solutely by the ironclad rules regarding color 111.89. Tumina tdge of Yoke
and material which are observed in the navy.
Besides the regulation navy-blue and white, brown, gi-ay and red and the unbleached
"khaki" shades are considered quite correct for sailor dresses. Serge and cheviot are
appropriate woolen materials, while linen, duck, pique, chanibray, galatea, etc., arc a few
of the suitable wash fabrics.

TO MAKE THE BLOUSE, baste the seams with notches matching, and try the blouse
on, either by slipping o\'er the head or lapping the fronts, as directed in the pattern in-
structions. If a yoke-facing is used, the underaim seams are left open to facilitate the
work. The shoulder seams of the blouse are joined with the seams toward the outside;
those of the yoke-facing toward the wi-ong side. Stitch and press the seams open.
The lower edge of the yoke is turned under a seam's width. If the yoke has a curved
lower outline, the turned-under portion at the fullest part of the curves must be slightly
eased, while at the sharp points it must be slashed as shown in 111. 89. Lay the blouse
flat on the table, spread out its entire length. Place the yoke on the blouse so that the
shoulder seams come exactly together and the yoke lies smoothly on the blouse. Pin the
yoke to hold it in place, then baste and stitch it to the blouse.
Plaits are made in the regulation sleeve by creasing from the perforations at the bottom
to the corresponding perforations at cuff depth. These creases are brought over to the
position marked by perforations and the plaits are stitched along the fold edge before the
seam is closed.
Illustration 90 shows how the blouse may be laid out on the table for conve-
nience in Joining the sleeve. Baste the sleeve to the yoke with the usual three-eightlis-of-
an-inch seam and then stitch it. Turn under the armhole of the blouse three-eighths of
an inch, baste it over the seam, and fell it down. Make a second stitching on the body of
the blouse one-quarter of an inch from the seam. The underarm and sleeve seams have
been left open until now, making the work easier to handle and also making it possible
53
54 THL NLW DRESSMAKER
,.^.«-iS*^'SS

III. 90. Setting in the Sleeve

to sew the rating badge on the sleeve properly. Close the underarm seams and the
sleeve seams as notched, using flat felled seams. (Chapter 17, page S?.)
Ahem is turned at the bottom of the blouse and if the pattern instruetions direct,
an elastic is inserted to hold tlie
blouse in place.

THE. COLLAR is joined to the

neck seam toward the inside.
witli the
(111. 91.) The collar is marked
with notclies showing where it
joins the blouse, and in basting
it on, the edge should stretdied l>e

between the notches the cor- to tit

responding edge of the bK>use, thus

causing tlie collar to roll closely
about tlie neck. The outer edges are
turned under thret>H>iglitlis of an
incli and basted down. At the end
of the slash in front, the turned-
inidcr portion tajicrs away to a point.
The outer facing is ]>laccd on the
collar so carefully that the roll of the
facing and collar will come exactly
together and the ends are slipped
under tlie fronts. (.HI- 9-"> "
l^nste
along the roll. The neck edge of the
facing is stretched siirticieiitly to
make it lie smoothly when the collar
is back. After pinning the
rolled
collar facing around the neck and
down the front, roll the collar and
facing ONer and roll the fronts back.
I*ut your hand under tlie collar and
111.91. Ba^Ung on Collar siuooth it outward, so that it does
SAILOR OR NAVAL SUITS 55

not wrinkle on tlio i-ollar facing.

Tui-n till' oiisc of till' collar fai-ing
unilor. i>ven willi the collar. Basto
the collar and the facias together
across the bottom and sides up to
the seam joining the collar and
blouse. From that point down, take
out the pins that hold tlie collar
facing to the blouse.
The collar facing is trimmed with
three rows of linen tape, set its own
width apart and stitched on botli
edges. If .\ou sew the tape on the
collar facing after the latter is on the
blouse, the stitching will show' on the
front of your yoke. Across the back
of the collar it makes no difference,
for the facing is on top, and the
stitching underneath. Baste the
linen tape carefully to the collar fac-
ing and stitch it on both edges.
.\fter it has been stitched, the
collar facing can be basted in place
under the front. A row of stitching
as close to the edge as possible should
run around the entire outer edge.
The inner edg(> of the collar facing
must be turned under three-eighths 111. 92. AdiLl^lill!i the Collar Facing

of an inch. \\"here\(r it is necessary,

it must be clipped, or eased, hke the
edge of the yoke. After the edge is turned under, it is basted to the blouse. Across the back of
the neck it is felled to the blouse, covering the seam, but down the fronts it is stitch ed with
two rows of machine stitching, which nuikes a pretty decoration on the front of the blouse.

THE SHIE.LD is cut in one piece and may be simi)ly heninied. or, if preferred, lined
throughout with lawn or cambric. It trimmed with an emblem or star.
i.><

After both blouse and shield are Hnished, it is practii'al to make a few buttonholes along
the neckline of the body part, under the collar, sewing buttons in corresponding positions
on the shield to prevent it from shifting around out of place. A crow's-foot may be made
at the lower end of the neck opening in front (("hapler "25, i)ase ViS) and mak(>s a neat,
strong liuish.

LMBLEMS AND CHEVRONS in the various groups, or sets of anchors, bars, eagles
and and ready to sew on can be bought, but they are ne\'er as satisfactory
stars, tinislu>d
as the designs that can be stamped on the dress itself. Sometimes the figures are worked
in the center of a piece of In-oadcloth or linen, which is cut scpiare or oblong, or in shield
shape, and attached to the sleeve with a row of calch-slitching.
The che\rons or stripes are not padded but should be nuide of strips of scarlet three-
eighths of an inch wide, separated one-fourth inch and sow-ed on flat with an overlock
stitch of scarlet silk on the edges.
In w^irking the specialty marks and eagles, an easier plan than the one of cutting the
figures out of ])asteboard and working o\er them, is to baste a piece of oan\as or crinoline
on the wrong side of the material, and work right through it, cutting the edges of the can-
vas away after the figure has been completed.
Light-weight twisted embri)idcr>- silk, mercerized cotton, or a linen thread may be used
to ad\antage. for in this work smoothness is the most desirable feature, and the threads
should all be placed in such a way as to lie next to one another, but not overlap.
On suits of galatea, chambray, linen or any of the other cotton materials used for chil-
dren's clothes, the work may be done with cotton, either plain or inercei-ized. This
thread is more suitable than silk for suits which need frequent washing. The sleeve emblem
56 THE NEW DRESSMAKER

III. 93. Lmblems and Chevrons

may be repeated ou the front of the blouse or shield, or a simpler design a star or —
—
anchor, for instance may be used if preferred.
The navy regulations state what material shall be used for the rating badge. Its
decoration usually consists of a spread eagle abo\-e a specialty mark, and a class chevron.
For blue clothing, the eagle and specialty marks can be embroidered in white, and for
"white clothing they can be worked in blue silk. The position of the rating badge worn
by petty officers is governed by
naval uniform regulations.
The chevTous show the class of
the officer, while the specialty
marks indicate his position in the
service.
In using these emblems on a
blouse, one might select the spe-
cialty marks worn by the father
or brother who is enUsted, or even
an insignia indicating the trade or
professional calling followed by a
member of the family, such as
engineer, electrician, etc.
The emblem may be placed on
the shield also, and a five-pointed
star should be embroidered on
both corners of the collar. E.xcel-
lent Butteriek transfer patterns
111. 94. Boatswain's Mate ''an be purchased for the emblems,
,„ 95 ,^^^,1^^ g^^^^ f^^
first-Class Stars, etc., used on sailor suits. chief Master-at Arms
SAILOR OR NAVAL SUITS 57
THE NECKLRCHIELF OR TIE. worn with the lilouso is
a square of blaek silk tied in a square knot, leaving
ends from four to six inches long. It is folded diago-
nally and then rolled up, with the two oxerlapping
corners folded into the material and held together
hy an elastic, as shown in Illustration 96, while
the o t he r
corners
are tie d
at the lower
end of the
collar in a
square knot
with a cor-
ner extend-
in g from
each side.
(111. 97.)
Detail of TyinS Knot

THE SKIRT. If front openings in the skirt are de-

sired, both edges of the front gore are undorfaeed to the
depth of a placket opening, with a straight strip of ma-
terial about one and one-half inches wide. Tlie front
III. 96. The Neckerchief 1 ied
edge of each side gore should have an underlap to the
same depth, about one inch and a half wide when (inished.
Join the gores together with stitched felled seams, continuing the stitching along the
opening. If the skirt is to be i)laited, the plaits will give suflicient material for the under-
lap. (Chapter 21, page 102.)
For a back lacing, the back plait is stitched separately from the skirt and the fold
edges worked with six or eight eyek'ts (Chapter 24,
page 115) and laced with black silk lacing or silk
tape. (111. 99.)
The upper edge of the front gore is finished with

III 98. Front Plackel of Skirl

a straight belt two inches wide. A continuous belt

of the same width is attached to the side and liack
gores of the skirt. The belts are cut single and KeSulation Naval Lacini^
lined,with an inti^rlining added if it is necessary.
Three buttonholes are made at each side of the front gore, two on the skirt part and one
on the belt. (111. 9,S.)
The sailor blouse may be used with a boy's suit. Instructions for making trousers will
be found in Chapter 30.
CHAPTER 12

COATS AND CAPL5 FOR LADIL5 AND MI55L5.

GIRLS AND CHILDRLN

Patterns— Materials — Cutting — Interlining — Putting the Coat Together— The Tailored
Strictly
Collar— Tape —Weights — Additional Interlining for Warmth — Collar and Front Facings— Coat
Collar Which Not Tailored- l^ressing — Cuffs — Sleeves — Lining— The Half-lined Coat — Un-
Is

lined Coat — Interlining for Fur Cloth and Tender Furs— Coats for Girls and Children — Capes

FOK the
nuich soflor
has lost all its terrors. For quo tiling:, niodom tailoring is
aiuati'ur. tailoriiiir
than in former years. The use of canvas has hwMi reilueed to
in olToct
a iiiiiiiniuni, anil hairoloth has disappeared. FuiMhermore the present figure with its
straight lines is much easier to fit than the old-time hour-glass figure with the pro-
nounced cur\es at hust, waist and hip.
.\nd mori' important still, womeit are now given help with their tJiiloring that was never
available before. The Dehor shows them exactly how to cut. and cutting is more vital
to good tailoring than to almost any other type of costume. The Dehor and Illustrated
Instructions also tell them exactly how to cut their interlining and where to place what-
ever canvas, etc.. the coat requires, how to- put the coat together, and just where to stitch
it. The finish of a tailored garment has to be extriMiiely neat and the subject is handled
fuU.v in the Dehor for finishing.
In fact the Dehor shows a woman the way to make a tailored garment just as a first-
class tailor would make it. and as it does it with pictures it easy for her to follow
is jicrfectly
and understand. Tailored garments are very expensive to buy and the fact that they are
put within the reach of the home dressmaker by the Dehor marks a great advance in
home sewing.

THE. COAT PATTERN. Buy

the pattern by the meajsures given on the pattern
envelope. It is consider the measures gi\en on the jiattern.
onl\' uecessar.v to Be sure
that you know exactl.v what your measures are. Instructions for measuring the figure
are gi\en in (^hapter "J, pages ID— 12.
Before cutting your material you must be sure that the pattern is the right length for
you in the waist aiul sleeve. Directions for measuring the waist and arm are given on
pages It). 20 and '21, Chapter!^, on .\ltering the Length of Patterns. If you are long or short
waisted, alter the pattern according to the instructions given on these pages. Directions
for altering the length of dilYerent t.vpes of slee\e patterns are given in this same chapter
on pages 20 and 21. If your arm is long or short, alter the pattern according to the
instructions gi\en on these pa^es.
If you are making a long coat, it is also necessary to comyiare the length of the coat
below the waistline with the length you want your coat when finished. If it is necessary
to alter the length of the pattern, do so according to the instructions given on the pattern
envelope.
If the figure is unusual in any way, the pattern should be altered following the [in-
structions given in Chapter 4, "Altering: Waist Pattern for Figures that \'ary from the
Average." A trial coat should be made in muslin and altered, following the principles
given in Chapter 4.

M.ATE-RIAL^. With the exception of silk or veh-et, coat materials should be tlior-
oughly shrunk or steamed before they are cut. (Chapter 6, ^Materials, Sponging,
Steaming, Cutting, Etc.)
58
COATS AND CAPES 59
CUTTING. When the material is ready, lay the pattern on it following the Deltor
Layout your size and width of material. If there is a nap, he sure to place the pieces
for
so that the nap will run the same way in all the pieees. Other\\nse if the nap runs up
in some places and down in others, part of the coat will look darker than others and it
will look almost as if it were another color. The Deltor gives layouts for both materials
with a nap and without it when both are suitable for the design. For directions for cut-
ting materials with a nap or pile and for cutting stripes and plaids read (^ha])ter 6,
"Materials, Sponging. Steaming, Cutting, etc.," pages 32—36. Follow the Deltor layout
carefully in placing the pieces on your material, for if they are cut on the wrong grain of the
material the garment will draw and stretch. Pin the pattern on the material very care-
fully, and with sufficient pins to hold it firmly, and cut it out with sharp dressmaking
shears following the outline exactly. (Chapter 2, page 1(5.)
Mark the perforations, except the ones that mark the grain lino, \vith tailors' tacks.
all
(Chapter page So.) The notches can either be marked wnth two or three stitches
16.
in basting cotton or they can be clipped. In many materials basting cotton makes a
clearer mark and does not nick the edge of the material.

THE. INTERLINING. The coat always requires more or less interlining. The kind
of interlining material and the amount used varies with the type of the coat and with the
current styles. The Deltor or Illustrated Instructions will teU you the right kind of in-
terUning to use, how much to use and where to place it for each indi\'idual pattern. This
interlining is not used for warmth, but to give the material sufficient body so that it will
not break when the coat is on the figure, and make the material look poor and flimsy.
The interlining materials most generally used are soft pliable canvas, cotton serge or
cambric for wool materials. In a linen coat use butchers' linen, cambric or muslin. For
a silk coat the interhning should be cotton serge, sateen or cambric. All inlcrlinings
should be shrunken before they are used.
(Chapter 6. page 32.) If the interlining
is not slu-unken beforehand it wnll shrink
on the first damp day and will draw in and
\\Tinkle the coat.
^^^^^0m ^^0m
t-is*^-'^:f^-*r?>\
The interlining should be cutby the coat
pattern following the instructions given in 00. Stitching on the Stand of the Collar
III. 1

the Deltor or lUnstrated Instructions.

Baste the interlining to the wrong side of the coat following the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions. Careful basting and plenty of it are essential to successful coat-making.
The importance of basting can not be o\-erestimated in this work. It is one of the vital
points in tailoring.
PUTTING THE. COAT TOGETHER. Raste the seams
of the coat with the notches matching.
The Deltor or Illustrated Instructions will show you
exactly how to put the coat together.
Try the coat on and if any alterations are necessary
make them before stitching the seams.
Stitch all the seams of the coat. If they are to be
finished with stitched or lapped seams (Chapter 17.
—
pages 88 90), press them before they are finished.
(Chapter 32, page 154.)
Lap the edges of the interhning flatly over each
other. They should be catch-stitched.
III. 101. Padding Stitches
FOR THE STRICTLY TAILORED COLLAR cut an
interhning of tailors' canvas. Use the coUar pattern as a guide, but cut the canvas
three-eighths of an inch smaller at all edges than the pattern. The canvas should be
—
shrunken before it is used (Chapter 6 page 32). The "stand" of the collar the part next
—
the neck that stands up when the coat is worn is marked by perforations. It is a
crescent-shaped section which should be covered with parallel rows of machine stitching
about a quarter of an inch apart. (111. 100.)

PADDING STITCHES. The canvas and cloth on the turnover part of the collar, and
60 THE NLW DRESSMAKER
in the lapel or revers on the front, must be held firmly by
many small stitches called "padding stitches." (111. 101.)
These stitches are about half an inch long on the canvas side
and just barely caught through on the right side. Hold the
collar or lapel firmly over the hand, the canvas side upper-
most, and, in stitching, roll and shape the section in the
direction in which it is to lie. (111. 101.) The stitch
should be started at the line of the fold of the lapel oi-
collar and worked in successive rows to the edge. The
edges should be turned under, caught to the canvas and
pressed.
On a coat which is sometimes worn rolled high there
should be no padding stitches in the revers, as they would
show when the coat is worn \\-ith the collar turned up.
Baste the collar, canvas side up, flat on the coat, accord-
ing to the notches in the collar and in the neck. (111. 102.)
Stretch the neck edge of the collar between the notches
so that it will set smoothly on the coat. The upper or
turnover part of the collar must lie flat, joining the turned-
over lapels at the top of the fronts, to form the notched
collar.
When the coat has advanced thus far, try it on. Fold
111. I 02. over the lapel corners at the top of the fronts and see that
Tape and Weights
the collar is the correct size and fits properly. If it does
not, it may be shaped by shrinking, stretching and pressing.
The front edges of the coat should lie close to the figure at the bust,
and a well-fltted coat should hold itself in shape to the figure at
this point, even when unbuttoned. If the coat is inclined to flare
away at the front line, pin one or two small dart-like tucks about
one-quarter of an inch wide at the coat's edge and running out to
nothing about two inches inside the edge, to shape in the edge and
take out the stretched appearance. Mark these tucks with chalk,
remove the pins and slash in the canvas at each chalk mark. Lap
the canvas the same space that the tucks were made, cut away one
edge to meet the other, lay a piece of cambric over the slash and
sew the cambric to hold it to shape. The cloth will still have the
fulness that has been taken out of the canvas and must be gath-
ered on a thread, dampened and shrunk out with the iron.
Cut away the interlining to wthin Js iii<?'i of the front edges of
the coat. Cut the hem allowance from the bottom of the inter-
lining, turn the edges of the coat over on the interlining and catch-
stitch them.

TAPING THE EDGE5. Narrow linen tape, well shrunken,

should be sewed to the canvas toward the inside of the coat at the
crease of the lapel, drawing it taut to prevent stretching. (lU.
102.)
The edges and the front coat edges should also be
of the lapel
taped (111. 102), drawing the tape snug at these edges to give
them a good shape.
Press the fronts carefully. (Chapter 32.)

WEIGHTS. Flat lead weights about the size of a quarter are

tacked in the bottom of the coat to weight it properly. Cover
them with the lining satin so thev will not wear through the
lining. (111. 102.)

AN ADDITIONAL INTERLINING, if required for warmth, is

made of outing flannel or the regular silk-and-wool interlining ms. 1 03 and 04. The
1

that comes for the purpose. (Ills. 103 and 104.) Cut it with the interlining for Warmth
COATS AND CAPLS 61

pattern of the coat as a guide, letting it extend an inch or two below the waistline. (Ills.

103 and 104.) Slash the interlining at intervals along the bottom so that it vnW not bind
the coat. Do not put the interlining together with ordinary seams, but tack it inside
the coat, letting one seam edge of the interlining overlap the one next to it.

CUT FACINGS for the collar and fronts from the coat
pattern following the instructions in the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions. The front facings must be cut to the shape of
the front after the edges have been altered and taped. Lay
the cloth on the fronts and over the lapel corners; pin it care-
fully in place, holding the front and lapel in to their proper
shape; then cut it to the required \\'idth. It need extend only
about three inches inside of the line that marks the center of
the front. The collar facing, if of cloth, must be cut on the
width or crosswise of the material and must not have a seam
in the center of the back.
Fit the collar facing to the canvas collar and join it to the
front facings, matching the notches on the collar and the
front facings. Pre.?s the seams open and baste to the canvas
collar and to the front of the coat, turning in the edges of the
facing. (lU. 10.5.)

COLLAR FACINGS of velvet are sometimes used, but

instead of being applied directly over the interlining the edges
111.105. The Collar Facing of the velvet are turned under and catch-stitched to the
under side of the cloth collar. If a velvet collar facing is
used it should be mide of a seamless bias strip of velvet. One-eighth of a yard of velvet
cut on the bias is usually enough for a collar facing. AU pressing and shaping of the collar
must be done before putting on the velvet facing.
The shawl-collar facing is sometimes cut in one with the front facing. The collar
proper is out and joined as just described, stitched to the body of the coat and pressed.
The two facing sections are joined at the back and the seam pressed open. The facing is
pinned in position. The outer edge of the facing is turned in even with the fold edge of
the coat and basted. Baste the free edges of the facing in place, being careful to allow
sufficient ease for the roll.
Fell the edges to position on the under side unless the neck is sometimes worn high
in which case the felling stitches would show through. If the coat is to be worn high
slip-stitch the edges.

THL COAT COLLAR WHICH IS NOT TAILORED.

Cut the interlining hke the pattern. The Deltor or Il-
lustrated Instructions will teU you what kind of interlining
is to be used. Trim off the seam allow-
ance on the edges of the interlining
which are not to be joined to the neck.
Baste the interlining to the upper section
of the collar. Turn the outer edge and 1U6. The Collar Which is
III.
ends of the collar over on the interlining Not Tailored
and catch-stitch them. (111. 106). Turn
under the edges of the under section of the collar one-eighth of an inch
11

\|| more than you turned under the edges of the upper section and baste to
the upper section one-eighth inch from the edges. (III. 106). Catch
the under section to the interlining about three-quarters of an inch
in from the outer edges and also at the line where the collar rolls over.
Fell the edges to position. (111. 106). Baste the collar flatly inside the
neck edge of the coat and tell the coat to the collar.
Give the coat a careful pressing. (Chapter 32, page 154.)

III. 107. The Inter- THE SLE.E.VE_5. Baste the seams of the sleeves and try them on.
lining in the Sleeve If they need any alterat'on in size around the arm, make it at the seam
62 THE. NE.W DRESS MAKE.R
marked by outlet perforations. A bias .strip of interlining, or whatever is used in the fronts,
should be basted into the WTist just above the turning line of the hem part, and the
cloth turned over and eateh-stitehed to it. (111. 107.)

If a vent or opening is provided at the outer seam of the sleeve, the extension on the
upper part is turned under for a hem; and the lower part, neatly faced with the lining,
forms an underlap. This o])ening may be closed by buttons used as a decoration or by
buttons and buttonholes. Finish the edge to match the edges of th(> coat. If stitching
at cuff depth is desired, it nuist be made before closing the
outside seam.

THE Cut the interlining like the cuff pattern,

CUFF.
same
interlining material as used in the collar.
of the
Trim off the seam allowance of the upper edge and ends.
Baste the interlining to the upper section of the cuff, turn
the cuff edge over the interlining and catch-stitch them.
08.
II. Making a Cuff
I (III. 1()S.) Turn under the outer edge and ends of the un-

der section of the cuff one-eighth of an inch more than

the upper section. Baste the under section to theupper section with its edge one-eighth
of an inch from the edges of the outer section and fell the edges to position. (111. 108.)
Put the cuff on the sleeve following the instructions given in the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions.
Baste the sleeves into the armholes. Try the coat on to se<> if the sleeve sets nicely.
Then stitch it.
THE BUTTONS. When sewing on the buttons smv them through the coat and canvas
interlining but not tlirough the facing. (Chapter 24, page 115.)

THE LINING the final step of coat-making; the outside must be entirely finished, the
is
pockets put all the ornamental stitching done before beginning on the lining. Silk,
in, and
satin, orep<^ de (^hine and foulard are unquestionably the only satisfactory linings for
a coat. Only the greatest necessity for iH'ouomy warrants using a silk substitute as coat
lining. The lining may match coat in color or a fancy
silk or satin may be used accordingly to the style.
Cut the lining from the same pattern as the coat, allow-
ing for any alterations which have been nuide in fitting.
Cut the lining of the fronts to extend to the front facings
only, and cut the back jiieces each one-luilf an inch wider
than the pattern to allow for a small plait in the center
back. Leave good seams, as the lining must be quite
easy in width as well as length. (111. 100.) If it is tight
it will draw the outside of the coat and nuike wrinkles.
Baste a small plait at the center back to avoirl an.\'
possibility of tightness. With the back piece of the lining
basted in the coat, the two outer edges will be raw. Catcli
these raw edges flat with a loose basting-stitch to the in-
side seams of the coat over which they lie. Now take the
next piece of the lining and baste it through the center
to the eorresiJonding |)ioce of the coat, then turn under the
edge toward the back and baste it down like a hem over the
raw edge of the bac^k piece, notching the edges of both
seams at the waistline and imnn-diately above and below
it, so they will fit the curves of the coat. III. 109. Lining the Coat
Repeat this method with each piece of the lining. Turn
it up at the bottom, allowing a little of the cloth to show (111. 109) but do not let the
lining draw.
After the edges are turned under and bast.ed o\er the iirecedirig picH-es and o-\er the
all
raw edges of the facnngs in front, anil o\(M' the edges of the collar at the neck, they are
neatly felled down to the cloth. (111. 109.) Be careful not to catch through to the outside.
The lining of the sleeves is cut like the outside and the seams are stitched and pressed
open. If the sle(>ves are to be interlined, the interlining slunild lie tacked to the sleeve
lining. It is used on the upper part of the sleeve only, and should stop three inches below
COATS AND CAPLS 63

the upper edge and three inches above the wTist edge. (111.

110.) The lining is slipped inside the sleeve and hemmed

down at the hand and on the small op(>ning at the back of the
wrist if there is an opening allowed in the sleeve pattern. It is
then drawn up in place and basted through the cloth of the sleeve
about five inelies from the top. Draw up the sleeve lining, turn
in the raw edge, and baste it to the coat lining all around the arm-
hole and fell it in place.

THE HALF-LINED COAT

THE. HALF-LI NLD COAT. Top coats, storm coats, motor
coats, etc., should only be lined to about twenty-five or twenty-
si.x inches from the neck. (111. 111.) You need a lining in the
upper part to cover the interlining and to make the coat slip on
and off easily. There is no real need for a lining in the lower
part and it wears out so quickly, from rubbing against your skirt,
that it is really better not to use it.

THL SLAM LDGLS. When a coat is lined to the waist

only, the seam edges in the lower part of the coat must be finished
neatly. (Chapter 17.) Heavy materials like wool, velvet and
army cloth are really self-finished, for they are so closely woven
that they will not fraj' and can be left raw quite satisfactorily.
0. The Sleeve
111. I 1
Tweed, cheviot, mi.xtures, etc., vill fray and must he bound.
Interlining
The seams should be bound with ribbon seam-binding, the color
of the coat. Seam-binding comes in different widths and you
can get it wide enough for even a heavy coating. Put the seam-binding on by hand with
an easy running stitch, sewing
itneatly and evenly. (111. 154,
pageSS.) /I ,/^-,f-v-'-">-.-\>
The seam-binding should
run up well above the line of
the lower edge of the lining.

AN UNLINLD COAT
An unlined coat needs inter-
lining to prevent its brealdng
on the figure. The interlining
for the front of the coat should
be cut and put in according
to the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions. The interlining
in the front of the coat
should covered with a
be
facing of the coat material.
The part of the interlining left
exposed back of the facing
should be covered neatly with a
lining.
In cloth or linen the raw
edges of the interlining and
facing of the side fronts should
be bound together. In silk
they may both be turned under
three-eighths of an inch, facing
each other, and stitched. In
either case, these edges should
be left loose from the coat
111. The Half-Lined Coal
they should lie against it, but
64 THL NEW DRLSSMAKLR
should not be caught or stitched to it for the stitches would be objectionable on the right
side of the coat.

A YOKL-SHAPE.D PIECE OF LINING MATERIAL must be used in the back of the

coat. should be si.x inches deep at the center, and run straight across the shoulders.
It
Turn under its lower edge three-eighths of an inch and stitch it in a narrow hem. Then
baste it to the baeiv of the coat at the shoulders and neck, leading its lower edge free.
The shoulder edges of the back yokes should be turned under, and then basted and
felled carefully over the shoulder edges of the front lining.
In silk the coat should be finished with French seams. (Page 86.) In a coat of cloth
the seams may be pressed open and the edges bound separately with silk seam-binding
(Page 88). or they may be bound together, turned to one side, and stitched down flat to the
coat. If they are pressed open, they need not be stitched again unless you prefer to stitch
them on both sides of the seam. In heavy wash materials the seams can be handled in the
same way, using a cotton seam-binding instead of silk. Be sure the binding is shrunken.
It should be the same color as the coat. Or, on a linen, cotton repp, etc., you can use the
flat-stitched seam. (Chapter 17. page 87.)
The lower edge of the coat should lie tm-ned under according to the Dehor or Illustrated
Instructions, weighted with lead weights at the seams (111. 102), and its raw edge either
hemmed or bound.
FUR CLOTH OR FUR
If the coat is made be lined with cambric before the
of fur cloth the entire coat should
interlining is put in. This cambric re-enforces and strengthen the rather loose weave of
the fur cloth. It is also used in fur coats if the pelts are tender and perishable.

COATS FOR GIRLS AND CHILDREN

The principles and general rules for making coats for girls and children are exactly
the same as for coals for ladies and misses. They are applied to the simpler form of coat
used for girls and children.

CAPL5
CAPES are made by the same general principles and rules that are followed in making
coats. The effect of a cape is softer than a coat, and in applying the principl(>s keep the
idea in mind that the cape should be as soft as required by the design of the cape. It is
best to follow the instructions given in the Dehor or Illustrated Instructions with each
Butterick cape pattern.
CHAPTER 13

HOU5E DRLS5L5. NEGL1GE.L5. KIMONOS. BATHROBES.

APRONS. BATHING-SUITS AND ROMPERS
Patterns— Materials- Culling— Putting the Garment Together— Seams— Finish

PATTERN. Buy thoso patterns by the measure given on the ein'elope.

THE.
This the only iiioasure necessary to consider
is buying these patterns.
in Wlien a
design is cut in fewer sizes than usual it is because the garment is of a type which
is more or less easy in fit, tlial is. it should not tit as closely as a dress. Never buy a
pattern smaller than yt)ur iu(>asure.
In buying romper patterns buy them by the l)ust measure if the child is large or snuiU
for its age. Chaptergives instructions for measuring ladies, misses, girls and <'hil<lr(>n.
'J

Many figures vary in the length of the waist, skirt and arm. Before cutting your
material measure the figure at these jilaces. (Chapter 3, pages 19—23) and compare
your measures with those of the pattern (Chapter 3, pages 19—23.) If the pattern is long
or short for you, alter it as e.\plained in Chapter 3. The proper place to alter each
pattern is given iu the Deltor on the pattern envelope.

MATLRiAL.5. luad Chapter (i, page .32 on slu-inking materials before cutting your
material.

CUTTING. If \<iu are not thoroughly familiar with Butterick patterns read Chapter
2. Lay your patleru on the material following the layout gi\en in the Deltor for yovn-
size,width of material and the view of the pattern that you are going to use. If no Delt(U'
isgiven with the pattern follow the cutting instructions on the pattern envelope.
After cutting out the garment nuirk all the working i)erforations with tailors' tacks.
(Chapter Iti. page S.').) Tim best way to nuirk the notches is to take two or three stitches
in basting cotton for each notch, or the notches nuiy be clipped, iu which case do not
make them any deeper than is necessary to see them distinctly.

PUTTING THF. GARMI.INT TOGETHER. The Deltor or llluslraled lnstru<'tit)us will

show you with pictures e.\a<'tly how to put the garment t()gethi>r.
Try th(> garment on and if any slight alteration is necessary, make it at the place pro-
vided for alterations in the pattern. Baste in the alteration, try the garment on again
and stitch the seams.
The materials suitable for each class of garment in this chapter, and the correot finish
for each garment are given l)elow-:

HOUSE DRESSES
MATERIALS. The materials most used for house dresses are gingham, chambray,
cotton poplin, iTiadras, seersucker, linen- finished cotton materials and striped
cottons.

THE FINISH FOR HOL'SE DRESSES nuist be suitable for hard wear and frequent
laundering. The seams may be finished with flat-stitched seams (Chapter 17, page 87)
or with French s(>ams (page Sti).
Arndioles shouhl be finished with flatslitched seams (page ,S7) or overcast (page S2).
The finish of the edges and the trimming of hou.se dresses change from lime to time as
new ideas are introduced. The Deltor gives the newest finish for this type of garment.
05
66 THE NLW DRLSSMAKE-R
NLGL1GLL5, KIMONOS. ETC.
MATE.R1AL5. Crojjo do Chine, Georgette cn>pe, lace, wash silk, wash satin, silk mull,
silk and cotton crepe do (^hine. cotton voile, dotted swiss,
wool batiste, wool albatross
and challis, are the materials most used for negligees or Idmonos. Corduroy is used for
warm wrap)5ers.
The
choice of the materials depends on the dressiness of the negligee, etc.. the use it
is be put to or the need of the woman who is to wear it. Tea gowns in dainty materials
to
and attractive colors are used by many women for tea, luncheon, and dinner at home
with their intimate friends.

SEAMS. For all materials except corduroy Fi-ench seams are used (Chapter 17. page
86). For corduroy use flat-stit<Oied seams (Chapter 17. page S7) unless the WTajiper, etc.,
is lined. In that case use plain seams and i)ress tliem open.
The nicest corduroy negligees are lined with a thin silk. China silk makes the best
lining.
In a more elegant negligee of crepe de Chine, (ieorgette crepe or silk mull, the seams
may he machine hemstitched. (Chapter 25, page 118.)

THE EDGE FINISH AND TRIMMING will be found in the Deltor. The styl(>s,
trimmings and finish change constantly and the newest ideas suitable for each design are
given in the Deltor.
BATHROBES
MAILRIALS. The materials must used for bathrobes are blanket robing, blankets,
eidor-down, flannel, flannelet and corduroy for warm bathrobes. When warmth
is not essential terry clotli makes a very satisfactory bathrobe.

THE SEAMS. In heavy materials such as blanket cloth, blankets and eider-down,
ifthe fabric does not fray, tlu> seam edges may be turned to one side and stitched again >4
or ?sof a" inch from the seam stitching. The edges are then cut off close to tliis stitch-
ing. If the material dix-s frnij trim the seam edges down to ?s of a'l inch width and
bind the edges sei)arat(-ly with lining material. Turn both edges to one side and stitch
tliem through the garmi'nt along the inner edge of the binding.
In llannelet French seams (jiage S(i) may be used.
Flat-stitched seams (page S7) n\ay be used in any of the materials mentioned.
The lower edge and armholes an^ finished like the other seams (>xcept where French
seams are used. In that case use a regular hem at the lower edgi> of the bathrobe.
In joining the collar to the neck if the material is bulky stitch the undi-r section of the
collar to the neck with the seam toward the wrong side of the robe. Clip the seam to
prevent its drawing the neck and turn it up. Cut olT the seam allowance on the neck
edge at the outside section of the collar and liind it. Baste and stitch it to the neck of the
batlu'obo over the first sewing, stitching along the inner edge of the binding.

THE EDGE FINISH AND TRIMMING will be found in the Deltor.

APRONS
1\ /lATERIALS. Gingham, chambray, percale, madras, seersucker, linen-finished
^ ' A ('ottons, flowered sateen and cretonnes are the material most used for aprons.

THF. FINISH of aprons like the finish of house dresses must be made to stand hard
wear and frequent laundering. In bungalow aprons use flat-slitclu<d s(>ams (page 87).
French seams (page 86) may also be used for bungalow aprons and otlur aprons.

THE EDGE FINISH OR TRIMMING will be found in the Deltor. Now that mod-
ern conveniences have made it possible for so many women to do their own house-
work there is more interest in aprons and new ideas in trimmings are introduced each
season. The Deltor gives the newest and most attractive finish for each design.
HOU5L DRE.55E5. NE.GLIGLE5. LTC. 67

BATH1NG-5UIT5
THE same general principles and rules
(Chapter and bloomers (Chapter
followed in nialdng waists (Chapter 7) skirts
14, pjigoCO) are used in iimkiiis batiiin^'-suits.
9)

MATERIALS. The materials most used for bathing-suits are surf salin. tatTi^ta, surf
cloth, brilliantiue, or jorsev cloth.

ROMPE.RS
T HE- MATER1.AL5 most used are Kingliam. chambray, cotton
sucker, linenand hnen-tit\ished cottons.
poplin, galatea, seer-

SLAM5 for rompers must be finished to stand hard wear and constant laundering. If
the effect of the romper is at all soft use Krencli swims (Chapter 17. page 8()). For little
straight rompers or the body of a two-piix-e romper wliere a tailored etTecl is desired use
flat-stitched seams. (Chapter 17, pageS7).
Another way of gi\iiig a tailored elTect to rompers is to cut the seams to about ^
of an
inch width and prt>ss them open. Baste lawn seam binding flat to tlie inside of the body
to completely cover tlie seam, stitch along the edges of tlie seam binding to give the effect
of a tailored seam from the outside.
ArmhoU's may hi' tinisheil as llat-stitched seams, (Chapter 17, page 87) overcast (Chapter
16, page 82), or bound with lawn seam liinding.
CHAPTER 14

MAKING AND FINISHING UNDE.RGARMENT5

Patterns — Materials— Cutting— Putting the Garment Together — 5eams — Trimmings

UNDE-RWEAR is the easiest type of sewing. There is practically no fitting to be
done and the construetion is of the simplest possible kind. It is a very good
idea, therefore, for a beginner to start with an underwear garment before she
undertakes a blouse or dress.

PATTERNS — Buy your pattern by the measures given on the pattern envelope.
No other measure need be considered in pm-chasing these patterns. It is very important
that these measures be correct. The right way to take your measures and instructions
for bujing patterns are given in Chapter 2, pages 10 —
12.
Before cutting your material read the instructions in the Deltor or pattern en\elope
for altering the length of the pattern if necessary. If you are of average size and height
it is probable that no change will be needed, but if you are shorter or taller than the
average it is advisable to adjust the length of the pattern before cutting your material.
—
To make any alteration that is necessary read Chapter 3, pages 19 23. You should
also read Chapter 2 on "Butterick Patterns."

MATERIALS. The materials most used for nightgowns, camisoles, corset-covers,

petticoats, drawers and combinations are batiste, nainsook, long-cloth and cross-bar.
These are practical materials, and the plain or flowered batistes, cross-bars and nain-
sooks are also very dainty. Many women like cotton crepe for it is easy to launder,
and it is used in the plain or flowered crepes or the crepes vnth bird designs. Muslin and
cambric are used for garments that are to have hard wear. The French use cotton voile
in dainty colors. For fine underwear the best materials are handkerchief linen,
crepe de Chine, wash silk and wash satin, silk mull, especially with a gauze stripe, silk
muslin, and the occasional net and Georgette crepe for camisoles and petticoats. The
Oriental silks, both the (^hinese and Japanese, are used for a good many tilings, especially
for pajamas, while outing flannel is used for both pajamas and nightgowns. Pajamas
are also made of any of the silk or cotton materials mentioned.
Itahan silks and silk jersey are nice for knickers, which are also made of sateen, satin,
China silk and crepe de Chine wlien they are worn under dresses in place of petticoats.
These knickers are more comfortable than a petticoat under a narrow sldrt, and may
be worn under any skirt of a good weight wool material or under any silk or satin skirt
which has a drop skirt. For tliis purpose it is better to make them in a longer length.
Dark colors are i)ractieal, especially for the street, but flesh color and white are very
dainty. If they are used instead of drawers they should be made in a shorter length, and
in either the silk or cotton materials they should be white or flesh-color.
Princess slips are made of crepe de Chine, Georgette, wash satin, Japanese silk, sateen,
batiste, cotton voile and silk mull.
Bloomers for gymnasium suits are made of serge, khaki, sateen, cotton poplin and
brilliantine in dark colors.

CUTTING. Lay the pattern on the material, following the layout for your size,
view and width of material given in the Deltor or following the cutting instructions
given on the pattern envelope. Mark the notches with two or three stitches taken
in basting cotton, or clip them. In the latter case only cut them deep enough so that
you can see them easily. Mark all the working perforations with tailors' tacks. (Chap-
ter 16, page 85.)
68
MAKING AND FINISHING UNDE RGAR M LNT5 69
PUTTING THE GARMENT TOGETHER. Put the garment together and baste
it, the Deltor for putting together or the Illustrated Instructions.
folloA\'ing Try the
garment on and if necessary make any slight alteration.
Although there is a particular daintiness and charm about hand-made underwear,
much fine and beautiful work may be done on the machine. The saving of time is so
great that when a number of pieces are to be made this method is usually given the
preference. —
A few of the smaller pieces a corset co\er, chemise or a pair of drawers
can easily be made by hand, but the amount of work on gowns, petticoats or combination
garments inclines one toward the machine method.
One must understand something of the mechanism of the machine. It must be kept
clean and well oiled. The number of the thread, the size of the needle, the length of the
stitch, and the adjustment of the tension must be adapted to the material. No. 80
cotton is the best for white work, except for tucks and hems and all outside stitching on
very sheer and fine materials, when No. 100 or No. 120 may be used. Everj' make of
machine has a table giving the sizes of needles that should be used with certain number
threads, which it is wise to follow. Remember that a sewing cotton requires a looser
tension than silk.
The hemming and tucking attachments are great time-savers, but many women prefer
to gather ruffles, puSs, etc., by hand and stroke them.

In MAKING underwear it is important that there should be no raw edges. This not
on].\ makes itneater and daintier, but it makes itstronger and better able to stand
frequent laundering. It is washing that wears out underwear more
than the actual use.

SEAMS. In sheer materials it is necessary to make the seams

as invisible as possible. French seams are best onaccount
this
(Chapter 17, page 86). In fact, French seams are used on all
underwear, whether it is sheer or not, because they show tlie
least. These seams should be made as narrow as possible. In
materials like batiste, silk muslin, net and Georgette the seams
may be joined with a narrow lace seaming. The method that is
used for this seam is shown in Illustration 307, Chapter 27, page 133.
111. I 13. Binding (he In all underwear, seams should be as narrow as possible. In mate-
Bloomer 5eam like thin silk, net. Georgette, silk mushn and batiste the
rials
seam edges may be cut very narrow, rolled and whipped together.
The method is the same as in 111. 152, iiage 87, only both edges are rolled instead of one.
In all materials that suggest daintiness machine hemstitching may be used for the
seams and for trimming. (Chapter 25, page 118.) In the heavier cottons and silks
where a tailored finish is desired flat fell seams (Chapter 17, page 87) are used. They
should be made as narrow as the material will permit. Flat-stitched seams (Chapter 17,
page 87) are the strongest seams for underwear and are often used for drawers, especially
for children's drawers and for pajamas. They are always used for the pajamas when a
mannish tailored effect is desired. A fell seam is used to piece the material in cutting
unusually wide garments such as drawers, etc.
The edges may be hemmed (Chapter 18, page 91 ) faced (Chapter 19, page 94) or
trimmed in the various ways suggested in this chapter.
For bloomers, both French seams and flat-stitched seams are used. A strong flat seam
is especially good for g>-ninasium wear. It may be made by stitching the seam and
pressing it open flat. The curved part of the front and back should be slashed half-way
to the stitching every httle way, so that the seam will be perfectly flat and will not draw.
Trim off the corners of the slashes to give a curved edge (lU. 112) and finish
the edges of the seam with a narrow ribbon binding or with a bias binding of sateen or
percaline the shade of the material. Use flat-stitched seams in piecing.

BINDING THE SEAM. The seams of bloomers may be bound with ribbon binding
sewed on by hand with a running-stitch or stitched on. Or the seams may be bound
with sateen or percaLtne cut in bias strips an inch wide. Baste the bias binding on the
right side of the seam edges, turn it over the raw seam edge turning in the raw edge, and
baste on the under side, keeping the turned edges even on both sides of the seam. Stitch
70 THE. NEW DRL55MAKLR
close to the inner edge of the binding.
This type of binding is more servieoable
than ribbon binding for a garment that is
to ree(>ive hard wear.

TAPING SLAMS. If the bloomers are

used for gymnasium the strain on tln' seams
will be \'ery great. They eau be reenforeed
with firm black linen or cotton tape about
3 s of an inch wide. Baste this tape directly
scam on the inside of
at the center of the
1 13 and 1 14. Taping the bloomer ieams
the garment and stitch through the tape,
seam and garment close to each seam edge.
(111. 113. ) This will give the effect of a tailored seam from the outside as shown in Illus-
tratiou 1 14. Be sure the tape is in one continuous piece from waistline in front to the
waistlino in back and from the lower edge of one leg to the lower edge of the other.

TRIMMINGS. The at the same time the most effective trimming for
daintiest and
lingerie is hand-embroidery.used on all the most beautiful Fi'ench underwear, and
It is
is ^•ery lovely to look at, and yet adds \ery little to the cost of the garment. It is the
only trimming that does not wear out, and it never requires mending. For every-day
wear the simple scallops and eyelets which can be used in place of beading are very
satisfactory. More elaborate designs can be used on finer lingerie for e\ening wear,
etc. One can get very beautiful effects by combining hand-embroidery with lace. All
the best designs of different kinds of embroideries suitable for underwear are to be had
in Butterick transfers which are illustrated in XexlU-Arl.
Tucking mad(^ either by hand or 1\\- machine is used on all types of underwear. It
may be either plain or fancy tucking. (Chapter 20, page 97.)

r^OUBLE ban<ls of not or Georgette are hemstitched to underwear of silk or batiste to

finishthe edges and to form a finish and also a casing for a ribbon. They are
also set in garments below the hem.s, and have ribbon run through them. Satin bands
are used on garments of (Jeorgette, net, silk muslin, etc.

MOVELTY braids, particularly rickrack. are stitched to the edges of garments. They
form a beading as well as a finish for the edge, since the points are only caught on
one side of the braid.

jyiKDALLIONS of silk. Georgette and net, many of them embroidered, are set in gar-
ments of a contrasting material.

^ ARROW crocheted edges, often forming a beading, are used on many of the bet-
undergarments in all materials, even satin.
ter class of Needle-Art gives these
edges both in crochet and tatting.

(^ROSS overcasting and double overcasting (Chapter 25, page 124) such as are used as
a trimming in waists and dresses are also used as a trimming on underwear of Geor-
gette, batiste, nainsook and silk muslin.

QHAPED hems and facings are usihI at the edges of garments of all materials. They
may be made of either tlu> material of the undergarment or of contrasting material,
and are either set in with machiiae hemstitching Chapter 25, page 1 18^ or else are feather-
(

stitched in place (page 120). These hems and facings may be shaped at either the
inner or outer edge. Hows of narrow bias bands of the same material or of contrasting
material are used around necks and at the lower edges of flounces. They are ^ery pretty
in fine striped or checked material on a plain material and are stitched on by machine
or hemstitched.

rjRAWN-WORK and hemstitching are very lovely on handkerchief hnen, batiste and
\oile, and are used a good deal on the better class of French underwear. They are
very dainty.
MAKING AND FINISHING U N DE RGA R M LNT5 71

MET FLATTINGS are used at the edges of garments of Georgette, silk, silk muslin
and batiste.

DIBBON and satin plaitings are used on garments of Georgette, net, thin silk and
batiste.

I ITTLE colored flowers usually made of satin, Georgette or ribbon are used on finer
underwear, espeoially at the top of flounoes. Rosettes are also used on fine underwear.
Many silk garments are finished with bandings and cordings of the underwear materials.
Edges are often finished with nicot and sometimes have several rows of machine-stitching
above the edge, either straight, sealloped or in points.

T ACE isused on almost all underwear. a machine lace, though on the

It is usually
finer underwear certain real such as Valenciennes, Irish, filet and
laces are used,
Binche. The different ways in which you can use lace as a trimming are given in
Chapter 27, pages 134-136.

DUFFLES are frequently used for trimming on petticoats and drawers when full
styles are in fashion. (See Chapter 27, pages 132-133.)
CHAPTE.R 15

MATLRNITY CLOTHLS AND THL LAYLTTL

Skirts— Inside Belts — Waists and Blouses — Waist Linings — Coats — Capes
Suits — Materials— Colors— Corsets — Shoes— Lingerie and
Underwear — The Layette

MATERNITY clothes have two objects: One is to make your condition unnoticeable,
the otlier to give you every physical advantage possible.
is If your clothes make
you feel conspicuous and awkward you will shrink from going out and will suffer
from lack of exercise and legitimate amusement which would keep you in a happy,
contented frame of mind. Under such conditions you would be likely to become morbid,
and your depression might seriously affect the physical condition of your child and his
character and disposition. If you keep happy and contented yourself you stand a better
chance of having a happy, sunny, normal child.
Your clothes must be the right weight so that they will not tire or strain you. They
must he the right size so that they give your figure proper support without compressing it
or retarding its development.
Clothes that are designed solely for maternity wear are apt to look the part, and call
attention to a woman's condition. At this time you do not want to be conspicuous in any
way. Y'ou want to look as much like other women as possible so that there will be nothing
to draw notice to you. It is much better to choose current styles that can be adapted to
maternity wear and use them in preference to the special maternity clothes. Y'our things
will be prettier and smarter and of more use to you later. The slight alterations that you
make for maternity use can be changed back to normal lines after the baby is born.
You should avoid anything that is extreme or bizarre or that will enlarge your figure
unnecessarily. Skirts with plaits, long soft tunics, or soft fulness are admirable, for they
give you the size you need at the waist. Y'ou should not use a skirt that is extremely
narrow. It might become too small for you before the baby is born. If you select .such
a style it is advisable to add sufficient width to it in cutting.

SKIRTS— .\ skirt can be adapted to maternity use by allowing extra length at the top
in front. The allowance should be three inches deep at the center front and slope to
nothing to the hip. As your skirt grows shorter across the front you will let out this allow-
ance to keep it even at the bottom. A skirt that is short across the front and pokes out
calls immediate attention to your condition. Until you need this extra allowance it can
be turned under and its inside edge covered with seam binding.

THE. INSIDL BLLT of skirts and dresses should be of elastic webbing. New belts
should be put in from time to time so that the belt will always be easy. It should never
compress the figure. The point of the elastic webbing is not to allow the belt to stretch
to your new proportions; it is to allow for the transient changes in the figure, the temporary
inflations that come and go during the day.

WAISTS AND BLOUSES— In selecting waists either for separate blouses or as part of
dresses, choose soft styles that do not fit the figure too closely. Long overblouses when in
style are very good, "because they have plenty of size at the waistUne. Surplice waists,
especially when they are made with sashes, adapt themselves to your changing figure with
the tying of the sasli. Waists with soft fulness when they are used as part of a dress made
with "a soft skirt should be joined to the skirt before either the waist or the top of the skirt
is gathered. A casing should be placed at the waistline and the fulness of both the waist
and skirt drawn in with the same drawstring. (Chapter 23, page 111.)
72
MATERNITY CLOTHES 73

WAIST LININGS— It better not to make dresses and waists with waist linings which
is
would have to be altered from time to time. Instead you should wear a brassiere that sup-
ports yoiu- figure and keeps it neat and trim. A brassiere should not be worn at all snug,
for it must not compress the figure or prevent its development. Surplice brassieres are ex-
cellent, for they adjust themselves each time they are put on. Or you can use the fitted
brassiere with under-arm seams laced with elastic cord which can be let out when necessary.

COATS, CAPES, SUITS— For the street a long coat or a cape is usually better than a
suit. For some seasonssuit styles are excellent for maternity wear. The coat should not
be close fitting. It should have plenty of wid th at the waistline, and if necessary it should
be cut with extra width allowed on the front edge of each front so that it will not become
too small.

MATERIALS AND COLORS— It is advisable to choose materials that are as light in

weight as possible especially for coats and street dresses. As far as possible wear the
light-weight silks and satins even in Winter in your dresses. Get the necessary warmth
from your underwear and your wTaps. Coats and wTaps of course must be warm for
cold weather, but you can choose materials that are warm and light.
Do not choose loud or light colors for maternity use. The quiet colors are less notice-
able and the dark colors make you look small. A^'oid anything with large figures or con-
spicuous stripes, checks or plaids. In Summer you will want to wear white and light colors
during hot weather, because they are cooler than dark colors, but in other seasons the
dark colors are more practical for the street. LTse light colors for the house.

—
CORSETS As soon as you find that you need them get the best maternity corsets that
you can afford. The muscles of the abdomen require additional support at this time and
if you wear poor corsets or go without corsets altogether you run the risk of getting per-

manently out of shape and perhaps losing your figure altogether even after the baby is
born. If you keep well corseted the chances are that your figure will come back to its
original lines.
With your corsets you must wear hose supporters. A round garter is very dangerous,
for it checks the circulation and might induce varicose veins.

SHOES — Your shoes should have flat, rather low heels so that you will not run the risk
of turning your ankles and getting a fall. In wet or slippery weather be sure to wear rub-
bers. If you fall or WTench yourself you might bring on a miscarriage.

LINGERIE AND UNDERWEAR— For maternity wear you mil probably need lin-
gerie at least two than the underwear you ordinarily use.
sizes larger Instead of petti-
coats it is advisable to wear princess slips, for the weight rests on the shoulders instead of
at the waistline. If you use combination drawers and corset cover you must allow extra
length in the lower part in cutting them. Slash the pattern just below the hip and sepa-
rate the pieces about three inches before you cut your material. In your envelope che-
mises you will need extra length at the end of the tab. Make a three-inch allowance on
the tab in cutting. Nightgowns should open down the front.
In Winter wear wool or part wool union suits, and many doctors advise long
sleeves and drawers that come to the ankle. It is very important to keep the bodj' an
even warmth. If you take cold at this time it is likely to go to the kidneys and cause
trouble later.
You should place yourself under the care of a good physician as soon as possible and
follow his advice in regard to exercises, diet, etc. Under normal conditions a certain
amount of exercise is very desirable. It keeps you in good general condition.
You ought never to lift heavy things, or reach up for anything that might strain you.
Violent exercises of course are taboo.

THL LAYETTE,
A LL baby clothes should be white, and as fine and dainty as possible. Pale shades of
baby pink and blue can he used for ribbons on dresses and caps, for linings in lingerie
caps and for the linings of Summer coats of batiste, handkerchief linen and crepe de Chine.
74 THE. NLW DRESSMAKER
Pale pink and baby jackets, sweaters and bootees, and for afghans,
blue are also used for
blankets, shawls, etc. But the actual dresses, slips, caps and coats, petticoats, etc., are
always white.
The layette given below is absolutely complete and large enough to keep a baby fresh
and dainty if one can have constant laundry work done. It is, however, the smallest
possible layette that is safe to start with, and if possible it would be desirable to enlarge
it especially in the matter of diapers, bands and shirts. With as small a layette as this
you might be tempted to put on a band or shirt twice without washing them first, or put
on a diaper that had not dried entirely. A little baby must be kept absolutely clean,
warm and drv. You must have:
4 abdominal bands, soft flannel strips un- 3 pairs of bootees
hemmed. 4 pairs of stockings, silk and wool or cot-
4 knitted bands with shoulder straps ton and wool
4 shirts size 2, wool and cotton, or wool 4 nightslips, or nightgowns of flannel
and silk, not all wool 1 coat and cap, and 1 veil

4 dozen diapers 2 cashmere sacks

4 flannel petticoats or 4 barriecoats 2 blankets
4 cotton or lawn petticoats 1 bath apron

6 simple slips of thin cambric or nainsook 1 rubber sheet

2 dresses 6 soft towels

2 wrappers 3 knitted wash-cloths
6 pique bibs
The baby's basket should contain:
.\n old, soft clean shawl or 2 ounces of boracic acid
blanket to receive the 4-ounce bottle of olive-oil or
baby at birth sweet-oil
4 dozen safety-pins, differ- Talcum powder
ent sizes Hot-water bag with flannel
.\ roll of sterile gauze cover
Squares of old linen to be Infants' soft hair-brush; jar
thrown away after of vaseline; small pair
using of scissors
Absorbent cotton Cake of Castile soap
You will need a bath thermometer, bath scales and an
enamel tub. Tubs are quite expensive unless you get a tin
A Flannel Band one and enamel it white inside and pink or blue outside.

BANDS — The bands are worn to protect the navel-cord dressing until the baby
flannel
is si.xweeks old. If they are tight they will prevent digestion and cause hernia. They
must be smooth and firm, but not tight. You can
make the flannel bands with raw edges or turn the
edges on the right side and catstitch them. (111.
11.5.) When the baby is si.x weeks old. he begins
to wear the knitted bands with shoulder-straps.
They protect him from cold and colic. The tabs
at the front and back are pinned to the diapers
to keep them in place.

SHIRTS — If you buy the baby shifts, get th«>

second size, for they outgrow the first size almost
immediately. It is much less expensive to make
them yourself from fine white flannel. Every
stitch should be made by hand with great care in
finishing all of the seams, hems and turnings as
flatly as possible, as otherwise they are hkely to
make the child uncomfortable. The shoulder
and underarm seams should be pressed open,
after stitching, and both seam edges catstitched
on the inside of the garment. m , , g. flannel Shirt with
Double turned hems are frequently dispensed Crocheted Edses
MATLRNITY CLOTHES 75
with on the front women prefer a
and lower edges of petticoat gathered
shirts. In some to a band or body,
cases the flannel is but the princess
turned only once style is safer and
and a loose button- is used at the
hole or crochet- best baby hospi-
stitch in soft tals.
Saxony wool or silk
floss is made over FLAN N L L
the edge. This PETTICOATS
finish is shown in should be made of
111. 116. fine flannel. The
seams should be
DIAPLR5 — stitched and fin-
There are three ished as shown in
kinds of diapers — Illustrations 13Sor
bird's-eye hnen, 139 on page S3.
cotton diaper cloth '. Flannel .Skirt in Princess Style,
The underarm
and stockinet. Closing on the Shoulders seams are finished
They are twice as in the regulation
long as they are wide and are manner with catch-stitching or
finished with narrow hems feather-stiteliing.
at each end. You need wU The bottom of the skirt may
three pieces of the diaper lie embroidered, scalloped or
cloth, eighteen, twenty and trimmed with feather-stitching,
twenty-four inches wide. If or the hem can be finished as
you like, you can buy tlir shown in Illustrations 173 and
diapers ready made, sterilized 174 on page 92.
and ready to use. The princess petticoat is fast-
ened on one or both shoulders
PETTICOATS —An infants' liy ribbons or buttonholes. The
petticoat is finished accord- neck and armhole edges may
ing to the material of which it l>e bound with ribbon or tape

is made. The princess petti- or finished with a scalloped

coat is the best style for thi edge worked in white embroi-
baby, for it is the easiest to put ilery silk. (111. 117.) If the
on, the weight hangs from thr petticoat is to be embroidered
shoulders, it keeps the body a?i don't cut out the neck and
even warmth and it is loose at armhole but mark the outline
thewaisthne. (111. 117.) Sonn- of the pattern with a colored
II I 1^ II. [11111. , I I'l.Kkt-l

111. 1 1 9. Petticoat Joined to Single Bodv 111. 120. Petticoat Joined to Double Bodv
76 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
thrcatl. Thf design can be stamped alone; the outline and cut out after the embroidery
is finished.
Thepettieoat joined to a body is shown in lliusli-ations 11!) and 120.
Thepetticoat is finished in French .seams. The upper edge is gathered with fine stitches
and joined to the bodj' after the placket has been hemmed with a very narrow
hem on one side, and one three-quarters of an inch wide on the other (111. US). Lap the
wide hem over the narrow (111. 118), and tack firmly at the bottom of the placket with
two rows of machine stitching, preferably running slanting (111. 118).
The liody is either cut single of llannel or cambric and faced at the neck and armhole
after the shoulder and underarm ar(> joined in a French seam (111. 119), or cut of two layers
of cambric, one serving as the lining (111. 120).
If a single body is used the seam joining the body and skirt is made toward the inside.
A bias strip of cambric is placed next to the petticoat in the same seam, which is then
stitched, turned over and hemmed to the body (111. 119).
If made double, stitch the under-arm seams of both outside and Hning: place the right
sides of the material tog(>ther and stitch all e.xc(>pt the lower edge and shoulder seams.
Clip the curved edges, turn the body right side out and crease along the sewing line. It
may be stitched again on the outside to strengthen the edges and hold the seams in posi-
tion. The top of the petticoat is gathered and basted to the lining with the seam toward
the inside (111. 120). Turn this seam up on the body; turn in the edge of the outside
piece and stitch it over the gathers, covering all previous stitchings (111. 120). The shoul-
ders are stitched in a fell scam. (Chapter 17, page 86.)

A BARRIECOAT OR PINNING BLANKET is an open front petticoat made of flannel

and sometimes used in place
of a flannel petticoat.Its ends
can he turned up and pinned
to keep the baby's feet warm.
Hospitals and doctors do not
approve of it, for it prevents
the baby from kicking and
strengthening its legs. The
front anfl lower edges are
turned in hems and feather-
stitched on the outside. (See
111. 121.)
The body is cut from tine
cambric, and though the edges
may be bounil or faced, it is
better to make the body
double. Join the shoulder 111. 121. A Pinning Blanket with Tie Ends
edges of both the outside and
inside, and press the seams open. Lay the two body portions evenly together, with the
shoulder seams of both toward the outside. Stitch a seam around the upper edge and
across the part of the lower edge not sewed to the skirt. The ends are left open until
the tape is in.serted. The body is stitched where it is sewed to the skirt after the
skirt is joined to it. After they are stitched, the two body parts are turned to bring the
seam edges inside. The edges at the pointed ends .ire tin-ned in and the end of the piece of
tape is slipped into each opening. Gather the skirt and join it to the body as shown in
Illustration 121. Baste around the armhole about one inch from the edge to keep the two
portions evenly together. Clip the raw edges and turn one in a seam's width and baste it
then turn the other edge in and baste it to the first. Stitch or overhand the two folded edges
together to finish the armhole. The edges of the body portion should be basted and then
feather-stitched. Baste about an inch each side of the perforations that indicate the open-
ing to be made at the right side. Cut through the perforations and bind the opening with
soft riblion or silk tape. If preferred, the skirt may be mounted on a straight band, made
double, instead of on the shaped body. The straight band can be lapped and pinned.

WHITE PETTICOATS— Here again the princess style is the best though the petticoat
gathered to a band or body is also used. White petticoats are made of batiste or nainsook
MATERNITY CLOTHE.5 77

or cambric, and are trimmefl with tucks

(Chapter 20), feather-stitching (Chapter
25), French knots, or with ruffles edged
with lace or with ruffles of eml^roider y (Chap-
ter 27) or a deep hem (Chapter 18).

SLIPS — Day slips are made of batiste,

nainsook, lawn, fine cambric or cross-barred
dimity trimmed simply with a little narrow
lace at the neck and sleeves. Babies wear
them in place of dresses most of the time,
for under afghans and blankets a dress
shows very little.
Night sUps are made like the day slips
l)ut without the lace and are usually of fine
cambric (111. 122). Many hospitals use a
flannel nightgown which is worn in place
of the nightslip and flannel petticoat.
A slip should he
put together with The 5lip

narrow French
seams. In the model shown in HI. 122, the neck is finished with
a bias binding. A narrow tape is run through the binding so that
the neck can be drawn up to the right size when the slip is worn.
Make an eyelet in the outside of the neck-binding just in front
of the underlapping hem. Pass the ribbon through this opening
so that it will meet the other end that comes from the opening
of the overlapping hem (111. 122).
The neck and sleeves, which should be gathered into narrow-
bands at the bottom, may be edged wdth a friU of lace. The
back is cut down through the center to the depth given for the
opening in the pattern instructions. Each edge of the opening is
finished with a tiny h( m. A plait is then made deep enough to bring
the opening back one-half inch from the edge 111. 123). It is held
(

in place by a slanting row of stitching at the end of the opening.

111.123. Finish ol
—
DRESSE.S The baby will need a handsome dress for eliristen-
ing robe made of lawn, nainsook, batiste or handkerchief linen.
Closing
The christening robe is generally made with a yoke and panel in
front and this part of the dress can be of all-over tucking, or very fine embroidery. The
simpler dresses are made of lawn, nainsook, dimity and batiste and are trimmed with
smocking, hemstitching, featherstitching, French knots and tucks. Fine little dresses
are made of batiste, fine nainsook and handkerchief linen usually with a small embroidered
yoke and with an embroidered or laee-trimmed ruffle at the bottom.

A DAINTY YOKE may be made by over-handing together alternating rows of lace

insertion and embroidery insertion.
Fine tucking rolled and whipped to lace insertion also makes a pretty yoke.
Narrow seaming or hemstitched beading may be used to join the yoke to the dress.
The material on each side of the seaming should be rolled and whipped (111. 311, page
134), to the yoke on one side and the dress on the other. Or the seaming can be joined to
the dress and yoke with tiny French seams.
The shoulder seams may be joined with the seaming in the same way. and the seaming
may be used as a finish for the neck and slee\es. The material on the lower edge of the
seaming should be joined to the neck and sleeve edges as described above. The material
on the outer edge of the seaming should be cut away close to the seaming and a narrow
French valenciennes lace whipped to the seaming to finish the neck and sleeves. This
makes a dainty finish.
Baby clothes should be made entiiely by hand and in the dresses the seams should be
put together with narrow French seams or fine entre-deux. (Chapter 27, 111. 307.) For
78 THL NE.W DRL55MAKER
special occasions the baby's dresses can be trimmed witli shoulder bows and rosettes of
blue, pink or corn color.

COATS — Even in Winter very little babies go out of doors when the temperature is 40
degrees or over. For Winter the coat
should be of silk or wool Bedford cord,
silk or wool cashmere, Henrietta or very
fine corduroy. In these materials the
coat is trimmed with stitched bands of
taffeta, swan's down, embroidery or
suitable laee. It should be lined with
soft silk, China silk or fine sateen
and for cold weather or a cold climate it
will need an interlining of fine wool or
fine silk or a soft flannel. These coats
are always white.
If wool interhning is used the wool is
picked away from the cheese-cloth
around the seams to avoid bulkiness.
It should be cut without the seam
and hem allowance. Instead of making
the regular seam, draw the shoulder and
underarm edges together with a loose
overhand or ball-stitch, (page 147, 111.
351) making them lie perfectly flat. (111.
124.) The outside of the coat is turned
under at the bottom and catch-stitched
to the interlining.
The Lining is cut like the outside and
seamed in a regular seam, which is
afterward pressed open. Place the
seams toward the inside and baste the
111. 124. How Lining tind Interlining Are Used

lining to the coat. The lining at the bottom

of the coat should be one-half inch shorter
than the coat after its lower edge has been
turned up. (111. 124.)
Place the lining in the sleeves; gather sleeve
and lining separately at the top. Stitch the
sleeve in the coat leaving the lining loose.
(111. Later it is hemmed down over the
12.5.)
stitching of the armhole.
The CoUnr is made unlined. with a facing of
the lining material. It is stitched to the neck
of the coat, and the lining of the coat hemmed
against this stitching. If the coat has a cape
it is sewed on like the collar.

For Summer very dainty coats are made of

batiste, dotted swiss, handkerchief linen or
crepe de Chine over a lining of white, pale
pink or pale blue China silk. They are trimmed
25. Detail of Sleeve Lining
111. 1

with hand embroidery in small fine patterns

and with lace.
Pique and henrietta could also be used for Summer baby coats. The lower and front
edges may be hemmed by hand or held in place by machine stitching on the outside.
The same finish is carried out at the neck and wrist.

CAPS— For Winter the cap matches the coat in material and trimming, or if you prefer
you can use lingerie caps over a padded silk lining of white, pale pink or pale blue China
MATLRNITY CLOTHLS 79
silk. The cap-strings are always separate
and are made of hemstitched lawn, ba-
tiste orhandkerchief linen. They are
pinned on with baby pins and changed
every day. In Winter a baby will need
a ready-made veil of fine knitted silk or
Brussels net edged with satin ribbon.

THE KIMONO OR WRAPPER is a

very practical garment and may be
made of flannel, cashmere or any light-
weight woolen material. A very pretty
little garment may be made of French
flannel, dotted or plain, with a shaped
band of contrasting silk or flannel.
(111. 126.)
The garment is eollarless, and the
neck and front edges, as well as the
sleeves, are finished with shaped bands.
The band is basted to the inside of the

III 126. Applying a Band wrapper, along the neck and front edges.
After it is stitched on, the band is rolled
over on the outside of the wrapper and basted in such a maimer that it extends a trifle
beyond the Joining seam. The other edge of the band is turned in and basted flat to
the material (lU. 126) and is held in position by a feather-stitch. When a straight band is
used, one long edge is joined to the ^Tapper with the seam toward the outside; the
other edge is then turned under and basted over the seam as shown in Illustration 127.
French knots and various fancy stitches, scalloijs or little trailing vines of embroidery
can be used very effectively in the trimming of these wTappers. Silk or satin ribbon may
be used for the straight band. Some of these kimono wrappers are lined throughout with
soft India silk. The wrapper design mentioned above is perforated in the correct length
for a house sack. This convenient little garment is made like the wrapper in every par-
ticular, except the length.
A dainty little sack is made of white cashmere lined with pale pink India silk. Both
the outside and lining portions are cut exactly alike, the seams stitched and pressed open.
The sack and lining are then basted together, \\'ith seams tiu-ned toward the inside. The
sleeve portions are gathered separately at the top. Sew the outside material of the sleeve
in at the armhole. Turn the raw edge of the sleeve lining under, gather it and hem to the
armhole. A tiny turnover collar may be added wdth the same kind of finish. The edges
of the sack may be turned in and secured with a row of feather-
stitching, or they may be buttonholed together by a scalloped
edge. The feather-stitching is given in Chapter 25, "Trim-
ming Stitches."

LITTLE SHOES AND SLIPPERS made of a washable

material are a pretty part of the layette. The pique or other
material is cut according to a slipper pattern, following the
directions given on the pattern envelope. The sole and upper
part of the shoe may be lined with flannel. The outside mate-
rial and the flannel lining are seamed separately and the seams
pressed open. They are then basted together with their edges
even. The upper and lower edges of the shpper are bound
with a bias seam binding. The upper part and the sole are
overhanded together on the wrong side and the shoe is
turned right side out. The ankle straps are then lined with
cambric.
Work the buttonhole in the right-hand strap of one slipper
and in the left-hand strap of the other. Flat bows run through
tiny buckles, or rosettes of baby ribbon, can be used to trim
the bootees. 111.127. straight Band
80 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
BLANKETS, AFGHANS, ETC.— The blanket should be 4.5 inches long and the width
of the material. The handsomest blankets are made of double-faced eider-down, the
edges bound with wide satin ribbon with the sewing line covered with French knots or
feather-stitching. Blankets and afghans are always white, pink or blue, or white with
pink or blue, or pink and blue together. The knitted afghans are made of wool. Two
thicknesses of Shetland wool in pink or blue, or white with pink or blue, put together with
a satin ribbon binding makes a dainty afghan for Summer. There are always new and
charming ideas in afghans and the best ones with directions for making them will be found
in Needle- Art. A very nice blanket can be made with two thicknesses of cheese-cloth
with one thickness of cotton wadding between them. The edges are bound together with
ribbon or scalloping and the three thicknesses are caught together with satin bows or
knots of baby ribbon.
The baby will need little jackets, wTappers, sacks and bootees. You will find an excel-
lent collection of them in the Butteriek catalogue and publications and very exquisite
French designs for embroideiing them are given in Needle-Art. These things, however,
should be left toward the last, for you are very apt to receive them as presents. They
make interesting work for the last few weeks when you are more or less confined to the
house and do not feel like doing other things.
CHAPTER 16

5LWING 5TITCHLS
Knots — Bastings — Lven Bastings — Uneven Bastings— Combination Bastings—Diagonal Bast-
ings — Running 5titcti — Backstitch — The Half Backstitch — The Combination Stitch —Overcast-
ing— Overhanding — Catch-Stitch— Slant Hemming Stitch — Straight Hemming Stitch — Blind
Hem ming — Slip Stitch — Loose French Tacks — Tailors' Tacks

TO MAKL A KNOT, hold the threaded needle in the right hand. Take the end of
between the thumb and first finger of the left hand, stretching the
the thi-ead
thread tightly. Wind it around the top of the first fingei-, crossing it over the end
held between the finger and thumb. Roll the first finger down the ball of the
thumb about half an inch, carrying tiie thread with it, and with the second finger pusli
the Icnot tlius formed to the end of the
thread. If a larger knot is reqiiiied,
wind the thread around the finger twice.
^ BASTINGS are temporary stitches
used to hold two or more pieces of ma-
terial together while putting in the per-
manent stitches. The tliread should be
in 128. Even Bastings
smooth and rather fine. Careful bast-
ing is essential to successful sewing
and dressmaking. There are four kinds
r?i of bastings.

EVEN BASTINGS start with a knot

on the right side so that they may be
easily removed. Pass the needle over
and through the material, making the
111. 129. Uneven Bastings stitches and spaces the same length.
To fasten the thread, take two stitches
over the last one made. (111. 128.)

UNEVEN BASTINGS are made by

the method just described for even
bastings, except that the stitches and
spaces are of unequal length. The
stitches taken upon the needle are
about a third shorter than the space
covered by the thi-ead. (II!. 129.)
130. Combination Bastings

''^ COMBINATION BASTINGS are used

on seams where firmness is de-
e.xtra
sired for close fitting. They are
made by taking alternately, one long
stitch and two short stitches. (111. 130.)

DIAGONAL BASTINGS are slant-

ing stitches used in dressmaking and
tailoring to secure the outside material
111. 131. Diagonal Bastings to its Uning, particularly where the lining
81
82 THE NLW DRLS5MAKLR
is eased on to the material, as is often the ease. The method is shown in Illustra-
tion 131.)

RUNNING 5TITCHL5 are shorter than bastings. The spaces and stitches are of
equal length. They are used on
seams that do not require the firm-
ness of machine or backstitching.
(111. 132.)

THL BACKSTITCH is made by

taking up a short stitch back on the
upixT side and a longer one forward
on the under side of the material,
bringing the needle out a space in
advance. Insert the needle to meet
the last stitch, passing it under the
material and out again a space in
advance of the last stitch taken,
(ni. 133.) Fasten by making two
or tlu'ee stitches over the one last
made. The backstitch is used on
seams requiring strength and firm-
ness.
III. 134. Half-Backstitch

THE. HALF-BACKSTITCH is made

in the
stitch,
same manner as the back-
.

except that it is taken half-

way back instead of all the way,
leaving a small space between each
BS^
stitch on the upper side. (111. 134.)

THE COMBINATION STITCH con-

one backstitch and two or
sists of
more small running stitches. It is III. 135. Combinalion Slitch

fastened like tlu^ backstitch. Illustra-

tion 135 shows a combination stitch
with one backstitch and two run-
ning stitches. It is used on seams
requiring less strength than the back-
\ \ \ \ \ V V|
stitch.

OVERCASTING is a slanting stitch

used to keep raw edges from ravel-
ing. (111. 136.) In taking the stitch
the needle should always point to- III. 136. OvercastinS
ward the left shoidtler. Hold the
material loosely in tlie left hand.
Do not use a knot, but turn tho
end of the thread to the left and take
the first two stitches over it. Make
tho stitches about one-eighth of an
inch apart and one-eighth of an inc-h
deep.
Keep the spaces the between
stitches even and slant the stitchesall
Before over- '" '^^^ OverhandinS
in tho .same direction.
casting, be sure that the edges are trimmed off e\'ouly. In overcasting a bias seam, begin
at the broad part of the piece and work toward the narrow part, to prevent its raveUng
while vou are working on it.
5LWING STITCHES 83
OVE.RHANDING, top, or oversewing,
as it is sometimes called, is used to join
folded edges ov selvedges. (111. 137.) Baste
the pieces \vitli the folds or selvedges ex-
actly even and sew with close stitches over
and over the edges, taking up as few threads
as possible, so that when finished the seam
will be smooth and flat and not form an
awkward ridge or cord on the wrong side of
the garment.

CATCH -STITCH, sometimes called cal-

slilch, is a cross-stitch used to hold down
seam edges. It is the preferred finish for
the seams of flannel garments, for it does
away with the clumsiness of a French or
felled seam, takes the place of overcasting
and prevents raveling.
Place the edges together and run a seam,
taking an occasional backstitch. Trim off
one edge close to the line of sewing and
pi-ess the other edge flatly over it, holding
the work as shown in Illustration 138.
Make a knot and insert the needle under
the edge at the lower left corner, cross the 139 Catch-Stitch on Open
edge and take a small stitch a few threads Seam
to the right. Cross back again and in.sert
the needle, taking a similar stitch tlirough
all the thicknesses of the material.
Always point the needle to the left and
make the cross-stitches encase the raw
edges. The
stitch is done from left to
right. prefeiTed, these seams may be
If
pressed open and catch-stitched, working
the stitches over the raw edge at each side
of the seam, thus holding both down as Catch-Slitcti
shown in Illustration 139. and Millinery
A qi.ucker method of catch-stitching is
shown in Illustration 140. This stitch has not the strength of the first method and is
only used in millinery and in dressmaking where the work is concealed. This style of
catch-stitching is done from right to left.

THE SLANT HEMMING STITCH is used to hold in place hems, facings, fells, etc.
Each stitch slants on both the right and
,x\ wTong side of the material. (111. 141.)
Place the hem over the forefinger and
under the middle finger of the left hand
and hold it down with the thumb. Be-
gin at the right hand and insert the
needle through the fold leaving a short
end of the thread to be caught under
the stitches.
Pointing the needle toward the left
6Iant Hemming 5titch shoulder take a slanting stitch, taking
up one or two threads of the material
and the fold of the hem. At the end of the hem fasten the thread by taking two or three
stitcheson top of each other.
If a new thread is needed start as at the beginning, tucking both the ends of the new
and old threads under the fold of the hem and secure them with the hemming stitches.
In hemming train the eye to keep the stitches even and true, take very small, almost
84 THE NLW DRL55MAKLR
invisible stitcheson the right side and
stitches of an e\'en length on the wrong
side. Don't draw the thread tight, or
leave it loose, and always use a fine needle
and thread.

THE STRAIGHT HEMMING STITCH

is used W'here an edge is to be held

III. 142. itraisht HemminS

elose with stitches that should .show

as little as possible. Start it the
same way as the slanting hemming
stitch.
Insert the needle into the material as
close to where you brought the thread
through as possible, bringing the needle
up in a slanting position under the hem
143. Blind Heninii
and bringing it out through the fold
of the hem elose to the edge. (111. 142.)
This is the stitch that is preferred by
tailors for felling linings in coats, etc.,
for the stitches show less than in the
slanting stitch.

BLIND HEMMING is used when an >

invisible sewing required to hold

is
hems or facings on silk or wool. It is
done more quickly than slip-stitching
and is just as invisible on the right side i'

of the garment. Only take up part of

the thread in the material anrl insert 144. 5lip-5tilching
the needle in a fold of the hem using
a rather long slanting stitch between the
stitches. (111.14:5.) It is not a strong sewing but in manv cases is used on silk and wool.

SLIP- STITCHING is used when invi.sible sewiuL' is required for holding hems, facings,
trimmings, etc. It is not a
strong sewing, but it is one of
the most valuable stitches for
finishing work in silk or wool.
In this stitch it is necessary to
take up only part of the thread
in the material. This is wh,^t
makes it invisible on the right
side. The stitches should be
taken as far apart as will hold
the edge in place. Let the
needle slip through the under
Melhod of Making French Tack side of the fold of the hem be-
tween the stit(dies and bring
It out t rease of the fold. (111. 144.) That is why it is called the slip-stiteh.

LOOSE FRENCH TACKS. They are made by taking a small stitch in the garment
and one the portion which is to be tacked to the garment, leaNTiig a half-inch or more
in
of thread between. Pass the needle back and forth once more, putting it into the same
place, and then work several loose buttonhole-stitches back over the three strands of the
silk thread. (111. 14.5.)
SLWING 5TITCHL5 85
TAILORS' TACKS are used in cutting out garments to mark seams, perforations,
etc. They are used to give a clean exact line for the sewing. When laj-ing out the pat-
tern on the material cut the pieces, and then with a double thi ead maik all the perforations
as directed in the pattern instructions. Baste thi'ough both thicknesses of the cloth,
alternating one long and one short stitch. Leave the long stitches loose enough to
form a loop under which a finger can be passed. (111. 146.) Then cut every long stitch
and separate the two pieces, cutting the threads that still hold them together as you go
along. There will then be enough stitches in each piece to indicate the sewing line plainly
and both pieces will be marked exactly alike. For waists or coats, or for any curved
outline, the tack stitches should be quite short.
In using tailors' tacks for marking long tucks or plaits in skirts, etc., the loose .stitch
may be an inch and a half long and not left in a loop, its length supplying the necessary
thi'ead for pulling through between the two pieces of cloth.

III. Mb. Uiili.rs lacks

CHAPTER 17

5LAM5
French Seam — Turned-in French Seam — Fell French Seam — Flat Fell Seam — Lapped Fell
Seam — Roll Seam — Plain Seams Pinked — Plain Seams Bound — Joined Seams — Ordinary
Tailored Seam — Broad Seam — Cord or Tucked Seam — Welt Seam — Double-Stitched Welt
Seam — Open Welt Seam — Slot Seam — Double-Stitch Slot Seam — Strap Seam — Lapped or
Imitation Strap Seam — Raw Edge Lapped Seam

FRENCH SEAM
A a double seam
is
used to encase raw
seam edges. Baste the
two edges evenly together
on the right side of the
garment, and sew close
to the edge. (111. 147.)
Trim offthe ravelings and
turn the wrong side of the
garment toward you, creas-
ing at the seam. Make the
second sewing a sufficient
depth to cover the raw
edges. (111. 147.) This seam
is used for thin materials
and for dainty garments
where it is not desirable 11.147. French 5eam

to show stitching on the right side. It

should be used on edges that are easily
turned.

A TURNED-IN FRENCH SEAM is used

when the hues of a garment are such that
this seam is more practical than the regu-
lar French seam. It is used on edges that
are very much curved, and on edges
111. 148. Turned-in French Seam that have been basted at the finished
sewing line and can be finished more
easily this way. Make the usual plain
seam on the wTong side of the gar-
ment. Turn in both edges of the seam
toward each other, turning each side
the same amount. (111. 148.) Baste the
edges together and then stitch them
or finish them by top-stitching. (Chap-
ter 16, page 83.)

111. 1 49. Fell French Seam A FELL FRENCH SEAM is made with
86
5 E. AM5 87

the usual plain seam on the ^vTong side of the garment. The edge that is toward
you should be trimmed down to } s of an inch width. Turn the other edge toward you H
of an inch and bring it to the seam line. (111. 149.) Finish it vi-ith. a hemming stitch,
Illustration 149, or bj' machine, or with small
running stitches.

A FLAT FLLL OR 5TITCHLD 5E.AM has one

edge hemmed down covering the other raw
edge. It is used principally for wash garments
such as muslin underwear made in medium-
weight materials, for flannels, tailored waists
and working aprons.
Baste the seam edges together on the
III. 1 50. Flat Fell or Flat Slitched Seam

\\Tong side of the garment and sew the

seam with combination stitch. If the
edges are bias, sew from the broad
part of the piece to the narrow part to
prevent the material from raveling
and stretching.
Remove the bastings and trim the
edge toward you close to the sewing
line. (lU. 150.) Tm-n the other edge
flatly over it, pressing hard with the
thumb naU. Make a narrow turn,
baste and hem. (111. 1.50.) This seam
can be stitched by machine if preferred.

A LAPPED FLLL OR 5TITCHLD

SLAM is used on flannels, tailored waists
or where there is no right or wTong side.
Lap one edge of the seam over the other
with the seam lines exactly over each
152. Rolled Seam
other and baste through the seam lines.
Trim off the ravelings from the edges
and turn the edges under so that they meet, (111. 1.51.) The edge on each side may be
sewed ^ith a hemming stitch or by machine. (111. 1,51.)

A ROLLLD SLAM in sheer materials where an unusually narrow joining is required,

is used
and the material to ravel or fray.
is likelj- Hold the seam edges together and trim off all
the ravelings. Begin at the right end and roll the edges tightly between the thumb and
forefinger 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 not
through 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 seams
and make the stitching as even as possible and press carefully.

PLAIN SLAMS PiNKLD —

In plain seams of very closely

m
woven material that does not fray or ravel, the edges of the seams
may be simply notched or pinked, and pressed open. (111. 153.)

PLAIN SLAMS BOUND— Plain seams of jackets, cloaks and

other garments made of heavy material that will fray should be
bound with satin, silk or farmers' satin. This is cut in bias 111.153. Edge of Plain
Seam Pinked '
THE. NEW DRLSSMAKE.R
strips just a trifle wider than the depth of the seam after it is
closed. Stitch the binding on the right side of the seam edge
close to the edge, then baste it flat, covering the edge. Close
the seam of the garment with bastings catching through both
eloth and bindings. Then stitch.
A better way, requiring more labor, however, is to stitch the
seam and press it open. After pressing, the seam will have
spread at the edges, especially if it is curved, and the binding can
154. binding Seam be safely applied without any chance of ])ulling later.
Ldges Use a seam binding wide enough to cover the edge nicely.
Fold the binding through the center and press it with a warm
iron. Shp the binding over the edge of the seam with tlie binding a little easy so that
there is no danger of drawing the edge. Sew the binding on with a running stitch or
stitch it by machine, catching the edge of the binding on both sides of the seam edge,
an. 1.54.)

WHLN TRIMMING is to be applied over seams, the plain seam is used, It should
be finished fomiiletely and pressed before the trimming is added.

JOINED SLAMS of garments

in which the lining is cut hke
the outer pattern and stitched
together, are finished b.\- turn-
ing in the raw edges of the
.seams of both cloth and lin-
ing toward each other and
closing the edge with over-
.__ ) hand or running stitches.
111. 155. Stitcliins on One li. Slilthint; on Bulh Where the seam is curved,
Side of Seam Sides of Seam the edges must be notched
every now and then to prevent
the garment from pulling at such
points.

AN ORDINARY TAILORED SEAM, (,

which makes a good, neat finish is

the plain seam pressed with both
edges turned to one side, and a row
of machine stitching run in neatl.v
along the one side of the seam from
the right side of the garment as L
shown in Illustration 1.55. Or, if 157. Broad Seam Stitcfi
prefeiTed, a row of stitching may be
apphed to each side of the seam (III. 1.5(i.) In
the latter case, however, the seam should be
pressed open before running in the stitching.

A BROAD SEAM is a plain, wide seam with

four row-s of ornamental stitching. (lU. 157.)
This seam is mostly used on tailored garments
of heavy materials.

A CORD OR TUCK SEAM is a plain seam

with both edges turned to one side, and a row of
stitching run about one-fourth of an inch from
the seam, through the three thicknesses of the
goods. This creates a raised or cord-like
effect. (111. 158.) The undesirable thickness
on the under side may be cut away at the in-
ner edge as close to the stitching as possible. 111. 158. Cord or Tuck Seam
SEAMS 89

111.160. Double-Stilched Well

111.159. Well Seam

A WE-LT SLAM is niaile by first stitching

;i pUiiii seam with the one edge of the matefial
left \ery narrow. Then turn back the fold
and Ijaste down elose along tho narrower
seam edge. Stiteh parallel] to the line of
bastings, k(H^ping the seam flat. Illustration
1.5i) shows this seam with the maehino-stitches

ripped out at the toj) to expose the narrow

seam edge underneath.

A DOUBLE. - STITCHLD WLLT SLAM

has an additional row of stitching set in ono-
fotn-th ineh or less from the edge. (111. 100.)

AN OPLN WLLT SLAM is first basted

as for a seam. The tuck is then basted
i)lain
111.161. Open Welt down flat, with the stitches directly over the
line of bastings in the seam. With one row of
machine-stitching tho tuck-like fold and the
seam are made secure. (111. Kil.)

A SLOT SLAM is made by basting the seam

as for a plain seam. The basting stitches
shotdd be short enough to keej) th(^ seam firm
while it is being press(Hl opi^n. Then baste an
iinderstrip of the material a trifle narrower
than th(^ <tond)ined width of the seam edges,
dirccfly under th(^ bast(!d seam. (111. 102.)
From he I riglit side, stitch th(^ desired width (jn
III. 162. Reverse .'iide of Slot Seam each side of the (ientcr. lieinov(\ tho bastings.
Th(^ turned edges, now free, give tin* slot ap-
pearance, \vh(>nce the name. (111. 103.)

A DOUBLL- STITCHLD SLOT SLAM is

proiliK'ed by stitching another row each sidoof
I he center, close to the lurncd eiiges. (111. 10,3.)

STRAP SLAMS are jjlain seams ov(t which

straps of the material are stitclud fo'" orna-
mental i)urposes. The strips for these straps
may be cut lengthwi.se of plain material from
k^ pieces that are left after cutting out the gar-
111. 163. Double-51 itched Slot Seam ment, hut experience has taught hat when silk t
90 THE NCW DRESSMAKER
is iiHud it is b('t-t(ir to out them on Iho
I lias, and wluwi tliu nialiM'ial is clotli
I he Ix'ltcr Uv <)l)tjuMc(l if
nisiilt will tlii'

slTai)s ari( cut orosswisn or bias of I lie

(jfonds.
l''(>r a (iiiislicd s(ra|i llial is (ive-
cinlillis ol' all inch wide, llic strips uro
cut (iiK^ and ()iu<-rourth inclic.s witU^.
Join the two raw cd^cs with loose ovor-
haiid stitches as shown in Illustration
l;!7, pane H'2\ sfireail out tlu^ strap with
I he line of joiiiiiit; directly on the center,
and pri'ss.
When inakiiig strap seams it is dosir-
II, Mil. .Sli(il) ."l.-.-iil
alile graduate the thicknoss at tho
to
seam as much as possible. For this
ruason, cut the seams either wide enouRh
so (lu^ edKes on the underside will
extend beyond the edfjes of the sirap, or
cu( hem narrower so llie ed^es of the
I

si rap will extend beyond the seam (hIjjc^s.

Maste the straps carel'iilly over the

seams, with a line of bastinns run along
each ed(,'e. (111. Ki-l.) When it is neces-
sary to piece the stra|)s for loiiK seams,
avoid having (he joining seam in a
promiiienl place on (heniirmenl.

A I Al'Pl D OK IMIIATION .STRAP

.Sr.AM is the most i)racli<'a.l linish for
garments. The edn;es at the
iinline<l
seams are lapped and Ihe raw eddes
I iinied ill wil li a row of stitches linishitiK
105. 'I "' liiiitiitioii .Slt.ii>iK'<l .Stwim
I •1M»» it aliUi« on Ihe rit;lil and wronn sides.
(111. Hi.-).)

A RAW-I.IX.1. lAI'Pl.D SEAM is

iis<'d Kiirments of heavy,
in lnakill^r
clo.sely woven material that will not
fray or ruvel. The seam eilKes must be
cut very accurately and smoothly.
Miisle the ed^es evenly, lapping them the
full allowance, iind stitch as near the
edjte of the upper lap as jiossible. A
second row of slitchinj; live-eiji;hthsof an
inch from the lirsl t;ives it a neat and
tailored linish. T'he seam on th<' under
siile should be trimmed olT eveiilv.
(111. Kill.)
One should be very careful in decidiiiK
on the style of seam us("(l on a tailored
garment. T'weeds, homespuns, friezes,
Kaw-t »me I ,i|>petl >! and all other rather loo.sely woven
woolen materials shouUI b(» linishi'd
with biiund .seams. In linens, iioiifjees
niid crashes one should use llu^ cord, bound or lapped seam. Mroadelntli, meltons,
kerseys, <'overt, and oIluT liea\y ilrivinj; cloths can be pinked, as they are so closely
woviMi that they will iiol raAcl. T'o have a nood tailorecl look the machiiie-
.slilchinKs (Ui any .seam must not be too lin(>. The thread and needle should be of
medium thiekiu'ss and the stitch should correspond in size.
CHAPTER 18

HLMS
Hems— Napery or Daiiiiisk llciii I h'ikIi Mom 5<|uaro Corners-
Mitered Corners^Circiilar Hem— Plain Hem

Alir.M is a liiiisli I'oi- lln' ('(lj;('s of jriii'inciils,

liiuiscliold linens, ('(<•. It is iwtuU' l>y liirn-

iny: (lio odfro III" tlit> iniUcriiil over Iwicc.
(HI. 1(>7.) Tho first turnini; slioiiUI he njuniM
and iniisl of pourso bo porfcclly oven. Tlif (li|iili

of tlio second depends on where llie liem

liirnini;
is used and the elTect you wunt (o K've. Mark
the depth of tlie second turniiiK on the niale-
rial with pins, usint; as a marker a card notched
tlio desired depth of the hem. Fold the nnitcrial
on tlie line witli the pins and if tlie hem is widi
baste it at both llie top and bottom. 11)7. 1
1. -Ml

A NAPIU<Y OR DAMASK HI-,M is used on napkins and lable-clolhs. 'I'nrn under

the ed(;e of the inali'rial twice t'or.a narrow hern, h'oid the hem back on the rinhl siile,
crease the nuilerial alotifj the lirst fold, and o\erliaiid the fold and crease t()K<'thcr. 'I'lie

needle is inserted slraijilit, as shown in Illustration KIS. Openarid llalli'U s(it<'hes wil li Ihe
thumb-nail. If a sqnar(> is used, turn
the opposite side in th(> same manner.
Hem the sides before foldinpf back on
Ihe rinlit side. No baslint; is needed
for this hem. Take small stitches so
that the work will look well when the
hem is lurtied down. Directions for
hernslitchinK will be found on pane 12(1.

SQUARFl CORNP.RS are used in

heminint; s(iiuires or nbloiiKs. Turn
lit lofS. Ncipcrv "I Udiimsk Ucin

under tho hem on one ed(,'e and then ttUTi under the hern
on the i^dKi" at ritrhl ariKles with the (irst. ( "rease lire
line where the fold of the second lunn crosses the (irsi
hem. Open both hems and cut away the lirst hem tn
within a seam's width of the crease and the fold of In 1

lerrr. (III. Kii).) Turn under Ihe hems afrain and hern
10 overlappiiifT edires of the s(icond hem to Ihe under side
thi
^ tile
of the firsl
first hem
lw>rn f\i]
(111. 17(1^
17(1) but
l\iil not
tttii ( ) i,.,!,.,,!.
throu^rli 4..
to 1...
the
i „:..r.i
rif;!
side. Finish all sipnii'e corners in (his way.

MITP.RllD CORNI-.RS ai-<' made by joitriiiK (wo biaspd(;cs

to form an aiitrl(>. Turn the edtjes as for hems, and crease.
Open the material, fold the corner toward the center, and
ill. Il>9. I olilin^ (or Squore
crease where the lines cross. Cut the eoi-ner olT, allowing Corners
01
92 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
a narrow turning (lU. 171). Fold the hems down
all around, bring the mitered corners together,
and hem the side (111. 172). Hem the forners,
but do not eateh the stitches through the mate-
rial underneath.

FRENCH HEM
The seams must be stitched
to within twice the depth of the finished hem,
as shown in Illustration 17:?. (^lip the seam at

Hemming Square
Corners

III. 171. FoldinS for Mitered Corners

this point to the stitching, turn the lower edges

toward the right side and stitch the remainder
lU. 172. Hemming Mitered
of the si^am. Press open, turn the hem to the
Corners right side, baste and feather-stitch (111. 174), or
finish in any desirable way.

III. 1/3. Reversing 5eam for

French Hem
HLMS 93
A CIRCULAR HE.M is often used on a skirt or garment that is not straight at the
lower edge.
If the material is soft in texture, the top of the hem is simply tm-ned under and
a gathering-thread run in close to the turning. (111. 175.) Draw the gathering-thread
till the top of the hem is the same size as the part to which it is to be sewed.
(111. 175.) Blind-stitch it or machine-stitch it to the garment.
If the material of the garment is of heavy weight the upper edge should be gath-
ered without turning it under (111. 176)
and the raw edge should be co\ered
with a strip of seam-binding. (111. 176.)
The lower edge of this seam-binding
should be sewed to the hem but not to
the garment.
Before sewing the top of the hem in
place slip a piece of muslin cut the shape
of the bottom of the garment under the
hem and press the hem flat, shrinking
A Circular Hem with the Ld$e out as much of the fulness as possible.
Turned Under The piece of mushn will prevent the ful-
ness in the hem from making marks on the
garment during the pressing. The piece of muslin
need not be the full width or size of the gar-
ment or hem. It can be a comparatively short
piece and can be moved as the pressing is done.
After the hem has been pressed in this manner,
hem the upper edge of the seam binding to the
garment with invisible stitches.

A HLM FOR A SLIGHTLY GORED OR

STRAIGHT SKIRT. The hem edge is turned Covering the Raw tdge of a Circular
under in the usual way. If an invisible sewing Hem with 5eam-Binding
is desired, the turned-under edge of the hem is
stitched close to the turning and then blind-stitched neatly and carefully to the garment.
CHAPTER 19

FACINGS
False Hem or Facing — Straight Facing — Bias Facing — Shaped Facing— Sewed-On Facing
Applied Facing — Lxtension Facing—5ewed-On E.xtension Facing — Applied Lxtension
Facing^Corded Facing — Piped Facing

A gar-
A FALSE. HLM OR FACING
often preferred for the finish of an edge.
ment can sometimes be cut from
is

less material by using a facing, for a hem re-

quires extra length or width while a facing can often be cut from pieces which
would not otherwise be used.
A hem is better than a facing for thin materials as the joining seam of the facing wouldl
show in transparent ma-
terials and would not be
pretty.

A STRAIGHT FACING
is used if the edge to
be faced is a perfectly
straight line, no matter
whetiier the thread or
grain of the goods is
straight or bias. The
facing may be cut
lengthwiseorcroSSwi.se 177. StrelchinS a Bias Facing
of the material.
^i,^*^
^'^ III.

to Fit a Curve

A BIAS FACING if the edge to be faced is

is used
curved, for the bias facing can be stretched to fit the
shape of the edge. To stretch the facing press it,
stretching it at the outer edge as you do so. (lU. 177.)

A SHAPED FACING is cut the same shape and on the

same grain of the material as the part to be faced.
(111. 178.)
111. 1 78. A Shaped FacinS

It is used on all edges which ^<\

are not in a straight line but
which are curved or irregular.

FACINGS may be sewed to

an edge and then turned, or
the edge may be turned first
and the facing applied.

THE SF-WED-ON FACINC

The facing strips are pieced
together and the seams pressed
open. Baste and stitch the
facing to the edge with the 1 *.^n I ciciii^;;
FACINGS 95

right sides together. Turn the facing over

to the wrong side and baste it down flat
along the edge, drawing the seam about ,'s
of an inch from the fold. (111. 179.) Baste
again along the inntr edge of the facing
turning in a narrow seam, or cover the
edge with seam-binding.

THL APPLIED FACING. Turn under

one or both edges of the facing, basto and
press. Turn under the edge of the garment
and baste it. (111. 180.) If the edge draws, clip
it to make it lie flat. Baste the edge of the
facing about Yi an inch from the edge of
the garment; then baste along the inner
edge of the facing. (lU. ISO.) 111.180. An Applied facing

AN E.XTE.N5ION FACING is used on any edge which is a straight line or which is

nearly a straight line so that the facing can be eased enough to make it lie flat, but not
so much that the easing will show after pressing.

-T^K^V^--^
-i

111. ittl. A 5ewed-On L.xtension hdciny HI. 1S2. All .Applied L.\teiisiun Icjciny

THE. 5LWED-ON EXTENSION FACING. Cut a facing twice the width the facing
should be when finished, plus a seam allowance on each edge. Baste and stitch the facing
to the edge with right sides together. Turn under the loose edge of facing and baste it
to wTong side of the garment, covering the seam. (III. 181.)

THE APPLIED EXTENSION FACING. Turn under all

edges of the facing and baste them. Fold the facing
through the center and baste it a short distance from the edge
with the edges even. Slip the edge of the garment between
the edges of the facing and baste. (III. 182.) The applied
extension facing should be used when the edge is not perfect-
ly straight and the facing can not be eased to it. (111. 182.)

TO APPLY A CORDED FACING. Turn under the edge

you are going to face as allowed for on the pattern and
baste it. Baste the facing flat to the inside of the edge with
just the cording extending beyond the edge. A
cord is put
in a facing the same way it is put in a cord piping. (Page
130, chapter 26.)
Baste on the right side so that you can see what
you are doing. (111. Shp-stitch the cord in place
183.)
with invisible stitches just under the edge of the garment.
A Corded Facing (HI- 183.) The free edge of the facing should be turned
96 THLNLWDRL55MAKE.R
under a.seam's width and, if necessary, sln^tehed to fit tlio edge of tile sarmont. If an
invisilil(^sewing is desired llie turued-under inlge of (lie facing is stittOicd close to tlie
(urning, mil to the qarmenl. It simply lies Hat against the garment. It does away with
tlu^ sccoikI sewing of the facing to the garment, a thing that few amateurs can do invisibly.

TO APPLY A PIPLD FACING. The method of applying a piped facing is exactly

the same as applying a cord facing. The cord is sim|)ly oniil IimI.
CHAPTER 20

TUCKS AND PLAITS

Tucks — Nun's Tucks— Curved Tucks— Cross Tucking — Laying Plails — Stitciiing Plaits-
Supporting Inlaid Plaits

UCK5 should be marked with a lueasiire so that they will be of even width.
T NUN'S TUCKS are wide tueks usually two inehes or more in width. The method
of making all tucks is the same more or less, but the wider the tucks, the gri-eater the
difficulty in keeping the tucks and the dis-
lance between them even, especially when
he bottom of a skirt is circular.
I In such a
case the tucks must be marked and basted
before the .stitching is done-.
Cut the gage from a piece of cardboard,
and from the end measure down the width
of first tuck, making a slash and a bias cut
lo meet the sla.sh. (111. 184.) Make a
second cut as shown in Illustration 184, al-
lowing for width of space and second tuck.
It is quicker and more accurate to
make a gage of this sort in measui'iiig short
spaces, such as hems, tucks and the sjiaces
Ix'tween them, than to use the tape luea-
sure, as sometimes the eye becomes con-
fused at the small marks on tlie tape, and
mistakes are made that will prove quite
,u, , serious.
184. lucks
f

CURVE-D TUCKS —
Curved tueks are sewed on a curved line which makes the under side
fuller than the upper side. i\Iarkthe edge of tuck with tailors' tacks (page 85) or pins, fold
material on this mark and
baste quite close to the edge
(111. 185.) Mark the depth of
the tuek from this edge, using a
gage to keep the tuck an even
width and baste. In sewing
the tuck the extra fulness must
be eased on .the under side of
the tuck as you sew. Be care-
ful to distribute this fulness
evenly so that it does not fall
in bimches or draw the edge
of the tuck out of place.

CROSS TUCKING is an
effective trimming for waists,
blouses, dresses, etc. All 111. 185. Curved Tucks
97
98 THE. NE.W DRLSSMAKb. K
tucks running in one dii'oetion should
be made first. The eross tucks
sliould ho the samo size and should bo
))l:icod i\w saiiui distance apart as the
Ih-st tucks, so that when the lucks and
cross tucks are finished they will form
poi'foct squari^s. (111. 18G.) Cross
tucks may 1h> of various sizes, but pin-
tucks placed about an inch apart (

(measuring from the sewing of one tuck

to the edge of the n(^x^) are particularly
dainty.

PLAITS
IN LAYING PLAIT.S in a garment
advisable if possilile to lay the jjlaits
it is

before the scams are joined.

IN STITCHING PLAITS it is best to

leave at least one seam of the garment
open, and if it is a skirt, remo\ e it from
the belt, for the work can be more
ea.sily handled under (he macliine if it is
oi)en and fiat.
After stitching the |)laits as desired,
baste and stitch the scam.
If it is a skirt, put it on the belt, press
th(> plaits and try the skirt on t,o gi>t the
correct lenglli.
A hem is the best finish for the bot-
tom of a plaited skirt or dress. (Chap-
ter 18, page 93.)

Be careful to get the plaits even, with-

out any draw, espi'cially where the
edges come bias.
As each i)lait is llattencHl. it should
bo basted a little dislnn<'e from the fold
edge, as shown in Illustration 187. to
keep it in shape. This will be found a
great con\enience later in working on
the garment.
Wluni a plaited skirt is made of heavy
material or is lapped very much at the
waist in fitting, it may be made less
buiky by cutting away the surplus ma-
terial after the plaits are stitched. The
uiul(-r-lapi)ing material is cut away to
within an inch or so of where the stitch-
ing finishes. (111.188.) From that point
it is cut across the top of the plait.
(111. 1S8.) The raw edges lef in t his way (

are bound with a bias strip of lining or

ribbon seam binding, that will finish
acro.ss the top of each plait (111. 188,)
except where the seams that join the
TUCKS AND PLAITS 99
breadths form the inner fold of a plait. In
that case the binding will continue down the
raw edges of that seam to the bottom of the
skirt.
In eases where the plaits are not stitched the
entire length, the tliread-ends on the under
side must be securely tied, as shown in Illus-
tration 189.
Gored skirts that have a side plait or an in-
verted box plait let into the seams some dis-
tance up from the bottom, are sometimes
troublesome because of a tendency of these
plaits to sliow below the bottom edge of the
slurt since there is nothing to which they may
be attached. This trouble may be avoided
1 89 Tying Threads in the manner shown in Illustration 190.
The seam edge and the edge of eacli of these
plaitsare bound, and .after (he sldrt is finished a
tape or strap of lining is sewed to the top of each i)lait and is carried from one to the other all
around the skirt. (Ili. 190.) The tape will generally bo found suHicient stay, but in a woolen
sldi't of heavy cloth an additional tape or strap may run diagonally from tlie top of each
plait to the ne.xt seam and be securely sewed there to the wrong side of the sldrt. This
stay also is in Illustration 190.

Supporting Inlaid Plaits

CHAPTER 21

PLACKETS
For Unlined Dresses — For Cloth Skirts- Placket at Center oi Inverted Plait— At Underfold of
Plait —At Center of a Habit Back — Under a Strapped Seam — For a Skirt Set Same in

Belt with Foundation Skirt — Underwear Plackets— Featlier-

Stitched Hem on Plackets

PLACKETS SUCH AS ARE MADE FOR UNLINED DRESSES are shown in Illustra-
and 192. This plaeket is used on skirts of unlined dresses when the outside
tions 191
sewing would be an objection; also on dresses that have to visit the laundry. Use
a strip twice the length of the opening and three and three-quarter inches wide.
Lay the lap along the edge of the opening with the right side of the lap and skirt to-
gether and baste them in a naiTOW seam. (111. 191.) Run it almost to a point at the
lower end of the opening. Turn the free edge under and hem it close to the
sewing. (lU. 191.) When this strip or lap is applied al)0\'e the liack seam of a
skirt, it is set back
an eighth of an inch
from the stitching of
the seam. One side
is extended out to
form the underlap,
and the other side is
turned under on an
even line with the
stitching of the seam.
When the placket is
closed, the entire lap
is hidden. (111. 192.)
In transparent fab-
rics such as chiffon,
etc., which are not
sent to the laundry,
the skirt placket
should be made as in-
conspicuous as pos-
sible. Don't face the
placket edges as the 191.
111.191. inside
Inside View eon-
oi (con-
ot ill. 1 92. Outside View of Continuous-
seams would show. tinuous Lap Placket Lap Placket
Turn a hem and over-
cast the loose edges finely to show as little as possilile. These materials as a rule are
made in soft styles where there is no strain on th.e placket edges. Patent fasteners can
be used for the closing, as few of them and as small as will hold the placket. (Chapter 24,
page 116.) Use no other sewing on the placket other than the sewing for the fasteners.

THE PLACKETS FOR CLOTH SKIRTS require neat and tailor -hke workmanship.
Great care must be taken handling the edges of the opening. They are generally bias,
in
and stretch easily. If the upper edge becomes stretched, it will bulge when the skirt is
—
on the figure a defect you probably have often noticed on other women. Hooks and
eyes or patent fasteners (page 116) should be placed sufficiently close together to prevent the
skirt from gaping. Any stitching that shows through on the outside should be
100
PLACKETS 101

clone evenly and with a suitable tension. stitch and

Otlionvise the plaeket-hole will careless have a
ajipearance. A
placket-hole should V)e ten or eleven
inches deep unless the figure is unusually large [and
full,requiring a still deeper opening.
The design of the skirt regulates the position and
finish of the placket. It may be at the center or
side back, the front or side front.
Illustration 193 shows a simple finish for a placket
which may be used for a skirt that has fulness at the
top so that no strain comes on the placket-hole. The
overlapping edge is finished with a facing and the
under edge with an underlap. The facing can be
machine-stitched or finished invisibly by hand ac-
cording to the finish of the skirt. Snap fasteners
(Chapter 24, page 116) may be used for the closing
since there is no strain. The fasteners should be
III. 193. Simple Placket Where placed about two inches apart.
There Is No Strain

\ i

^^

I'M |1,Kk.l it.dPlail 111.195. Finish of Placket in III. 1 94

A PLACKLT-HOLL AT THL CE.N-

TLR OF AN INVLRTLD PLAIT is
shown in Illustration 194. The placket
comes under an inverted plait at the
center back of the skirt which fits plainly
at the top.
The first step in finishing the placket
of a skirt of this kind is to turn the skirt
edges back as allowed by the patt(>rn.
Stitch the edges of the placket-hole
and sew on the hooks and eyes as il-
lustrated, taking care that the stitches
don't show through on the outside of
the skirt. Cover the hooks on the right
side with a facing of silk. Sew an under-
lap of material an inch and a half wide,
finished, to the left edge, and bind the
raw edge of the lap with binding riljbou.
Ull. 195.) III. 1 95. Placket ShowinS Hooks and Eyes
102 THL NE.W DRL55MAKLR
A PLACKLT-HOLL AT THE UNDER FOLD OF A PLAIT is often used. Cut
tlirough the crease or under fold in the plait to the regular placket depth. Bind both cut
edges of the plait -nath binding ribbon or a binding of thin silk. This method allows
the plait to serve as a placket underlap.
The outer fold of the plait may be stitched
(111. 196), leaving the under portion of the
plait free. Illustration 196 shows the posi-
tion of the hooks and eyes or the patent
fasteners on the under fold of the plait.
If the plait is in a skirt that fits at the
top so that there is likely to be a strain on
the placket, hooks and ^'es are the strong-
est fastenings. But if it is a plaited skirt
where the plaits fall free and there is no
strain on the placket, snap fasteners may
be used.

THE PLACKET-HOLE AT THE CEN-

TER OF A HABIT BACK is practically the
same as for the skirt with an inverted plait
closed at the center-back seam. (111. 197.)

A PLACKET-HOLE UNDER A 1 97. Finished Plackel on Habit-

STRAPPED SEAM show^n in Illustra-
is Back Skirl

tion 198. The right-hand fold of the strap

is stitched flat to the skirt. The left-hand
edge of the strap is turned under and
stitched to itself, following the same line of
stitching that holds the rest of the strap to
the skirt. (111. 198.)
The hooks are sewed to the left edge of
the strap. Notice that they are set close
together and a trifle back from the edge. A
strap placket must be held firmly to keep
the line of trimming absolutely straight.
For the same reason it is just as well to
add a row of patent fasteners just back of
the hooks. (111. 198.) III. 1 ys. inisii of Strapped Seam

The underlap should be an inch and a half wide

and an inch longer than the placket-hole, finished.
(111. It should be made of the skirt material
199.)
and edges bound with seam binding or silk.
its
Blind loops are used instead of eyes and should be
worked on the sku't in corresponding positions to
the eyes. The fasteners are sewed to the lap.

THE PLACKET-HOLE IN A SKIRT SET IN

THE SAME BELT with its foundation skirt is made
by the same methods as an ordinary placket. In such
an instance, the placket opening of the skirt and
foundation skirt are finished separately.
Whatiiver kind of placket is used, one should be
particularly careful to see that the hooks and eyes
or fasteners are so arranged that they will keep
the holes seciu-ely closed. Nothing looks worse
than a gaping placket, and any woman who takes a
Reverse Side ol pride in her personal appearance will pay special
111 1 yj.
Underlap attention to this part of her dressmaking.
PLACKLTS 103

III. 200. Underlap and Facing

Strip for Placket

111.20 1. L n.i. il.ii' on>l l,„;ir, ^lilchedtO

Plackel Slit in Skirl

UNDLRWLAR PLACKETS
TJNDLRWEAR PLACKLT5 are made in
the foUowinK manner. If there is no
seam, cut the opening in the garment tlie
desired length. It should be long enough
to slip easily over the head. Cut for a lap
a strip of material lengthwise of the goods.
It should be twice the length of the placket
opening and three and three-quarter inches
wide. Fold the ends together and crease
through center; open and fold the sides
together and crease. Cut out one section
to within a small seam of the crease as
shown in Illustration 200.
Baste the long straight edge of the lap to
both edges of the opening, making a naiTow
seam. Run it almost to a point at the
/
lower edge of the opening. (111.201.) Make
a narrow turning on the three edges of both
the narrow and the wide part of the lap.
Double the wide part back (111. 202), baste
the edge over the hne of the sewing, and
liem. This forms the underlap. Turn the
narrow part back on the hne of sewing,
baste the free edge to the garment to form
an underfacing, and hem. The end of the
underlap is turned under, basted and
stitched across. The finished closing is
shown in Illustration 203. This placket has
111. 204. Feather-slilched Hem
an outside row of stitching. It is usually at Placket
employed for drawers, petticoats, etc.

A FEATHE.R-5TITCHED HLM ON A PLACKET used on flannel petticoats is shown

in Illustration 204.
CHAPTER 22

POCKLT5
— —
Patch Pockets Slash Pocket Pocket with a Straight Opening Pocket with an —
—
In-and-Out Lap Pocket with a Welt Bound Pocket Opening —

THE pockets
various
of used on
styles

tailored garments
and boys' suits which yy / ^ ^/
require some technical ^\
knowledge will be treated
in this chapter. /

is
A PATCH POCKET
simply a patch sewed
\ \ \ \ \
on tliree of its sides to :

j | | | | | m. 2U6. Pushing Facing Through

the outside of the gar- | ,.
| I I I to Wrong 5ide
ment. Patch pockets
U. 2 05 . Facing o( (he Slash Pocket
vary in size and shape
according to the style of the garinent and the position th"y occupy The upper edge that
is left open may lie simply hemmed or faced, or trimmed in any way that the character of
the garment may suggest. All other edges of the pocket are turned under, basted and
stitched to the garment. In all cases the essential feature of a patch pocket is neatness.

A SLASH POCKLT (111. 210) is one that is made on the inside of the garment and
has a slit opening through to the outside. Mark the line for the opening with tailors'
tacks (page 85). Run a line of bastings in colored thread through the perforations to
mark the line still more sharpl.v, letting the bastings show on both sides of the material.
Cut a piece of the suit material for a facing. It should be about three inches wide and
an inch longer than the pocket opening. Baste it face down to the right side of the
garment so that its
center comes exactly
over the pocket open-
ing and the facing it-
self extends half an
inch beyond each end
of the opening. (111.

20.5.) From the wrong

side of the garment
run another row of
colored bastings along
the line for the pocket
opening so that the
second row will show
through on the pocket
facing.
From the right side
place a row of ma-
Ml. 207. Pocket Slipped Under ill. 208. Pocket I utned Up and chine stitching on
the Facing Stitched each side of the
104
POCKETS 105

ni. 209. Inside View of a Slash Pocket .210. Outside View of a Slasti Pocket

pooket line and about an eighth of an inch from it. (111. 205.) Tie the ends of the
threads firmly so that the stitching can not pull out, and then cut through the pocket line
with a sharp knife, cutting through both the facing and the garment material. Push the
facing through the sht. (111. 206.)
Rebaste the facing from the outside, letting it form a head or cording an eighth of an
inch deep at the edges of the pocket. It should be stitched on the upper edge of the
.

pocket hole from the right side. Cross-stitch the pocket edges together to hold them in
shape until the garment is finished. Turn down the upper edge of the pocket facing
as close to the stitching as possible, and press flat to wrong side of garment. (111. 208.)
Cut from strong cotton or drill a pocket piece about twelve and a half inches long and
two inches wider than the pocket opening.
.
.•<v.. -.v. ... ^
Shape one end of the pocket like the curved
"^^ ^
.
v....

• ^ RjsSS

/"
^_,_^^^^
pocket opening and insert it between the

^
the opening.
.

lower pocket facing and the garment, close to

(111. 207.) Baste it in place
from the wrong side, turn the garment portion
over to right side, and stitch through both fac-
ing and pocket close to opening. Turn under
lower edge of pocket facing and stitch it to
pocket (111. 207), but not to the garment.
Now turn up the pocket about four and a
half inches from the opening and baste it in
place with its upper edge toward the top of the
garment. From the right side, stitch through
the garment and the pocket along the upper
edge of the pocket opening. Turn under the
edge of the upper part of the facing and hem
it to the pocket (111. 208). Do it from the right
side, pushing the pocket and facing through
tlie slit. The sides of the pocket are closed
with a row of machine stitching about three-
eighths of an inch from the edges. (111. 209.)

The ends (111. 210) are finished with an arrow-

head (page 127).

A PERFECTLY STRAIGHT OPENING has a

111. 2 11. tor a Mrflight I'cKki-l i-liH-iii facing of material applied as directed above.
(Ills. 205 and 206.) Two pocket pieces are
106 THE. NE.W DRE.55MAKLR
cut of pocketing or drill, the lower four and
;i half inches long, the upper piece five inches
Inng. Both pieces should be an inch wider
I ban the opening.
The pocket pieces are slipped under the
lacings, basted and stitched from the right
side. (111.211.) Strengthen the ends of the
opening on the right side with a bar tack or
arrow-head. (Chapter 25, page 127.)
The raw edges of the facings are turned
under and stitched to the pocket pieces (111.
211). The upper pocket piece is then turned
down over the lower and basted and stitched
to it around its three open sides. The I'aw
edges may be bound or overcast.

111.212. The In-and-Out Loi I k. n I

a Great Deal for Tailored Oarments

This pocket is illustrated on the preced-

ing page.

IN A POCKLT WITH AN IN-AND-OUT

LAP is finished completely before
the latter
the pocket is begun. Cut the piece for the
lap from the cloth, being careful to have the
grain or stripe of the goods match when the
lap is laid on the jacket in the position it
will have when the pocket is completed.
(111. 212.) Turn in and baste a seam on
three sides. Run two rows of even stitch-
ing around the edge from the right side,
111. 213. In Check. Stripe or Plaid Material the Lines
the first row one-eighth of an inch from the
in the Lap Should Match the Lines in the Garment
edge. Then add a hning of silk, slip-
stitching it on by hand.
Now lay the finished lap face down on the goods with its raw edge down, and even
with the "line of bastings that indicate the pocket opening. The rest of the work is
the same as for the pocket described above. In this case, however, the section of the
facing strip which is supplemented by the lap is cut away.

AN OPE-N POCKLT is made similar to tlie one having an in-and-out lap. Tlie lap is
made straight or on a slant (111. 213), not quite so wide as for a loose lap, and is joined to the
garment at the lower edge of the sht in an upright position and is attached to it at each side.

A BOUND POCKLT OPLNING should be bound with a bias strip of self or con-
trastiug material
about 1J4 inch wide
and 3^ inch longer
than the pocket open-
ing. Turn under each
end of the strip ]4 of
an inch. (111. 214.)
Mark the line of
the pocket through
the pocket perfora-
tions with tailors'
tacks. (Page 85.)
Place the strip on L \

The Bound Pocket OpeninS

the outside of the 111. 2 1 4. Ba-stiny On the Bindina .215.
POCKLTS 107

garment with the center of the strip over the line of the
pocket. (111. 214.) Baste the strip to the garment.
(111.214.) Run a basting line through the tailors'
tacks, and through the center of the strip and stitch
the strip to the garment J^ of an inch each side of this
basting line.
Cut the pocket opening through the garment and
strip in a clean, even line. Push the binding through
the .slash to the wrong side of the garment and baste it
into position letting it form an Vg-of-an-inch binding
at the edge of the opening. (111. 21.5.) Slip-stitch
the corners of the binding so they will not fray.
Cut the pocket sections of satin or lining material
about seven inches long and let them extend about J 2 an
inch beyond each end of the opening (111. 216), shaping
them as illustrated. Face the under section of the
pocket three inches from tlie top with the material of ill. 216. The Pocket for the Bound
the garment. (111. 216.) Baste the pocket sections to Pockethole
the binding on the inside of the garment as illustrated.

ife::.a/2

111. 2 1 7. The Well and Inner Section ot the .218. The Welt and Outer Section of the
Welt Pocket Welt Pocket

Sew the pocket sections to the binding by hand, using one of the hemming stitch
Baste and stitch the pocket sections together to form a pocket and overcast the raw

A POCKLT WITH A Vv-LLT— Mark the line for the

opening of the pocket with tailors" tacks. (Chapter 16,
page 85.) Run a line of basting through the tailors'
tacks to mark the opening even more clearly, letting the
basting show through both sides of the material. If the
pocket is to be cut through more than one thickness of
material baste around the marking so that the mate-
rials can not slip when the opening is cut.
Cut an interlining for the welt ? s of an inch smaller at
the top and ends than the welt pattern. Turn the
edges of the welt over on the interlining at the top and
ends, mitering it neatly at the corners. (111. 217.)

Baste and stitch it to match the rest of the garment

and press it carefully.
The pocket is cut in two sections from lining material.
The shape of the inner section is shown in Illustration
III. 219. The Two Pocket Sections ^17. The outer section is cut like the inner but deep
Stitched and Overcast Together enough to form a lining for the welt. (111. 218.) The
108 THE. NE.W DRL55MAKLR
J of an inch wider on
both sides than
the opening. A breast pocket should be about 3>2
inche.s deep, a lower pocket about 5 inches deep.
Lay the finished welt face down below the pocket lino
on the right side of the garment (111. 217) with the
unfinished edge exactly even with the line marked for
the opening. Baste it in place. Lay the inner section
of the pocket face down above the pocket line, clo.se up
to the welt, and ba.ste it in place. (111. 217.) Run a row
of machine stitching l-i of an inch in from both sides,
III. 220. The finished Welt
and tie the threads securely. Turn the seam edge of Pocket
the welt back and press it back flat against the welt.
(111.217.)
Take the outer or larger section of the pocket and lay it right side up over the inner
section and welt. (111. 218.) Turn the upper edge under s of an inch from the top of the
'

welt and trim it out at the ends of the welt so that it is Vs of an inch smaller. (111. 218.)

Fell the.se edges down. (111. 218.) Sew the satin along the seam edge of the welt and
again }4 of an inch inside it. (111. 218.)

Cut the opening with a sharp pen-knife or pointed embroidery scissors following the
thread line to within s of an inch of the ends. Make a cut from that point to the stitch-
^
'.

ing line on both sides forming a — . Push both pocket sections through to the
wrong .side of the garment and turn the welt up in place. Blind sew the ends of the welt
to the garment at the edge and again H of an inch in.
Turn the garment to the wrong side and seam up the pocket edges and overcast them.
(HI. 219.) Pre.ss the seam downward and bar tack (riiapter25, page 127) the ends of the
opening to prevent their pulling out. Give the pocket a final pressing on the right side.
The finished welt is shown in Illustration 220.
CHAPTER 23

COLLARS, CUFF5 AND BELTS

— — —
Unlined Collars— Lined Collars Removable Collars The High Collar Collars and Cuffs
for Coats, Suits and Capes — —
Bottom of Dress Sleeve Unlined Cuff
—
Lined Cuff— Removable Cuff Belts Casings —
5LW ON AN UNLINLD COLLAR
TO baste the collar to the neck with the
under side of the collar against the right
side of the garment. If the garment is of a
material that is not transparent, baste a nar-
row bias strip of material along the edge of the
collar with the edges even. Stitch the seam
and clip it at intervals so that it will not draw
the neck. (lU. 221.)
Turn under the edge of the facing and if the
collar extends all around the neck, hem the
facing to tlie garment covering the seam. If
.221. Baste a Narrow Strip of Bias Materied
the collar does not extend all around the neck
Alon$ the Ld§e of ttie Collar
edge as in Illustration 221 turn under the iimer
,

edge of the facing on that part of the neck

which is beyond the collar. Stretch it to fit
the neck and stitch it close to the fold but not
to the garment. The facing should simply be
pressed. It Ues flat against the garment with-
out being stitched and as there is no strain on
it it will stay in place. (111. 221.)
Seam binding may be used
instead of a fac-
should be sewed on flat as in Illustra-
ing. It
tion 222. It should be put on so that the
lower edge is not tight on the garment, eas-
ing the upper edge in wherever it is neces-
222. Seam Bindini^ May Be Used in
III. sary to make it lie flat. (111. 222.)
Place of a Facing If the garment is of sheer material, the collar
may be sewed on with machine hemstitching
(Chapter 25, page US), with a narrow rolled hem or a flat fell seam (Chapter 17, page
87) or the seam may be trimmed off to M
inch width and finely overcast. The machine
hemstitching is the daintiest finish,

TO MAKE AND 5LW ON A LINED COLLAR turn under the seam allowance along
the outer edge of the collar and sew on the trimming or stitch it in any waj' desired before
the collar is lined. Turn under the outer edge of the collar lining '4 of an inch more
than the collar itself and baste it to the wrong side of the collar with the edge of the lining
about } s of an inch within the edge of the collar, taking care not to stretch it or pull the
edges. (111. 223 on next page.)

Baste the lining to the collar a little more than an inch from the neck edge. Baste
the collar to the neck edge of the garment with the right side of the collar to the wTong
side of the garment and mth the seam toward the outside of the garment. Stitch the
seam. Baste the Uning neck edge over the seam and hem it down neatly by hand. (III. 223.)
!09
no THE NEW DRESSMAKER

. 223. Basting the Lining to ttie Collar

TO FINISH A REMOVABLE COLLAR. A removable collar for the open neck of a

frarmont not marie of sheer material i.s usually finished with a bias binding about }^ an
iiu'h \vid(> finished. Sew one long edge of the binding to the neck edge of the collar (111. 224),
turn in the other long edge of the seam allowance and baste it over the first sewing.
(111. 224.) Then stitch or hem it by hand as shown in Illustration 224.
When the removable collar is for a waist
of sheer material it is best to finish the neck
edge of the garment and collar with picot
edging (Chapter 25, page 119) or with a
narrow rolled hem. (Chapter 27, page 133.)
For the rolled hem a thread should be
run in the neck edge of the collar before
rolling it, to keep the size and prevent
stretching while rolling the hem and work-
ing on it, for the edge is bias.

STANDING COLLAR. If the coUar is to

1)0 woolen or silk like the gown, it should
of
be lined with a piece of soft, hght silk.
Turn over all the edges of the collar and
224. Finishing a Removable Collar baste. Slip-stitch the lower edge to the
neck.
If closed at the left side, the
entire collar, except the small
portion at the back, is sewed ^
to the neck. The neck of the
lining at the left side, which is
free, is bound with seam-bind-
ing. For a waist with a front
closing, bind the left side of the
neck with seam-binding, pin the
collar around the right side,
with the center of collar at the
front edge of the right front, and
the right end of collar at the
center-back seam. (111. 225.) III. 225. The standing Collar
COLLARS. CUFFS AND BLLT5 111

Se^v the collar to the neck, being careful not to catch the stitches through the outside
material. Sew three hooks on the left end of the coUar on the inner side (111. 225) and
one to its lower edge about half-way between the center front and back.
Cut the facing (preferably of silk) the same shape as the coUar. Turn in the edges of
the facing and hem it to the collar on the left side, and to the neck of the right side of the
waist. Work three buttonhole loops at the right of the collar, and one in the left side of
the waist at the neck. The collar and facing are shown in Illustration 22.5.

COLLARS AND CUFFS FOR COATS AND SUITS AND CAPE^. Instructions for
making these collars and cuffs are handled in the chapter on the making of these gar-
ments. (Chapter 12.)

THE BOTTOM OF A DRLSS SLE.LVL should be finished with a hem or bias facing
or seam-binding sewed on flat like a facing, or with a trimming suitable to the garment.

AN UNLINLD CUFF is sewed on a dress sleeve in the same way as an unlined collar.
(Ills. 221 and 222.)

A LINLD CUFF WHICH TURNS BACK is sewed on in the same way as a lined
collar. (lU. 223.)

A REMOVABLE. CUFF is finished in the same way as a removable collar. (111. 224.)

THE CUFFS FOR A MANNISH SHIRT-WAIST. The making and sewing on of a man-
nish shirt-waist cuff will be found in the chapter on Shirt-waists. (Chapter 8.)

A BELT may be cut double, the edges turned in toward each other, basted and
stitched.
It may be cut in two portions, an outer portion and an under portion or lining, the
edges turned in toward each other, basted and stitched.
It may be cut in two portions, an outer portion and an under portion, which may be
laid with the right sides face to face and stitched together on three sides. It is then
turned right side out and the open edges slip-stitched together.

A CASING is used for a garment that must be comfortable at the waistline, knees,
ankles, etc. In some instances the casing is formed by a hem stitched on both turned
edges.
In other cases a casing is applied on either the right or wrong side of the garment.
An elastic or drawstring is drawn through the casing to adjust the garment as desired.
A casing is a straight piece of material with its edges turned under as shown in Illus-
tration 226. The width of the casing depends on the character of the garment and where
it isused. For example, you would require a wider casing at the waistline of mohair serge
bloomers than at the waistline of a very fine batiste blouse. The casing can be made of
the same material as the garment if it is
---^— -
suitable. In the ease of mohair serge or f
'

"-r;:!
any other material that would make a
clumsy casing you can use a piece of strong
silk or lining material for the casing.
The casing is sewed flat to the garment
at both edges either by hemming it (111. 226)
or stitching it by machine.

A BELT CASING a double belt a httle

is
larger than the waist size. The ends are
left open and an elastic or tape is run
tlirough the casing to regidate the fulness
around the waist. This belt easing is us-
ually stitched where the belt joins the blouse
and again just above the folded lower edge
of the easing. 111. 226. Sewing on a Casing
CHAPTER 24

BUTTONHOLES, LYLLLT5. BUTTONS, PATENT FASTENERS,

HOOKS AND EYES AND BLIND LOOPS
Barred Buttonhole— Round-End Buttontiole — Tailors' Buttonhole — Simulated Buttonhole^
Loop Buttonhole — Bound Buttonhole— Eyelets—Sewing on Buttons— Covering Button-Molds—
Sewing on Patent Fasteners —Sewing on Hooks and Eyes — Blind Loops

WELL-MADE GARMENT that is othfrwise pei-feet may be greatly iniurod in ap-

A pearance by badly made buttonholes. Thoy should always be properly spaced and
marked before they are cut. Mark the points for the top and bottom button-
holes, and divide the distance betwe(^n these two points into the desired number of
spaces. The slit must be cut on the tliread of t!i(> goods, if possible, and must be large
enough to allow the button to slip through easily, as a buttonhole becomes tighter after it
is worked.
With the buttonhole scissors carefully test the length of the slit and make a clean cut
with one movement of the scissors. One of the most noticeable faults in buttonholing
results from an uneven
or ragged slit. This may
be caused by dull scis-
sors orby the slipping of
the fabric. To i)revent
the material from slip-
ping, baste around the
cutting line before using
the scissors.
There are tlu-ec kinds
of buttonholes, one with
the bar at both ends
(111. 228), another with
one round and one
barred end 229). and
(111.

III. 227. Correct Position in a hird called the tailors'

I

Making Buttonholes buttonhole. (111. 2H0.)

BARRED BUTTONHOLES as illustrated in 111. 2'28 are

used for underwear, waists and shirts. If the buttonhole
is in an upright positi as in the center of a plait, or if
the strain does not com(^ at the ends of the buttonhole, as at
the center back of a neckband, the buttonhole with a bar at
both ends (111. '2'28) is used. If the strain on the buttonhole
comes at one end so that the button requires a resting-place,
as in a cuff or belt, use the buttonhole with the round end.
(111. 229.) Buttonholes are stranded to prevent the edges from
stretching. Bring the needle up at one end of the liuttonhole
and, allowing the thread to lie along the edge of the cut on
the right side of the material, stick down at the opposite end.
Do the same on the other side of the cut and stick down op-
posite the first stitch, with a stitch across the end to fasten the , 228. Buttonhole with
thread, ail. '228.) Bar atBoth tnds
112
BUTTONHOLL5, LYELET5, BUTTONS. PATENT FASTENERS, ETC. 113

material is inclined to fray, overcast the edges before working the buttonholes.
If the
To make the stitch, place the buttonhole over the forefinger of the left hand, holding it
in position with the thumb and second finger as shown in 111. 227. Begin to work the but-
tonhole close to the corner or starting-point. Insert the needle, and while it is pointing
toward you, bring the double thread as it hangs from the eye of the needle around to the
left under the needle. Draw the needle through the loop, letting the thread form a purl
e.xactly on the edge of the slit. Continue these stitches to the opposite end, being careful
to take them the same depth and close together. Now pass the needle up and down
tlirough the goods until two or tlu-ee threads cross the end of the slit quite close to the but-
tonhole stitches, thus forming a bar tack. (111. 228.) At tlie end, turn the work
around so that the bar end is toward you and make several but-
~~] tonhole stitches over the bar tack and through the material
(111. 227.) Work the other side of the buttonhole and the second
bar. (111. 228.)

THE ROUND-END BUTTONHOLE is stranded in the same

manner as the double-bari-ed buttonhole. Illustration 229 shows
the steps in the making of this buttonhole with the opening first
stranded and then overcast.
Begin the buttonhole stitch as in the fu'st buttonhole, working
down one side. When the outer end is reached, the stitches are
taken on a slant, inserting the needle each time at a little different
angle until the end is rounded. Continue the work on the other
side. The inner end is finished with a bar tack. The different
steps of this buttonhole are shown in illustration 229.

THE TAILORS' BUTTONHOLE is used for garments of

heavy cloth, as the round end or eyelet provides a resting-place
for the shank of the button or the stitches holding the button.
Baste around the line of cutting so that the material will not slip,
and cut the slit the desired length. At the outer end cut a small
eyelet as shown in the top figure in illustration 230.
After cutting, the buttonhole should be stranded so that the
worked edge of the buttonhole will be fii'm and distinct. This
229. Bullonhole with
111.
may be done with two threads of twist. Tailors follow the plan
Round Lnd of using a cord formed of several strands of the buttonhole twist,
or linen thread twisted together,
or a gimp cord. An end of this cord or thread is secured
at the inner end of the buttonhole between the fabrics, and
the other end is fastened to the knee or some convenient
place and kept taut by a slight strain upon the work as it
is held in the hand.
\ '^

By this strain the cord is kept straight and in position

just back of the edge of the buttonhole. The stitches are
worked over the cord by the usual movements. After each
stitch is di-awn down, the loose twist should be picked up
firmly by the thumb and forefinger quite near the stitch,
and two or three circular twisting movements should be
made so that the loop formed will settle securely and neatly
into its proper position. Be careful to complete each stitch
wth uniform movements. When the eyelet is reached, the
work is adjusted so that the stitches may be made at the
proper slant. The stitches should radiate from the eyelet
as the spokes do in a wheel. (111. 230.)
The inner end of an eyelet buttonhole may be bar-
tacked. Sometimes the bars are simply worked with an
over-and-over stitch. This is done by passing the needle
up through the fabric at one side of the bar and down
through it at the other side until the bars are entirely
covered \vith these stitches and the stays look like a fine ill. 230. Tailors' buttonhole
114 THL NEW DRL55 MAKER
( ord.After the buttonholes are worked, theu* edges should be closely basted together by
an over-and-over stitch made by pushing the needle up and down over the edges just back
of the stitches. Then they should be pressed under a dampened cloth. In fact, all but-
tonJioles should be pressed if the goods will permit. Before they are dry, a stiletto should
be pushed up vigorously tlu-ough each eyelet until the opening becomes perfectly round
and the stitches around its edges are regular and distinct. When the bastings are re-
moved, the buttonholes will be symmetrical in appearance.

THL BOUND BUTTONHOLE is shown in

Illustration 231. The
length and position of the
buttonhole should be marked on the garment
with basting-cotton. A bias strip of self or con-
^f trasting material about seven-eighths of an inch
wide is used for binding it. Sew the binding to
(he right side of the garment with rimning
stitches an eighth of an inch from the buttonhole
III. 23 1 . Bound Buttonhole mark (111. 232). Turn in the other tliree edges an
eighth of an inch and press them flat (111. 232).
The binding should be fully the length of the
slash.
When it is sewed on and the edges pressed, cut

T the buttonhole in the garment.

a (dean, straight hole.
Be sure to cut

Push the binding tlu-ough to the vTong side of

the garment and slip-stitch it to position in the
sewing line of the right side. Slip-stitch the
corners of the binding so that they will not fray.
Illustration 231 shows the finished bound button-
hole.
The bound buttonhole can be used on wool,
silk,linen or cotton garments. It gives a finished
III. .:?Sil. Iht-liindinS
look to a coat or dress and is particularly effec-
tive when the binding itself is in a contrasting
color, though the binding is frequently of the
same material as the garment.

A SIMULATED BUTTONHOLE (111. 233) is made

of a finished bias piping (Chap. 26, page 131),
folded in half crossways. The folded end is
111. 233. A Simulated Buttonhole lacked to the material and the raw edges of the
other end are pushed tlu-ough on the wrong side
of the material with a stiletto and tacked.

A LOOP BUTTONHOLE (Ills. 234 and 23.5) is

made with a strip of finished bias piping with or
without a cord inserted in it. (Chap. 26, page 131.)
The loop buttonhole can also be made of
braid. The strip should be long enough to

111. 235 The Ends of a Loop

in. 234. A Loop Buttonhole Mav be Tacked
Buttonhole to a Button
BUTTONHOLES, EYELETS, BUTTONS, PATENT FASTENERS, ETC. 115
make a loop that will slip easily over the but-
ton after the two raw ends of the loop are
tacked together. These ends may be tacked
to the back of a button (111. 235), or
sewed between an edge and its facing (111.

234), depending on the style effect re-

quired.

EYELETS are holes made and worked in a

tyelet garment to hold a cord or buttons.
The method of making them is shown in
Illustration 236.Pierce the eyelet-hole with a stiletto.
Make running stitches around the circle, place the hole over the forefinger of the left
hand and buttonhole the edge, covering the running stitches. (lU. 236.)
Work from right to left, as shown in the first figure of Illustration 236.

METHODS OF SEWING ON BUTTONS are shown in Illustration 237. Always

use a coarse single thread in preference to a fine double one. In placing buttons in posi-
tion, lap the edges of the garment,
and push a pin through at the
outer end of the buttonhole.
This will bring the button exactly
opposite the buttonhole. Make a
knot in the thread, push the needle
through from the right side so
that the knot will be directly
under the button. Place the
button in position. Bring the
thread up through a hole in the
button and down through the hole on Buttons
diagonally opposite as shown in the
second figure of Illustration 237. Place a pin under the thread on top of the button, in order
to keep the thread loose, and make a cross-stitch through the remaining holes. (111. 237.)
Repeat the stitches until the button is securely fastened. Remove the pin, draw the
button away from the material as far as possible and wind the working thread tightly
several times around the tlireads between
the button and the material, thus forming a
thi'ead shank for the button. If a button is
too closely sewed to the garment, it will not
have room to rest easily in the buttonhole and
wiU crowd the latter out of shape and make
the spacing seem irregular. The loose sewing
and the winding increase the durability
of the work and lessen the strain on the
button.
The first illustration shows another way of
sewing on a button in which the stitches are not
crossed. This method is used in dress and
coat making, as the stitches are considered
more ornamental. The third illustration shows
the method of sewing on a shank button.
Make the stitches parallel with the edge when
sewing on this button so that the strain will
come on the shank.

COVERING BUTTON-MOLDS— Cut a thin

piece of wadding the shape of the
sheet
mold but about %
of an inch smaller all
around. (111. 238.)
III. 238. Covering Button-Molds Place it On top of the mold. (111. 238.)
116 THL NLW DRE.55MAKLR
Cut another piece of sheet wadding a little larger than the mold and place it over
the mold on the first piece of wadding. Draw it up on the under side of the mold with a
few crosswise stitches to make it he Hat.
If the outside material of the button-mold is heavy the wadding may be omitted.

FOR THL COVLRING cut a piece of the outside material the same shape as the mold,
and a little larger than the button but not large enough to quite come together on the
under side. (111. 238.) If it comes together the button will bo bunchy and clumsy.
Gather the cover about one-eighth of an inch from the edge with fine iimning stitches
(III. 238) and lay it over the padded side of the mold. Draw up the gathering
thread. The gathering must be smooth and tight over the mold without any folds or
wTinkles, especially at the edges. A few stitches across the back wnll hold it (111. 238).
If the button is to be used to fasten a garment
the back should be lined with a piece of the covering
material. Cut the lining the size of the mold and
the same shape. Turn the edges in and fell it neatly
to the back of the button. (111.238). Put the facing
on the back of the button so that it is slightly full.
This fulness serves as a shank. (111. 238.) If
a liutton-mold is covered with heavy cloth the
lining should be of satin or some other thin ma-
terial in the same color for the cloth would be too
bulk-j-.
Ifthe button is to be used as a trimming, the
liningmay be omitted.
For molds which have a hole in the center and
which are covered with material whicli is not too
heavy, the covering may be just large enough to
cover the mold with only as much material in the
back as can be forced into the hole with one's needle.

5E.WING ON PATLNT —
FA5TE.NLRS Patent fasteners are used where an especially
flat closing is desireil and where there is no strain on the closing. Where there is a strain,
as at the center back of a waistline or at the closing
of a close fitting sldrt, patent fasteners don't hold as
securely as hooks and eyes.
The edges of the closing may be finished with a
hem or facing. Place the upper edge over the under
edge in the position they will be in when finished,
and mark the position of the fasteners by running
a pin straight down thi-ough both edges about one-
quarter or tlu-ee-eighths of an inch from the edge.
Separate the edges a little and mark both the upper
and under edges just where the pin passes tlu-ough
the material. If you use these marks for the center
of the fastener the two sides of the fastener will
match exactly. The heaviest part of the fastener
is used for the under part.
Several stitches should be taken thi'ougli each of
the holes around the edge of the fastener, enough to
hold it securely. (111. 239.)
When a fastener
sewed through one thickness
is
trimming line, ribbon binding or
of material as at a
tape should be used underneath the material to
relieve the strain.

5LWING ON HOOKS AND LYES—Before sew-

ing on hooks and eyes, stitch each edge of the
closing one-eighth of an inch back from the fold
edge and again three-eighths of an inch from the m. 240. Sewins on Hooks and Lyes
BUTTONHOLES. EYELETS. BUTTONS. PATENT FASTENERS. ETC. 117

as shown in Illustration 240. This gives a firm edge.

first stitching
Pin the closing edges together with the upper and lower ends even. Place a tape-mea-
sure along one edge and with pins mark the position for the hooks and eyes. For a waist
they should be one and one-quarter inch apart. The hooks and eyes are sewed on alter-
nating (111. 240). for this arrangement holds the edges closer together and prevents
them from unhooking.
The hooks may all be sewed on one side and the eyes on the other side of the opening
if preferred but the alternating arrangement is usually considered better.
Separate the two rings of the hook at the back to make it lie flatter. (111. 240.)
Place the hook well inside the edge and sew through the two rings and over the end of the
bill. (111. 240.) This last sewing should be one-quarter of an inch from the edge of the
garment. (lU. 240.)
In se^ving on the ej^es let the eye extend just far enough beyond the edge of the garment
to fasten easily. (111. 240.) Sew the eye through the two rings and at the edge of the
garment. (111. 240.)
Sew them securely for the sewing will give a little if there is any strain on the closing.
Be careful in sewing the hooks and eyes on the second side of the closing to have them
exactly opposite the eyes and hooks on the first side.
After the hooks and eyes are sewed on, turn back the edge of the hem or facing and
hem the fold edge by hand to the row of stitching near the edge of the closing (111. 240),
covering the sewing of the hooks and eyes. (111. 240.)

BLIND LOOPS are used on garments fastened with hooks and eyes, to take the place
of the eyes. The process of making them is shown in Illustration 241. Mark the position
of the loop opposite the hook, knot the thread and bring the needle up through the mate-
rial. Make a bar tack the desired length (111. 241) by taking three or more stitches one
over the other. Working from left to right, hold the thread down with the left
thumb, and insert the needle, eye foremost, under the bar and over the thread. (111. 241.)
The use of the blunt end of the needle facilitates the work. Draw the thread up. letting the
purl come to the lower edge of the loop. (111. 241.) Repeat the stitches, covering the
entire bar tack, and fasten on the wrong side. (111. 241.) Sometimes the bar tacks are
made in the form of a cross-stitch.

111.241. Blind Loop

CHAPTE.R 25

TRIMMING 5TITCHL5
— —
Machine Hemstitching French Hemstitching Plain Hemstitching Imitation Hand-Hemstitch- —
ing — —
Double Hemstitching Beading and Fagot-Stitches Drawn-Work Rolled Edges Com- — — —
bination Running and Cross Stitching Diagonal Stitch —
Double Overcasting Cross Double— —
— —
Overcasting Running Stitch used as a Trimming Blanket-Stitch Feather-Stitching Bar — —
—
Tacks Arrow-Head Tacks Crow's-Foot Tacks —
MACHINE HEMSTITCHING
is used on blouses, dresses,
lingerie, put together seams, tinish hems
etc., to
and put on trimmings sucli as bands, etc. It is
neat, durable and gives a garment a dainty, finished look.
It is also used as a trimming either in straight rows or in
a fancy design. Prices for the work vary, but it is not
expensive. It can not be done at home, as the machine
required is too costly, but any plaiting establishment or the
salesroom of a sewing-machine company will do it.
The line or seam for machine hemstitching should
always be basted in self-colored thread so tliat the basting
need not be removed. (111. 242.) Removing the basting .242. Basle with 5elf-
cuts the hemstitching. Only one mark is necessary for Colored Thread
French hemstitching.
Seams on which machine hemstitching is used as a trimming or finish should be basted
fiat with both edges of the seam turned toward the left side (III. 243) and pressed.
An invisible seam for transparent materials can be made by machine hemstitching an
ordinary seam. (111. 244.) The seam is basted in the usual way and the hemstitching is
done on the wrong side of the garment just outside the basting. (111. 244.) The seam
edges are trimmed off. (111. 244.)
In machine hemstitching keep the garment as nearly flat as possible. Seams that are
not to be hemstitched should not be basted or sewed until after the hemstitching is done,
foi if they are left open it will be possible to keep the garment much flatter. If a cuff
is to be hemstitched to a sleeve, leave the sleeve seam oi^en until the hemstitching is done.

111. 243. Machine Hemstitching 111. 244. Machine Hemstilchinfi HI. 245. A Foundation Is Used
as a Seam Finish foran Invisible 5eam Under Bias Edges
118
TRIMMING STITCHES 119

A FOUNDATION FOR MACHINE HEM-

STITCHING is necessary under bias edges
such as shaped collars (111. 245) under thin

materials 246) and for French hem-

(111.

stitching (111. 248) (several rows of hem-

stitching placed close together).
The foundation for such materials as
net, Georgette crepe, chiffon, lace, etc.,
may be mousseUne de soie or very thin
lawn.
The foundation for machine hemstitch-
ing done on the bias of the material can be
a straight strip of the same material or of
the foundations mentioned above, about one-
half inch wide basted underneath the line 111. 246. A Foundation for Net. etc.. May Be Mousseiine
to be hemstitched. (111.247.) If no material de Sole or Very Thin Lawn

III. 247. Machine-Stitching Done 111.248. French Hemstitching also 111.249. I'lt. I.. Imng Is Machine
.t

on the Bias Requires a Foundation Hemstitching Cut Through the

Center

for a foundation is at hand, baste the article to a piece of firm paper and stitch it by machine
along the hne for the hemstitching. (lU. 245.) This stitching keeps the edge from stretch-
ing and gives the operator the correct line for machine hemstitching. The paper
should be torn away before the material is sent to the operator. Paper can also be used
in this way under straight edges of thin material when you do not wish to use a foundation.

FRENCH HEMSTITCHING (several rows of hemstitching placed close together) re-

quires a foundation done on either thick or thin material. (lU. 248.) The
when it is
foundation can be of the same material or of the foundations mentioned above.
The seams or foundations are cut away close to the hemstitching after the hemstitch-
ing is done.
On edges other than seam edges when there is a
single thickness of material leave about three-eighths
of an inch of material outside the Une of hemstitching.

PICOT EDGING is simply machine hemstitch-

ing cut through the center. (111. 249.) It makes a
very dainty and yet strong finish for edges of col-
lars, sleeves, tunics, rufBes, sashes, etc.

HAND-HEMSTITCHING is a line of openwork made

by drawing out parallel threads and fastening the
cross threads in successive small clusters. Draw
as many tlu-eads of the material as desired at the
top of the hem, and baste it on this line. Hold the
hem toward you and work on the side on which it
is turned up.
. 250. Plain Hemstitching
Illustration 250 shows the position of the hem
with the stitching done from left to right.
120 THE. NEW DRL5SMAKLR
PLAIN HEMSTITCHING. Insert the needle
in the of the hem at
under fold the left-hand edge.
Hold the work over the forefinger of the left hand,
keeping the thumb over the thread. Take up
four or five tlu^eads with the needle, and draw the
needle through, holding the thread firmly by the left
thumb. (Ill 250.) At the extreme right of these
stitches take a short stitch in the fold of the hem,
as shown in the illustration. Now take up tho
same number of threads as before, and repeat.
Care must be taken to keep the warp and woof
threads exactly parallel, especially in hemstitch-
ing a corner where the material has not been cut
away.

DOUBLE HEMSTITCHING— Draw the

tlu-eads as for plain hemstitching and baste the
hem in the same way. Hold the hem toward
you and work on the side on which the hem is
turned. Insert the needle in the under fold of
the hem at the extreme right and work from
right to left, holding the work over the fore-
finger of the left hand. Hold the thread under
the thumb and take up four or five tlireads with
the needle, bringing the needle out over the thread
so that it forms a loop as shown in Illustration 251.
Draw this loop quite tight and take a small stitch
to the left of the stitch in the fold of the hem.
Now take up the same number of threads as
before and repeat the hemstitching for the length
252. Serpentine or Fagot Hem-
.

stitctling
of your hem. When it is finished turn your work
so that the opposite side of the drawn threads
is toward you. Makp a second
row of hemstitc^hing in the same
way, taking up the same groups of
thread as before. (111.251.) Take
the little stitch between the groups
through the edges of the material
instead of through the fold of the
hem as in the first row.

SERPENTINE OR FAGOT HEM-

STITCHING is worked the same
as double hemstitching except
the second row of stitches
thfi t in
half of the threads of one cluster
and half of the threads of the
next cluster are grouped together,
giving a slanting or serpentine 253. Preparing for Imitation 111. 254. Imitation Hand Hem-
.

effect. (111. 252.) For this type Hand Hemstitcliing stitching bv Macliine

of hemstitching the groups must

contain an even number of drawn threads so that they can be di^^ded evenly, Other-
wise the effect of the clusters will be irregular and uneven when finished.

IMITATION HAND-HEMSTITCHING can be worked on the sewing-machine. Illus-

trations 253 and 254 show how it can be done on the machine at home. This gives a
—
form of hemstitching that is often used on house linen sheets, tea-cloths, etc. Fold
the material for a hem, and cut the garment off one-quarter of an inch above the
sewing fine. Fold blotting-paper or any soft paper to one-eighth of an inch thickness.
Place the two cut edges of the garment together, as if to sew a seam. SUp the
TRIMMING STITCHES 121

blotting-paper between the two edges,

loosen the tension of the machine and
ilIA,.
stitch a quarter-inch seam through all
the thicknesses. (111. 25.3.) When the
seam is stitched, cut the paper close to
-^. 7 the stitching and pull it out. The
stitches between the two edges of the
material \\all then look like lUustration
2d5. Drawini^ Ihe Threads
254. The edge toward the hem ib turned
down and the hem is stitched bv ma-
chine, close to the
turning. The raw
edge of the garment
is turned in and
stitched by machine.

DRAWN-WORK
makes an exquisite
trimming for lingerie III. 257. Take 10
frocks and blouses, a Stitch in the
111.258. WorkDownthe
and for dresses for . 256. Run the Needle Material and
Opposite Side. Taking
Under Four or five Through the
children and young the Same Number of
Threads Loop
girls. It is also used Stitches

on lingerie. Cotton
voile is the best material to use for drawn-work because the threads pull easily. This
material can be used for dresses, blouses and underwear. Batiste and handkerchief Unen
can also be used, but it is a bit more difficult to draw the threads.
For household linens, drawn-work adds to the beauty and value of the linen and can
be used alone or with h.ind-embioidcry.

Ills. 259 and 260. For Twisted-Thread Drawn-work III. 26 1 . Fagot Drawn-work

Drawn-work can only be done on

the straight line of the goods, for it is
done -nnth the drawn threads. It can
never be done on a circle or cmve.
To prepare to draw the threads de-
cide on the length of the drawn-work.

mmmmw>m Measure up the required number of

inches and place a mark. Draw one
tlu-ead from this mark, then with the
points of a sharp pair of scissors cut
across the desired number of tlu-eads.
(lU. 255.) Pull out a little of each thread
with a pin and pull the thread. On
voile two or three can be di'awn at a
time.
When the threads are drawn, run the
needle under four or five threads (111.
256), using number sixty cotton foi- the
Ills. 262 an.lJI .\ ork blouses and number sixteen twisted
122 THE NEW DRLS5MAKE.R
embroidery thread for a dress. Draw it down in front of you. This will form a little
loop. Take a little stitch in the material and tlirough the loop; piiU the thread tight
to form a knot. (111. 257.) Take up the next four or five threads. (The thread be-
tween the stitches should be loose, but the knots should be tight.) Work all along one
side, overcast the end of the work, and turn, working down the opposite side, taking up
the same stitches. (111. 258.) This is plain drawn-work.
For the twisted threads used so effectively on Illustrations 262 and 263, hemstitch
both edges as directed above, then weave the threads as f oUows
Join the thread in one end of the work. *Run the needle under the first three threads,
turn; run the needle over the third and under the second and first tlu'ead, turn; run the
needle under the second and foiu-th tlu-eads (111. 259), tui'n; run the needle under the
second. (lU. 260.) Now pull the tliread and repeat from *.
For the fagot drawn-work used as a border in the wide draijsTi-work and on a
dress, draw the threads as usual and
hemstitch one edge, taking up ten
threads; take a little overcasting stitch
between each knot and bring the tlu-ead
out in the center of each thread. When
the row is finished, turn and work back,
taking half of the first group in the first
stitch and the remaining half of the first
gioup and half of the second in the next
.stitch (111. 261.)

THE. FAGOT-STITCH is a style of

hand-made trimming that is always popular
III. 264. iimple Fagot-Slitch and attractive. (111. 264.) The simple

beading stitch or any of the more elaborate

stitches shown which
in the illustrations,
are very effective trimming dainty
for
lingerie, may also be used as a beading
through which to run naiTow ribbon.
For fagoting, the design of the work
should first be traced on a piece of stiff
paper. Or, as in the case of a yoke or
collar where a fitted shaping is required, a
fitted pattern should be cut of
stiff paper,
and the ribbon, braid or folds of the ma-
terial basted evenly in position, following
all the curves. When the fagoting is to
be applied to the garment in fancy design, 265. Simple Beading 5tilches
.

and the material underneath the stitches

cut away afterward, the entire piece of work should be smoothly basted over paper,
and the line of spacing which lepresents the fagot-stitching outlined -ndth chalk or trac-
ing cotton.

THE. 5IMPLL FAGOT-STITCH is done by crossing first from left to right, and re-
crossing from side to side between the folds of the material, taking a small stitch in the
edge. The needle in crossing each time passes under the thread of the preceding stitch,
thus giving the threads a slight twist at the edge of the material. (III. 264.)

SIMPLE BEADING STITCHES are shown in Illustration 265 on this page.

To make the upper design, a buttonholed bar, take a stitch directly across the space
between the two folds and work the buttonhole-stitch over the thread back to the start-
ing-point. Then stick the needle into the edge of the fold near the hole of the first stitch
to keep the bar from twisting, and on the under side pass on to position for the next bar.
In the lower design the thread is carried across as in the other case, .and. returning,
one loose buttonhole-stitch is made over the tluead. Over this same loop ran two closer
buttonhole-stitches. Then make a second loose buttonhole-stitch over the first thread,
TRIMMING 5TITCHL5 123

and again, as before, the two close button-

hole-stitches over this loop. Catch the needle
into the edge of the fold, and pass on to the
next stitch. The link bar is not so difficult
to make as it appears, and really can be done
more quicldy than the plain buttonhole-bar.
wemmmm
MORE ELABORATE BEADING STITCHES
are shox\Ti in Illustration 266. The upper
design is a combination of the link bar
(described in the preceding paragraph) run
diagonally across the open space, and a simple
t'nnsted stitch run straight across from the
ape.x of each of the triangles thus made.
To make the second design from the top in
Illustration 266, bring the tlu-ead up from one
edge of the fold over to the opposite edge, take a
stitch from the under side and draw the thread
taut. Then insert the needle three-eighth-!
of an inch from that point. alloAving the
thread to form a tiny loop. Insert the needle
again directly opposite the last hole, and from
this point make five buttonhole-stitches in
the loop. Now catch up the edge of the fokl
just where the first plain stitch began, and 111. 266. Elaborate BeadinS Slilches
on the under side bring it over to the second
plain stitch, and draw it up for the next loop.
In the third design in Illustration 266 the thread is first carried across from one fold to the
other and left rather loose. Then the thread is brought up through the same fold one-
quarter of an inch from the point where it was just inserted. Make five buttonhole-
stitches in the loop formed of the thread in crossing, and insert the needle in the op-
posite edge.
Now carry the thread over again to form the next loop, running the needle into the same
hole. Bring it up one-quarter of an inch
b^Iow this point, and continue as before.
To make the buttonhole cross-bar stitch
/##t1
— "y— '
f^
"^X"!
illustrated in the fourth design of Illustration
266, first make a but tonholed bar as described
/, jj ly

in the paragraph on simple beading stitches

but do not draw it tight; rather let it curve
a trifle. Then proceed as if for the next
III. 267. Rolled Ldges
b.ar, but when crossing catch into the pre-
ceding bar at the center buttonhole-stitch,
and then continue to the opposite edge. Make an even number of buttonhole-
stitches on each side on this thread. Allow a small space between the cross-bars.

ROLLED EDGES are used as a trimming on waists and dresses of thin materials and
also on children's clothes. They are worked vnth t^^^sted embroidei-y silk on silk ma-
terials and with mercerized cotton on cotton materials. Either self or contrasting colors
may be used. Hold the right side of
the material toward you. Begin at the
right end and roll the edge toward you
between the thumb and forefinger of the
left hand, keeping the edge rolled for
about one and a half inch ahead of the
sewang. Fasten the thread at the right
and take slanting stitches over the roll.
The stitches should be about one-quar-
ter of an inch apart. Do not draw the m 268. Combmalion Running and
thread tight. (111. 267.) Cross Stitch
124 THE NLW DRL55MAKLR
Where two edges are joined as in a waist with a fancy lining both edges should be
rolled separately. Place the rolled edge of the outer part directly beneath the rolled edge
of the under part. (111. 267.) Sew them together with running stitches about one-
quarter of an inch long just below the lower roll.

CROSS -STITCH, FRLNCH-KNOT

LMBROIDLRY, BRAIDING, BLAD-
ING AND LMBROIDE.RY are worked
from transfer designs. Designs for
every kind of fashionable hand
trimming wiU be found in Needle-

\\\w Art.
trated
Every transfer gives illus-
directions for
stitches suitable for that design.
making the

111. 2(. I
'ridl Milch Used as a Trimming COMBINATION RUNNING AND
CROSS-STITCH is used as a trim-
ming and around the edges
of waists,
dresses and children's clothes and to
hold the hems of facings. (111. 268.)

Work two rows of running stitches

about three-eighths of an inch apart.
Make the stitches about five-eighths
of an inch long and the space be-
tween the stitches one-half an inch.
Fasten your' thread at the extreme
right and bring the needle out at the
lower left-hand corner of the space,
near the running stitch. Insert the
needle at the upper right-hand corner 11.2 70. Double Overcasting
and bring it out at the lower right-
hand corner of the same space near
the running stitch. Insert the needle at the upper left-hand coi'ner near the running
stitch. This eomi)letes the first cross-stitch. (111. 268.) Take a long slanting stitch at
the under side of the garment, bringing the needle out at the lower left-hand ooi'ner of
the next space. Work a cross-stitch
in each space according to the in-
structions just griven.

TRI MMING ST1TCHE.S such

as doulile overcasting, cross double

i^^XXXXX ^xn overcasting, diagonal stitch, etc.,

may be worked in rope silk, wool or
fine cheniUe on garments of silk or
wool. In mercerized embroidery
cotton these stitches may be used
on garments of cotton materials.

DIAGONAL STITCH isused as

a trimming and to hold hems and
111. 27 1 . Cross Double OvercastinS
facings at the edges of necks, arm-
holes, tunics, etc. As many rows
may be used as desired. Use a
Butterick smocking transfer with the dots three-eighths of an inch apart. Stamp two
rows of dots for every row of diagonal stitches. (111. 269.)
Fasten the thread at the riglit * and bring the needle up through the first dot in the
lower row. Insert the needle one dot to the left in the upper row and take a stitch straight
down bringing the needle straight up through the dot directly beneath in the lower row.
Repeat from * till the end of the row. (111. 269.) This trimming works up quickly
and is very effective in contrasting color.
TRIMMING STITCHES 125

DOUBLE OVERCASTING used to finish the edges of waists, thin dresses and
is
children's clothes. Turn under a hem one-quarter of an inch deep and baste it. Hold
the work loosely in the left hand. Fasten the thread at the right and overcast toward the
left. (Chapter 16, page 82.) Make the stitches about the depth of the hem and place
them three-eighths of an inch apart. When the entire edge is overcast, overcast in the
opposite direction, inserting the needle at the base of each stitch in the previous row.
(111. 270.) The stitches of the first and second rows vnll cross at the edge. (III. 270.)

CROSS DOUBLE OVERCASTING is used to fini-sh the edges of waists, thin dresses
and children's clothes. Turn under a hem about one-quarter of an inch deep and baste it.
Hold the garment loosely in the left hand with the edge away from you. Fasten the
thread at the right and overcast toward the left making the overcasting stitches
(Chapter 16, page 82) three-eighths of an inch apart and the depth of the hem. Take
care to keep them even. (111.271.)
When the entire edge is overcast, insert the needle at the lower edge of the hem, directly
under where the last stitch crossed the
edge. Overcast in the opposite direc-
"" tion so that the stitches of the first and
"*""'
— ' .
second rows cross in the middle of the
hem. (111. 271.)

RUNNING STITCH used as a trim-

ming consists of several alternating
rows of the stitches at the edges of
waists, dresses and children's clothes to
272. Running 5litch as a Trimming
hold the hem or facing. These stitches
III.

are about one-half inch long and one-

quarter of an inch apart. (111. 272.) A space of one-quarter of an inch should be left
between the rows. (111. 272.)

BLANKET-STITCH is used as a trimming on organdy blouses and dresses, and on

voile and Georgette crepe. It can be worked in rope cotton or in wool. The wool is

'lllllllJlimillllllniim'

/!\ /^ B\ /MM^ /i\

)^)^
.273. Variations of the Blanket-Stitch Used as Trimmings
126 THE NLW DRESSMAKER
TRIMMING 5TITCHLS 127

Run a colored thread along the outline to mark the center line for the feather-stitching.
To make the single stitch, knot the thread and then bring the needle up through the mate-
rial. Hold the thread down over the line with the left thumb. Insert the needle a little
to the left of this line, and take a short, slanting stitch toward the right, drawing the needle
out while the thread is held down smoothly by the left thumb. Then hold down the
thread on the center line and take a stitch of equal length on the right side and draw it out
as before.
For the double combination, take two stitches to the left, and two to the right each
time before crossing the center line, and for the triple combination, take three stitches.
The beauty of feather-stitching depends on its evenness. Illustrations 276 and 277
show ornamental designs.

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111.278. Making a Bar Tack . 279. Barred on Lnds

BAR TACKS make a very neat and serviceable finish for the ends of seams, tneks
and plaits, and the corners of collars, pockets and pocket-laps of tailored garments.
Illustration 278 shows the piocess of making the simple bar tack, generally used as a stay
for pocket openings. Mark the length desired for the tack, stick the needle tlirough the
entire thickness of the goods, down on one side, up on the opposite, and repeat several
times, according to the required strength of the tack. Then without breaking off the
thread, make one short stitch across one end of the long ones, and continue stitching
closelj- all the way across, firmly covering the thjeads of the long stitches. Keep the.se
cross-stitches close together, and while working, press the long stitches with the needle,
to produce a cord-like effect.
On garments having a finish of machine-stitches at pocket openings, etc., the bar
tack, with small bars crossing the ends of the plain bar, is more ornamental. (111. 279.)
The process of making is similar to that of the simple bar tack, with small bars worked
in after the long one has been finished.

ARROWHEAD TACKS are used at the top or bottom of plaits and laps and at the
ends of seams and poektt openings. (Ills. 280, 281, 282 and 2S3.)
Fu'st make an outline of the arrow with chalk or pencil. Bring the needle up at point A,
then take a small stitch at point B as shown by the position of the needle in Illustration 280.
Bring the needle down at point C (111. 281), up very close to point A along the line CA
(111. 281), and take another stitch at point B close under the fu-st one, and down very

close to point C along the line CA. (111. 282.) The needle must go in on the chalk line
BC and come up on the chalk Une BA, keeping the outline of the triangle. Each suc-
cessive stitch below point B will be a Uttle longer than the pre\dous one. Repeat this

Zb 1 . Second Movement 111. 282. Ttlird Movement

128 THE NLW DRESSMAKER

III. 283. Arrowhead

stitch until the entire space is filled.At the top of this page the completed arrowhead
is shown in Illustration 2S3. It makes a neat, attractive finish.

THE CROW'S FOOT TACK is the most ornamental of the fancy tacks ordinarily
used at the ends of pocket openings and seams. It is shown in Illustration 2S4,^^^tll the
detail of the stitch in Illustrations 285 and 286.
OutUne the tack with chalk or pencil. The dotted outhne seen in Illustration 285
shows the correct design for the tack. Bring the needle up at point A, pass it down at
B, and up again at B outside of and close to the stitch in line AB: then down at C, up
at C outside of and close to the stitch in line EC, and do-rni at A just outside the stitch
in hne AB, as ilhistrated in Illustration 285. Now bring the needle up on the dotted
line outside the stitch on hne AC close to A: pass it do^\^l on dotted line BC outside
AC
the stitch on line BC close to B up on dotted hne AB outside both stitches on line
; AB
close to B; down on dotted line CA outside the stitch on line CA
close to C; up on
dotted line BC outside both stitches on line BC; and down on dotted line AB outside
both stitches on line AB, as shown in Illustration 286. Fill in the entire outline in this
way until the completed foot looks hke Illustration 284. It will be noticed in making
this tack that all the stitches are taken on the dotted hues and always outside the made
stitches, thus compressing the first stitches so as to curve the sides of the tack like the
outline.
For working these ornamental tacks, coarse buttonhole twist or t-ndsted embroidery
silk is usuallyemployed, and it is generally the same color as the material. With a Uttle
practise these tacks can be well made, and any of them wiU add greatly to the finish of
the garment.
Tlie crow's-foot is generally worked in scarlet or dark blue silk on the pockets of serge
sailor suits. When it is used to finish the end of a plait in a skirt it is worked in floss
the color of the dress.

A 'C
III. 284. Ctow's-Foot . 285. Detail of Crow's-Foot III. 286. Second Movement
CHAPTER 26

BIAS TRIMMINGS
Bands or Folds — Lined Fold — Piped Fold — Double Folds— Milliners' Fold —Tailors' Strap
Cording — Corded Tuck— Piping— Cord Piping— Bias Bindings— Rolled Hem
BANDS OR FOLDS U5LD AS TRIMMING f^ET
are made variety of ways. They
in a
may be lined, unlined, double of the mate-
rial, or piped at the edges. Cut the band the
required width, alloOTng for a turning at both
edges.

THE UNLINED FOLD (111. 287) is made with its

lower edge basted up in a hem and stitched
k 111. 287. Unlined Fold
evenly from the right side. The upper edge
is turned over, and the band is then basted
into position on the garment. The upper edge
is stitched through the garment, making the
one stitching serve two purposes. (111. 287.)

THE LINED FOLDis finished before it is

applied to the garment. Cut a strip of lining as
vAde as the band should be when completed.
Baste it evenly on the wrong side of the strip of
material, turning both edges down over it.
(111. 288.) Catch-stitch the edges to the lining, III. 288. Lined Fold

(111. 288) and the fold is ready for use. (111. 288.)

THE PIPED FOLD is one in which a cord or piping (see page 131) has been applied to the
edges with one or more rows of machine-
stitching to give it a tailored finish. (III.
289.)

DOUBLE FOLDS are made of bias strips

cut twice the width desired for the finished
band with turnings or seam allowances extra.
Fold them over on the center line and baste
them flat. Tiu-n the two raw edges in and
baste them together. (111. 290.) Then join
them neatly with slip-stitches, and apply to
the garment by hand. If machine-stitching
. 289. Piped Fold
is desired, baste the fold in place first and
then stitch. These folds are frequently used
as a trimming in the place of tucks.

A MILLINERS' FOLD is made by turning

the top edge of the strip over one-half the
width of the finished fold. Bring up the lower
turned-under edge, covering the raw upper
edge. (111. 291.) Sew flat with slip-stit(?liing,
HI. 290. Uoubltr fine running stitches, or by machine. (111. 291.)
129
130 THL NLW DRLSS MAKER
If the material is very sheer, it is a good
plan to have a small strip of paper, not
quite the width of the fold, to slip along
within the fold as the work progresses. If
pressing is necessary, use only a warm iron.
Crepe folds are cut on the straight of the
111.291. Stitched Milliners- fold
goods, SO that the crinkles will run diago-
nally.
TAILORS' 5TRAP5 are folded bands
used to strap seams, or as an ornamental
trimming on tailored garments. They
may be cut on the bias if of velvet or
taffeta; crosswise if of woolen; length-
wise if of cotton materials. Fold the
strip at the center and catch the raw
edges together with loose whip-stitches
as shown in Illustration 292. Spread
out the fold and press it well. Baste
on the garment and
into position stitch
by machine on both edges.

CORDING is a very useful trimming

and is made withbias strips and Germantown or eider-down wool. The bias strips should
be about an inch and a quarter wide. Fold the strips lengthwise through the center and
run a seam a quarter of an inch from the fold edge. With the strips still wrong side out,
slip the ends of several strands of Germantown or eider-down wool far enough into one
end of the tube-like covering so that you can sew them securely to it. Then with the
loop end of a wre hairpin push the wool farther and farther into the covering, at the same
time turning the covering right side out. (111. 293.)

111.293. PushinS the Wool Through

When cording is used to form a motif, stamp the

motif on ordinary wrapping-paper. The cordings are
first basted in place on the design with the seam upper-
most so that the right side of the motif will be next III. 294. Cord Motif
the paper. They are then sewed together at the points
of intersection and contact. (111. 294.)
A CORDE.D TUCK is shown in
Illustration 295. The illustration
shows the cord being put into the
tuck for trimming. Mark the trim-
ming line for thecord with colored
thread. Hold the cord underneath
with the left hand and enclose it in
a tuck, sewing it with fine, even run-
ning stitches as close to the cord as
possible. (111. 295.)

CORD PIPING is shown in Illus-

tration 296. A bias strip of material
is used for the pipings. The cord is
run in the same way as for tuck
ill. 295. Corded Tuck cording and the piping is applied to
BIAS TRIMMINGS 131

the edge the same way as a plain piping.

(111. 298.)

PIPING is a finish which is much used in

dressmaldng. It is easy to use and gives an
opportunity for attractive color combinations.
It can be applied along the edge or included in
a seam.
Cut bias strips an inch and a quarter wide, Cord Piping
if the material to be used for the piping is
firm, like taffeta, etc. If a loosely woven material is used, the strips should be a trifle
wider. Join all the strips, as described on page 15, and press the .seams open. Then fold
the strip over at the center line and baste it flat, being careful not to let it become twisted.
Next prepare the edge of the material to which the piping is to be applied. If desired,
cut a lining three-eighths of an inch narrower than the pattern or the piece to be lined.
Baste this lining into position as shown in Illustration 297.
If the edge forms a fancy outline, as illustrated here, turn the edges over evenl3' all
around, clipping at the corners and folding in at the points where necessary. (111. 298.)
Then nm a basting-thread an even width (about three-eighths of an inch) around the edge
to serve as a guide. Next baste on the piping, following this line closely. Be careful

111.297. Lining Basted to III. 298. Under Side Showing III. 299. Right Side of Completed
Material Piping Clipped at Corners Piping

to avoid any scantiness at the points or bu'giness at the corners, Illustration 299 shows
the right side of a pointed edge neatly piped.

BIAS BINDINGS make attractive finishes either in same or contrasting material or

color. Cut bias strips of material tmce the width of the finished binding plus % of an
inch for a seam on each edge.
Join all the strips (111. 1.5, page 15), press the seams opei. Sew the binding on the right
side of the garment and then turn it to the wTong side, Hem it by hand or machine to
the first line of sewdng. Be careful not to
let the bias strips twist.
Bias bindings, instead of being turned
in and blind-stitched on the wTong side,
can be turned in on the right side and held
down by running stitches, al)out tlu-ee-
eighths of an inch long, worked in em-
broidery silk, wool or embroiderj- cotton
111. 300. The Rolled Hem
of a contrasting color.

A ROLLED HLM makes a very pretty finish for bias or straight trimming bands.
It can only be used on a straight edge and can not be used on a curved edge.
An allowance of one and a half inches will have to be made on the edge for this hem
Fold the edge over on the right side and sew one-quarter of an inch from the fold (111. 300).
Then turn under the raw edge one-quarter of an inch and hem it over the stitches on the
\\Tongside (111. 300). The hem must look round like a cord when finished not flat (111.300). —
CHAPTER 27

APPLIED TRIMMINGS, RUFFLL5, EMBROIDERY AND LACE-Part 1

Ruffles — —
Embroidery Used As a Facing Embroidery Joined In a Tuck
—
Embroidery Inserted by Machine Embroidery Inserted Witli Rolled
— —
Hems Embroidery Mitered Whipping on Trimming Inserting Lace —
Inserting Lace Above a Facing — —
Mitering Lace Shaped Pieces of Inser-
tion —
Inserting Lace Medallions

RUFFLE USED AS TRIMMING may bo

A whipped and gathered. Roll the raw edge
and overcast' the material as far as it is
rolled, taking care to make the stitch below
the roll, not through it. (Ill 30L) Draw up
the thread, maldng the ruffle the desh-ed ful-
ness. Di\ade the ruffle in quarters and mark
them with colored thread. Make correspond-
ing marks on the edge to which the ruffle
is to be attached. Roll the edge of the gar-
ment and overhand the ruffle to it, taking a \','I"jir>r'IiT^ :,nil C'-.iiin riir;;

stitch in every whipped stitch of the ruffle.

TO INSERT A RUFFLE IN A HEM turn the

hem toward the right side of the garment
and crease the fold hard. Divide both ruffle
and hem in quarters and mark each division
with colored thread. Insert the edge of the
ruffle in the hem close to the fold (111. 302) with
the right side of the ruffle to the right side of
,^i

the garment and the corresponding

marks together. Baste and stitch one-
quarter of an inch from the fold. Turn
the hem back to the WTong side of the
garment, fold the second tiu-ning, baste

L_ and hem. (111. 303.)

. 303. Finished Rudle on Right Side TO COVER THE JOINING OF A

132
APPLIED TRIMMINGS, RUFFLES, EMBROIDERY AND LACE 133

RUFFLE, divide both ruffle and gar-

ment in quarters and marli with pins or
colored thread. Gather the ruifle and
baste it to the garment. Turn the raw
edges up on the garment and cover with
a narrow bias band which can be
bouglit by the piece \^^th the edges
turned ready for use. (III. 304.) This
finish may be used on either the right or
wi'ong side of the garment. Frequently
this tinish is used on berthas or scalloped
edges that are not lined or faced.

. 304. Band Covering Joining of Ruffle

EMBROIDERY EDGING USED AS A FACING

is shown The plain mate-
in Illustration 30.5.
rial above embroidery is applied as the
the
facing. Crease the edging off at the depth it
is to extend beyond the garment. Baste the ma-
terial along the crease so that the seam will come
toward the inside of the garment. Then stitch
the seam. Now turn the edging down, fold in the
raw edge at the top, and hem down as a facing.
The facing should be no wider than necessary to
make a neat joining.

TO JOIN EMBROIDERY IN A TUCK, make

several tucks in the plain material above
the embroidery if it is wide enough. Then
measure carefully the amount for the space be-
tween the tucks, the under part of the tucks, and
the seam. Cut away the superfluous material
and join the edging to the garment. Crease the
tuck with the seam directly in the fold so that the
raw edges will be encased in the tuck. When the
materials of the garment and the embroidery are
similar, and there are several tucks above and be-
low the seam, the joining is imperceptible (111. 306)

EMBROIDERY MAY BE INSERTED by differ-

III. 306. Lmbroidery Joined ent methods. When a straight-edge insertion
In a Tuck
is used, the plain material may be cut away
at each side of the embroidery. The material of
the garment is then cut away under the embroi-
dery, lea\'ing a small seam, which is rolled and
whipped to the embroidery as shown in Illus-
tration 307.

A ROLLED HEM may be used as a dainty

finish in joining trimming of any kind to a gar-
ment of sheer wash material. Hold the \\Tong
side of the material toward you, and, after trim-
ming off all raveliugs, begin at the right end and
roll the edge toward you tightly between the
thumb and forefinger of the left hand, keeping the
lU. 307. Insertion Insel with edge rolled for about one and a half inches ahead
Rolled Hem of the sewing. (III. 307.)
134 THE. ISLW DRL55MAKE.R
APPLIE.D TRIMMINGS. RUFFLE.5, E.M BROIDERY AND LACL 135

crease the material on a line with

the top turning of the hem (111. 312).
Cut to within a small seam above
this crease. Fold in the raw edge,
insert the edge of the lace inser-
tion (111. 313), and stitch. Turn a
second hem, following these direc-
tions, baste the other edge of the
insertion just below the lower

mmmmm^mm crease, and stitch as before.

many rows of insertion may be
used in this manner as are desired.
As

INSERTION ABOVE A FAC-

¥jmmmMsmmm. ING is first basted in po.sition,
and the upper edge is finished as
shown in Illustration 314. The
facing is generallj' used when
the outline of the lower edge is
curved or pointed so that it can
not be turned up in a straight hem.
11. 3 1 3. Finished ELffect of Inserting Lace
Draw the pull-thi-ead in the
lace where a curve requires a
slight gathering to make it lie
flat. The facing is cut to fit the
outline of the lower edge and
applied as a false hem, as shown

.314. Lace Insert above Facing 111.315. Lace Inseit

in Illustration 314. When edging isused, basted to the bottom before the facing is
it is
added and all stitched in a seam together. Turn under the facing at the line of sewing,
baste in position and stitch
insertion from the right side.

TO INSERT LACE IN-

SERTION in a garment,
pin the lace in the position
desired, and baste down
both edges of the insertion.
If the insertion is narrow,
the material is cut througn
the center (111. 315) but if ;

the insertion is wide, the

material is cut away from
underneath, simply allow-
ing a seam on each side. iil3I6. Lapping and 111. 3 I 7. Mitered
The edge is turned in a nar- Matching Lace Lace
136 THE. NEW DRESSMAKER
row horn covering the line of the basting. Stitch the insertion close to the edges from
the right side, and at the same time catching through the material of the hem.

TO MITER LACE— The lace should

be cut between the cords, not across
them. Overhand the edges to-
gether, putting the needle back the
depth of two cords. Illustration 316
shows the figures cut around the edge,
lapped and hemmed around the figure
on each side. For a stronger corner,
the lace may be mitered in a very
on a Curve tiny, flat hem. (lU. 317.)

JOINING ROWS OF LACE TO FIT A CURVE— A

shaped piece made of rows of
insertion joined together is made over a piece of stiff paper. Cut a piece of stiff paper the
correct size and shape of the collar, yoke, etc., that you are making, and baste the rows of
insertion to the paper so that the edges of the rows just meet. (111. 318.) Begin with the
longest row of insertion and baste the longest edge of that row to the paper with the
right side down. Draw the pull-thread at the shorter edge of the same row to draw it into
a curve. If you are careful in distributing the fulness evenly, most of it can be pressed out
unless the curve is very great. Whip the edges of the rows together and press them before
removing them from the paper. (111. 318.)

TO INSERT LACE MEDALLIONS, baste them to the material and stitch them by
machine as close to the edge as possible.
Cut out the material from under the lace, leaving a narrow seam's width at each side.
(lU. 319.)

111.319. Finishing the Underside of 111. 320. Medallion and Insertion Set in
Medallion Inset by Machine

This edge may be turned back and stitched flat by a second row of stitching, leaving a raw
edge. Or, it may be overcast closely with the raw edge rolled in to prevent any possible
raveling. Illustration 319 shows a medallion set in in this way. Sometimes, where two
finished edges come together, they are lapped and stitched together as shown in Illustra-
tion 320.
CHAPTER 28

APPLIED TRIMMING-Part 11

— — — —
Gathering Shirring Tuctc Shirrings Cord Shirrings Scalloped or Snail Shirrings Simple —
— — —
Ruche Three-Tuck Ruche Box-Plaited or Gathered Ruches Single Ruche with One Cord
Shirring — —
Double Ruche with One Cord Shirring Double Ruche with Two Cord Shirrings
— —
Puff Ruche Corded Puff Trimming Variation of Plain Puffings with Cords Box Plaiting —
—
with Corded Piping Quilling or Side-Plaited Trimmings

FOR the shirred trimmings given

used.
in these chapters the softest materials should be

Plaited trimmings may be made of very soft materials or of materials with

more body.
Any of the materials may be cut double.
Soft ribbons requiring no finish at the edges may be used effectively for these trimmings.
Most materials for the ruchings and puffings may be cut bias or straight.
Chiffon nhould always be cut lengthwise or crosswise, never bias.
Silks and satins lie in softer folds if they are cut bias or crosswise.
If the edges are to be frayed, the materials must be cut lengthwise or crosswise. Cross-
wise is preferable, for the threads are closer and make a thicker fringe.
If net is to be used with raw edges, it should be cut on the line of the straight threads
which run lengthwise, or bias. You can easily determine the direction of these threads
on the piece you are using by stretching the net a little in different directions. Net is
more easily hemmed if cut as above, but for a double ruche it may be cut lengthwise,
crosswise or bias.
Different materials require different amounts of fulness for shirred ruches. A soft
fabric such as chiffon requires three times the length of the finished ruche. Taffeta,
messaline and such materials which have a little more body require only about twice the
finished length.

THE WIDTH OF RUCHES— On the single ruches you must allow from one-quarter to
one-half inch for each cord, the amount depending on the size of the cord. If the edges
are to be hemmed or rolled, sufficient allowance should be made for that finish.
For a double ruche calculate the width of a single ruche and double the amount.

CLEAN EVEN EDGE^ are important, especially if the ruche is to be frayed. The best
way to get a good edge for strips cut crosswise or lengthwise is to pull a thread of the mate-
rial.

THE EDGE3 OF SINGLE RUCHES may be finished in different ways, depending on

the material. Taffeta may be frayed (111. 331), pinked (111. 338), picoted (Chapter 25,
page 119) or finished with tiny hems.
Messaline and crepe de Chine can be frayed, picoted or hemmed.
Chiffon may have its edges picoted, or rolled, and whipped tightly with fine stitches in
the same or contrasting color. (Chapter 25. page 123.)
Net may be picoted, hemmed with a same or contrasting color, or if it is a fine mesh,
it can be cut in such a way that the edge needs no finish.

STRIPS should be joined as neatly as possible. Some nets can be seamed with an
137
138 THL NEW DRE.5S MAKER
over-and-over stitch, using Xo. 150 cotton;
the joining can scarcely be detected. If
this is not practical for the net you are
using, malce a plain seam and trim the edges
down to within one-eighth of an inch of the
stitching. Roll the seam edges down to
the stitching and whip them closely.
Non-transparent materials may be joined
in a plain seam for a double ruche. For a
single ruche they should be joined with a
tiny French seam. (Chapter 17, page 86.) 111.321

This can be trimmed away under a frayed

edge so that the frayed edge appears 3ontinuous. This work must be done very carefully.
In cutting, plan the strips so that as few joinings as possible are required. (The direc-
tions for cutting bias strips are given in Chapter 2, page 15.)

FOR GATHERINGS, make a row of

small running stitches. The stitches may
be the same length as the spaces, or the
sisacos may be twice the length of the
stitches. Always begin by inserting the
needle from the T\Tong side to conceal the
knot. It is better to slip the stitches
along on the needle and not remove it
from the material.
When the gathering is completed, re-
move the needle and draw the gatherings
up tight. Place a pin vertically, close to
III 322. Position of Needle in

Stroking Gathers

the last stitch, and wind the thread severa'

times around the pin in the form of an 8-
(111. 321.) This holds the gathers firmly to-
gether.

IN STROKING OR LAYING GATHERS

the work held between the thumb and
is
fingers of the left hand, with the thumb J^^M
below the gathering thread. Put the side of 111. 323. Two Rows of Gathers
the needle well above the gathering thread
and press the little plait under
the thumb, drawing the needle
down. (111. 322.)
Do not use the point of the
needle, as it scratches and weakens
the material. Continue entirely
across the gathers, putting the
needle under each stitch and hold-
ing the plait firmly with the
thumb. Stroke the material
above the gathering thread as
well as below it to make the gath-
ers firm and even.

TWO ROWS OF GATHERS

are often used in dressmaking and
do not need stroking. A skirt
joined to a band, a sleeve set in
.324. Gaging or French Gathers a cuff or sewed into the armhole,
APPLIE.D TRIMMINGS 139
sliould be gathered twice so that the gathers will
stay in the proper place.
The second row is made with the stitches
directly in line with those of the first row and one-
quarter or three-eighths of an inch below them.
(111. 323.) If there is much fulness to be gath-
ered, the spaces between the stitches may bo
lengthened.

GAGING OR
FRLNCH GATHLR5 is a style of
shirring generally used whe]-e a quantity of mate-
T>s « 1 SI,- •
..
"'''' must be adjusted to a comparativelv small
1.325. Simple Shirring /»,» .-j.-n rr^i\^-^ i ,, . -

space. (III. 324.) Thestitehesinthiscasearemade

evenly: long ones on the right side

and short ones on the under side of
the material. Each successive row
of gathers has its long and short
stitches parallel, respectively, -wath
those of the preceding row. The
threads are all drawn up evenly,
and fastened at the ends.

SHIRRING is made of successive

rows of gatherings. It is used as a
trimming. There are several dif-
ferent kinds of shirring, the use of
which must be determined somewhat
by the character of the material and
the style of the garment. Before be-
ginning, it is best to mark the sewing
lines with a colored thread to be
sure to get the rows even. This
thread can lie drawn out when the
shirring is finished.

A SIMPLL SHIRRING is shown in

Illustration 325. The top edge is
turned in and the first row shirred in Scallop Shirrings
close to the edge. The thread should
be amply strong, with a good big knotat the end; for if the thread is weak and breaks, or
the knot pulls through, the shirring will progress slowly, and the material will suffer
unnecessarily in the working.
Shirring can also be done very successfully on the machine by using the gathering

III. 328. Cord Shirring

140 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
attachment. In that case it is
especially necessary to mark the
sewing lines before beginning, as
the machine does the work so
rapidly that one is more apt to get
an irregular line.

TUCK SH1RRING5 are pret- Ml. 329. Simple Ruche

tiest made onthe bias of the mate-
rial. Shirr along the sewing Unes
of the tucks through both thick-
nesses of the material and draw up
the fulness. (111. 326.)

SCALLOPS OR SNAIL SHIR-

RINGS are meant to be used as a
band trimming. Make a narrow
fold of the material, and run the
shirring thread zigzag across from
edge to edge. (111. 827.) As the
work progresses, draw up the thread
when the fold will acquire a scallop 111. 330. Three-Tuck Ruche
edge on both sides. If a wider
fold is used, two threads may be
run in close together. This will pro-
duce a more even trimming and one
that will be less perishable.

'\'f -I'l'^^fl"
CORD SHIRRING (111. 328) is made
much tuck shirring. Tiny
like the
tucks are sewed in with a cord enclosed
from the under side (See 111. 295, page
130), and when the entire number of
threads have been run in, draw up the
fulness.

A SIMPLE RUCHE can be made

III. 33 1 . Ruche of Frayed Taffeta from strips of the material. Cut off
the selvedge, for the selvedge is stiff and
would prevent the material from making
a soft ruche. Join as many strips of
material as are necessary to make the
ruche the desired length. Turn under
one raw edge of the strip and fold the
strip so that it will be double, with the
seam at the center of the under side.
(111. 329.) Gather the ruche through
111. 332. Double Ruche with One Cording the center just inside the fold edge.
(III. 329.)

A THREE-TUCK RUCHE is used

when more fulness is desired than is
given bj' a simple ruche. This is made
by cutting the strips about seven inches
wide. After joining the strips as before,
fold them in thirds, bringing the two
raw edges together three-eighths of an
inch from the folds. Run a gathering
III. 333. Fluffy Double Ruche with Two thread through all the layers at one
Cord Shirrings time. (111. 330.)
APPLIED TRIMMINGS 141

wmmzmz-

. 334. A Puff Ruche of Soft Salin Ribbon

111.335- A Puff Trimmini^

A RUCHL OF FRAYED TAFFE.TA is shown iu Illustration 331. The silk is cut single
and there is one cord shirring.

A DOUBLL RUCHL WITH ONL CORDING. The edges of the material are folded
over until they just meft at the center of the strip and are basted in place. The strip
is then folded lengthwise thi-ough the center and a line of fine running stitches forms a
tuck. (111. 332.) The cord may be inserted while making the tuck. (111. 332.)
For two cordings the sewing of eaeh tuck should be about one-eighth of an inch from
the center. If larger cords are used, the sewing of the tucks should be a little farther
apart so as not to crowd them.

A FLUFFY DOUBLL RUCHL WITH TWO CORD 5HIRRING5 is shown in Illustration

333. To make this ruche jjerky, catch the material to the cord, along the back of the
cordings, tacking it to the cordings. The sewing should be made by putting the needle
in the material a little to one side of the tuck sewing, catching the cord and bringing
it out on the opposite side. Take these stitches from one-quarter to one-half an inch
apart. Very soft materials require less tacking than those having more weight and body.

A PUFF RUCHL OF SOFT SATIN RIBBON is shown in Illustration 334. This is an

and may also be made of soft materials as well as ribbon. Cut the mate-
effective ruche
rial enough wider than the width desired for the finished ruche so that when the edges
are turned OA'er the raw edge «ill be included in the tuck sewing.

A PUFF TRIMMING (III. 335) is attractive made of any soft material. It may be
many cords
corded with as as you like.

A VARIATION OF PLAIN PUFFING is shown Two .sizes of cords

in Illustration 336.
and two widths of puffings make a very In cutting your strips of
attractive trimming.
material for this puffing allow- for the cords and for a seam along each edge. The strip.s

i*U^4^»\A^tt0M.p^^.,nMfu0'^^^**tU*h.

iiil^riiUiL/t^\\L

i^^iiObkiM^tf AMil^«Mt«4^)*4^^<l

111. 336. Variation of Plain Puffing

142 THE NE.W DRLS5MAKE.R
of material for the puffing may be cut
straight or bias as you prefer. Tack
the inner cords along the back to the
puffing material. The outer cords
will adjust themselves. Different ar-

^^ _ ,^^ rangements in the number and spae-

^v| :~"
^"S of the eordings may be used.
Bi " Puffings of this kind make most de-
B§ ^~-^ lightful trimmings.

fi§ V A PUFF RUFFLE is made of strips

Vti^ ^ J-''
,^

— J of chiffon, etc., double the width of

the ruffle desired, plus the two inches
required for the heading at the top.
A Puff f^ulfle Fold the chiffon double, bringing the
two raw edges together on a Une one
inch below the edge that wall be the upper edge of the ruffle. Turn under the upper raw
edge and run in the gathering thread, using small stitches. (TU. 337.)

A BOX-PLAITED RUCHE is shown in the process of making in Illustration 33S. The

strips for the ruche may be cut bias or straight and in any width desired. The edges
could be picoted or pinked. This ruche
requires a little less than three times the
finished length.
The plaits should be basted (111. 338)
and then machine-stitched through the cen-
ter. (III. 338.) They should not be pressed
flat but should be left to stand out from
the stitching.

A BOX-PLAITED TRIMMING JOINED Ht 3is. a liox-Pla,ted Ruclie

TO A GARMENT WITH A CORD PIPING
isshown in Illustration 339. The strips for the plaiting may be cut bias or straight.
The outer edge of the plaiting may be pinked, picoted or finished with a very narrow hem.
The cord piping and the unfinished edge of the plaiting are joined together in a plain
seam. (111. 339.) The seam is then turned down flatly under the plaits and the plaits
are pressed.

A QUILLING OR SIMPLE SIDE-PLAITED TRIMMING is shown in Illustration

340. The strips of material may be cut bias or straight and should be thi-ee times as long as
the finished trimming. The outer edge of the quilling may be picoted, hemmed or pinked,
or the quilling may be made double.
The garment edge which the plaiting is to finish should be turned under the seam
width and basted. (111. 340.) The plaiting is basted under this edge and sewed in
position according to the material and finish of the garment. (111. 340.)

-: —'^I^HH^ ^^^s^sr^^fi)^

/ ..

ifiiiMli^
Ifl. 339. A Box-Plaited Trimming wilti a Cord Piping . 340. A Quilling or 5ide-Plaited Trimming
CHAPTER 29

SEWING ON BRAID. APPLIQUL EMBROIDERY,

MARABOU AND FUR
Flat or Tubular Braid — Soutache Braid —Applique Embroidery — Marabou — Fur
SEWING ON FLAT OR TUBULAR
BRAID — These braids are sewed from
right to left. Fasten the braid on the
right and hold it down ahead of you on
the line where it is to be sewed. Bring
the needle up so that it catches the
lower edge of the braid close to the
edge, insert the needle in the material
as close to where you brought it out as
possible. Take a slanting stitch about ill. J4 .iewini on f-|at or ubular Braid
% of an inch long bringing the needle
1 . 1

out tlirough both the material and braid

close to the upper edge. Insert the needle in the material close to where you brought
it out and take another slanting stitch ? s of an inch long, bringing the needle out through
both the material and braid close to the lower edge. (111. 341.)
A nan-ov/ braid is often used near an edge on waists and dresses to hold the hem or facing.
SEWING SOUTACHE BRAID —
There are two ways of sewing on soutache
braid. The simpler is to hold the braid
flatover the line of the transfer and sew
tlu-ough the center of the soutache tak-
ing a very short stitch on the right side
and quite a long one on the under side.
ail- 342.)
In using a design \\'ith a great many
sharp turns it is better to sew the sou-
III. 342. 5ewing on Soutaciie Braid Flat
tache so that it stands upright. (lU. 343.)
Hold the braid ahead of you over the
line of the transfer as before but hold
the soutache upright instead of flat.
Fasten the braid securely at the right,
and bring the needle up tlirough the
material just catching the lower edge
of the braid. Insert the needle as near
as possible to where you brought it out,
and take a stitch }4 of an inch long.
Bring the needle out through the mate-
. 343. Sewing on 5outache Braid Upright
rial catcliing the lower edge of the
braid. (111. 343.)
Braiding makes a very effective trimming and the work goes quickly so that even when
deep bandings are in fashion one can have a handsome costume with a comparativelj- small
amount of work and expense. All the newest and smartest transfer designs for braid-
ing wall be found in NEEDLE-ART while the DELINEATOR and BUTTERICK
FASHIONS show the correct use of braid trimmings whenever they are in style.
143
144 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
APPLIQUE EMBROI-
DERY — Shaped pieces of eon-
tva sting color can be appli-
qued on waists, dresses, etc.,
as a trimming. Usually the
pieces are of the same material
but in different color, b\it in
some cases you can also use
contrasting materials.
Some of the di-esses etc.,
which are trimmed with
squares, diamonds and circles
of a contrasting material
have a little embroidered
motif in the center of each
applied piece.
Quaint figures of Colonial
ladies. Oriental children, etc.,
are used on di'esses and
waists. Some these
of are
applied from contrasting ma-
terial.
Cut the pieces in any shape
and sixe that you fancy and
tm-n under the edges J^^ of an 344. Applique hmbroidery
1)1.

inch. Be very careful not to

stretch them. Baste them
to the garment. The edges may be blanket-stitched to the garment (111. .344-B) felled down ,

(HI. 344-C) or fastened with small nmning stitches (ill. 344-A). The blanket-stitching
takes the most time but it is also the most effective.

—
SEWING ON MARABOU The marabou must be sewed to a double strip of very thin
material the color of the marabou. You can use China silk or fine lawn. The width of the
sti'ip should be regulated by the width of the marabou. Thi'ee-fourths or one- half an
inch is about right when folded. Fold the strip of material lengthwise with the edges lap-
ping just a little. Lay the marabou flat
on the table with the least attractive side
uppermost. There is always one side
that is a little better than the other. Be
sui-e the marabou is flat and that there
isno twist to it. Lay the strip over the
stem of the marabou with its raw edges
next the stem. Pin it in place at in-
tervals and then sew it with stitches

Sewing Strip lo Marabou

about 34 an inch long. (.111. 345). Take
1.345.
two stitches in each place so that they
will hold firmly. (111. 345).

In sewing the marabou to the garment sew both edges of the strip with running stitches.
The strip enables you to handle the marabou easily, keep it even, and prevents it from
tmsting.

HANDLING FUR— Pelts should always be cut with a knife from the wrong side so
as not to cut the hair.
.Toinings should be made so that all the hair runs one way.
Fur should be sewed with an ordinary short needle and strong cotton tlu'ead. Num-
ber 30 cotton is about the right weight.
Lay the pelts edge to edge and sew the edges together -with an overhand stitch. (Chap.
16, page 82). Be careful to sew through the pelts only, without catching the hair in the
sewing. The hair can be pushed through to the right side with the needle and after the
sewing is finished the fur can be brushed gently to make the hair lie smooth. In this
5LWING ON THE BRAID 145

way j'ou will conceal any sign of the joining.

After the joining is made you will find
on the \\Tong side a ridge-like seam. This
seam should be dampened and the fur
should be stretched out smoothly on a flat
board and tacked to it.
The fur should be left on the board until
it is thoroughly dry which generally takes
about twenty-four hours. In the short
haired furs the hah- side of the pelt can be
III. 346. Finishing the EdSes of Fur with Braid
laid next to the board, but in heavier furs
or 5eam Binding
the pelt is laid face down.

—
SEWING ON FUR In most eases the edges ot fur must be finished with braid or
seam binding the color of the fur. Overhand the edge of the biaid or seam binding to
the edge of the fur (111. 346), turn it over the edge of the fur and eat-stiteh it to the
pelt as illustrated. (lU. 346.) Sew it on to the garment thiough the braid or .seam bind-
ing using a slip stitch.
This is the best way to handle most furs. In the case of a fur in which the pelt is not
the same color as the fur itself as in undyed furs, the binding is absolutely necessary.
When the pelt is the same color as the fur, as in dyed furs or in white furs and the
hair is long enough to cover the edge of the pelt nicely, this braid or seam binding may
be omitted and the sewing done right through the pelt. In this ease sew the edge of the
pelt to the material with a hemming stitch. This is of course a simpler method and it
is the best method to use in sewing fiu* to transparent materials for the binding or braid
adds to the weight of the fur.
CHAPTLR 30

DARNING AND MLNDING

Reenforcing — Running Darn — Woven Darn — Broken 5titch — Drop Stitch — Set-in Piece
Underlaid Piece Darned In— Stoting — Mending Tissue or Tailors' Tissue— Triangular
Tear — Patcties— Flannel Patcti — Hem Patch — Overhanded Patch

DARNING is a simple remedy for many cases of prevention as well as cure. A few
general directions will apply to darning in all its various phases. Neatness and the
careful selection of materials most appropriate for the work are the chief require-
ments for successful darning. Whether the material to be darned is cotton, sTk or wool
the darning thread should correspond in thickness and color
to the thread in the fabric, and the needle should be neither too
coarse nor too fine.

FOR RE.LNFORC1NG worn places before the hole has come

through, particular care should be taken to make the work as
inconspicuous as possible. A thread or raveling of the material
will do better than one of sewing silk, as the latter, no matter how
well matched in color, will be sure to have a luster that will bring
the stitches into prominence. The dra-rni thread need n t be
long; short ones can be worked in just as well.
Baste the part to be mended over a piece of medium stiff,
glazed paper, or table oilcloth. Use a needle as tine as the thread
will permit. Darn back and forth with as fine stitches as pos- 111. 347. Reenforcing a
sible, following the grain of the goods and keeping the threads Worn Place
loose .so that they will not draw. (111. 347.) The ends of the
threads are not fastened, but are cUpped oS close to the gar-
ment when the work is finished.

A RUNNING DARN is used when the garment is worn too

thin to be mended satisfactorilj' by reenforcing. Insert the
needle a short distance from the edge of the worn or thin part,
and parallel ^^^th the thread of the weave. Run it under a few
threads and over a few, to the opposite side of the worn place.
(111. 348.) Returning, run the needle over the threads that were
taken up, and under those over which it passed in the first
row. Continue the process until the whole thin surface has
been given a new body. In Illustration 348, white thread was
used in order to show the stitches.
When the part to be mended requires still more body than
can be given by the running darn, a piece of the material may
A Running Da n be laid on the wTong side, and while applying the running
darn, this piece is occasionally caught up by the needle to
hold the piece securely in position.

A WOVE.N DARN is necessary when a hole has been worn through the material. The
threads in this case are woven both lengthwise and crosswise with the weave of the gar-
ment. (111.349.) Baste the part with the hole over a piece of paper or table oilcloth taking
care not to draw it out of shape nor to let it bag. Do not trim ot the frayed or worn edges.
The unevenness around the edge, which these frayed ends create in the process of darning,
146
DARNING AND MLNDING 147

helps to make the darned place less conspicuous. The length-

wise threads are run in first. Starting well in from the edge
of the hole at one side, take up a few small stitches, cross over
to the opposite side and again run a few stitches into
the edge. Keep the threads taut, but not tight enough to pull.
Returning, leave a tiny loop at the turning-point, to allow for
shrinkage of the darning threads. Continue back and forth till
the hole has been covered. Now begin the crosswise threads in
the same way; darn over and under the lengthwise stitches,
alternating with each return thread. (111. 349.) The frayed
edges are caught in the weave as they happen to come, and are lU. 34y. \\ .. II IJurii

firmly secured between the latticed threads. (111. 349.)

STOCKING^ are darned on the right side to keep a smooth surface next the foot.
A darning-egg or ball, held in the left hand, is shpped under the hole, with the stocking
stretched smoothly, but not tightly, over it. The darning is done with the right hand.
In a woven darn the darning tlu-eads in a stocking usually run up and down with the
rib, and then across, but when the hole is at the knee or heel, where greater elasticity is
desired, the threads are run across diagonally.

A BROKLN STITCH or two in a stocking can be easily

remedied if attended to at once. With a silk thread, pick
up the broken stitches and draw the edges together, and by
a web-like weaving close the hole.

A DROPPED STITCH is more easily remedied by the

use of a crochet-hook than by darning. Slip a fine c ochet-
hook through the little loop at the lower end of the hole;
catch up the first thread and pull it through the loop.
Continue until every dropped tliread has been caught,
then securely fasten the last loop at the end with a few
111.350. I'lckingLpd se-ndng stitches. Illustration 3.50 shows the position of the
Dropped Stitch crochet-hook picking up dropped stitches.

TO SE.T IN A PIE.CL WITH THE BALL STITCH is a

way of extending the usefulness of the stocking when
the hole is too large to be neatly darned. For this
purpose keep on hand the leg portions of stockings
of which the feet have been worn out.
Baste the part to be mended over a piece of paper
and trim off the ragged edge. Cut a piece from a
stocking-leg, matching it in color and te.xture, with
the ribs running like those in the stockiug, and con-
forming in shape to the hole, but a trifle smaller.
Baste
this piece in. 351. Setting a Piece in a Stocking
into posi- with the Ball Stitch

tion on the paper and join the two edges,

the needle passing in close stitches, alternat-
ing, over one edge and under the opposite,
until the piece has been securely and neatly
worked into position. (111.351.) The stitch in
this method will be seen to form a kind of
lacing, and is called the "ball-stitch". It must be
done evenly and closely, but not tightly enough
to raise the edges. (111. 351.)

AN UNDERLAID PIECE DARNED IN

is a better method of closing a hole when
III. 3dJ. An Underlaid Piece Darned In the stocking or garment is very loosely woven
148 THLNLW DRESSMAKER
or knitted, in which case the use of a darning-egg would give it a baggy appearance. Do
not trim off the ragged edges. Cut the underlying piece a trifle larger than the hole, l)ut
conforming to it in shape and matching it in color and texture. Baste the piece on the
paper first, and then lay the hole over it. Or the torn piece may be stretched over an em-
broidery hoop and the patch basted to it. Run the darning-needle back and forth (111.
tion 352), over and under the lapped edges, closely weaving them together, keeping down
all the loose ends. Illustration 352 shows the right side of the finished darn, a black
thread ha\'ing been used in the illustration to show the stitches.

5TOTING is a process of mending much used by tailors, especially on closely woven

or very heavy cloth
that does not fray.
The first illustration,
Illustration 353, shows
the cut, and in Illus-
tration 354 is shown
the position of the nee-
dle and thread in the
process of stoting. Use
either a thread drawn
from the cloth, or a
A Cut in Heavv Cloth hair to do the stoting. 111. 354. Sloting with a Hair
The part to be
mended is basted smoothly over a piece of paper. The needle is inserted about half an
inch from the torn edge, and run between the threads of the cloth, across the cut, to half
an inch on the opposite side, and drawn through. Reinserting it, run the needle back on a
somewhat slanting line and continue until the cut has been closed. Then repeat the
same process, running the threads in the opposite direction. When pressed, this mending
can hardly be noticed, but stoting can only be done over a clean cut or tear. On material
that is not thick enough for the needle to pass between the weave, it must be done on the
wrong side as lightly as possible.

MENDING TISSUE, or TAILOR'S TISSUE, as it is sometimes called, is a great con-

venience in cases of awkward rents or tears where patching would be undesirable. It is a
semi-transparent substance, resembling the thin rubber used in dress shields. It melts
under a hot iron and acts like a glue, holding the torn fibers together.

A TRIANGULAR TEAR should be mended im-

mediately, before the edges have had a chance to fray.
The torn part of the garment should be laid, WTong
side up, over an ironing-board. Push the torn edges
together, bringing them as nearly as possible to their
original position. Lay a square piece of the mending
tissue large enough to
completely cover it over
the tear and a piece
of the cloth over the
tissue. Baste the cloth
piece in position, but
do not let the basting
threads run through
the mending tissue or
they can not be easily 355. A Rent Repaired with
III.

drawn out. Then run Mending Tissue

a hot iron over it all
several times until the
two pieces and the ragged edges are nicely stuck together.
Cut away all superfluous material around the edges.
Illustration 355 shows a satisfactory result of this method
. 356, A Piece Set In of mending on the right side of the material.
DARNING AND MLNDING 149

A PATCH may also be set in with mendiog tissue in cases where it is undesirable to
have any stitches showing. The hole is trimmed to a square or oblong shape, and a piece
cut the same shape, but a seam's width wider all around. Lay the garment over an
ironing-board, as directed above, and, between the edges of the hole and the lapped edge of
the patch lay strips of the mending tissue. Be careful not to have any of the tissue
extending beyond the torn edge on the right side, as it -n-iU make an ugly mark after being
pressed. Illustration 356 shows a hole neatly mended by this method.
W5=\
A PATCH is generally used for mending
flannel or heavy woven underwear, particu-
garment is too much worn to war-
larly if the
rant the time and work necessary for a careful
darn.
A FLANNEL PATCH is a piece of the
material basted on the wrong side of the worn
or torn part and catch-stitched to the gar-
ment tvith small stitches all around the edge.
The worn place, or the ragged edge of the hole,
is then cut away from the right side, and the
edge catch-stitched all around in the same
manner. (111. 357.)

A HEMMED PATCH is used— unless the

hole is so small that it can be neatly darned
for mending material that requires frequent
laundering, such as muslin underwear, bedding HI. 35 7. Riahl Side of Flannel Patch

111.358.

or household linen. If the material is striped or figured, the patch should be cut so that
the lines will match. Pin the patch into position on the underside of the piece to be
mended. Crease a seam all around and baste it down. Kow cut out the worn part,
allo\^-ing a narrow seam at the edge. Clip the edge a trifle at each corner, turn in the seam,
and baste it down. Then with fine stitches sew the patch down all around on both sides
of the material. (Ills. 358 and 3.59.)

AN OVERHANDED PATCH is used on material that is seldom washed, and where

the raw edge on the xvTong side is not objectionable. The sewing in this patch is not so
noticeable as in the hemmed patch, for it has but one line of stitches. In cutting the
patch be sure to match the stripe or figure. The piece should be large enough to cover
the hole well when it is basted over it with tailors' tacks. (Directions for tailors' tacks
are given on page 85.) When the patch has been basted and cut apart, it will be seen that
150 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
the exact outline of the patch has been marked on both the garment and the patch. The
uneven edges are trimmed away lea\'ing a narrow seam. (Ilhistrations 360 and 361.)
Notch the corners of the hole diagonally to the line of tacks, and trim off the corners of the
patch. Turn the seam edges of both hole and patch toward the wTong side on the line of
the tacks and baste together. Then with small overhand stitches sew the patch in
securely, being careful during the whole proceeding to keep the warp and woof threads
of the material straight at the joining edges. Illustrations 360 and 361 show both sides of
the patch after it has been well pressed.
Clothing, household hnens, etc., should be darned or mended at the first sign of wear.
Immediate attention often saves actual holes by reenforeing worn places, and the amount
of mending will be perceptibly reduced. Mending should be done before the articles are
washed, for in washing the worn place is likely to give and become a hole.

111. 360. Selling in an Overhanded Patch

HnB8

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111. 36 I . Wrong Side of Patch 111. 362. Completed Patch
CHAPTER 31

RLMODLLING
Materials — Dyeing— Cleaning— Remodeling Waists— Skirts — Coats—Suits
Children's Clothes — Boys' Clothes
THE beginning of every season when you are planning your clothes, look over
AT your,wardrobe and decide what you have that is worth remaking and will fill some
definite place in your outfit. Do not make over any clothes simply because you
have them. If you are not going to need them for the present brush them tlioroughly and
put them away carefully until you want them.
Things that are genuinely worn out should be tlirown away or given to the Salvation
Army. Do not try to make them over for they are not worth the time and effort.

MATERIALS —Wool materials that are too shabby to be made over can often be used
for interlining Winter coats and jackets.
Wool materials and some silks that are shabby on the outside but comparatively fresh
on the inside can be turned if the wTong side is nice looking. It may not be exactly like
tlie right side but if it is presentable it can be used. Satin, plush, velvet and silks that
have a design on one side only can not be turned for the wTong side is not wearable.
Plush and velvet can be steamed to freslien them, remove the wt nkles and raise the
nap. Silks and satins can be steamed to remove bad wrinkles. (Chapter 6, page 32.)
Small pieces of material can often be combined to make hats for children, or if suitable
used for collar and cuff facings.
When combinations of materials are in fashion remaking is a simple matter. Wool
materials can often be combined with satin, taffeta, foulard, or with plaid, stripe or check
silk or wool materials. Silks, satins, plushes and velvets can be used with Georgette crepe,
chiffon, silk voile, lace, or tulle. Plush and velvet can also be combined with silk and
satin. Gingham can be used \vith chambray, and the heavy cotton and Unen materials
with batiste, handkerchief linen, etc. In Summer materials one can usually combine
white with a color, or a plain color with plaid, clieck, stripe or figured material.
If one feels inchned to take a little trouble one can completely disguise a last year's
suit or dress by changing it to another color.

DYEING is a very simple thing, but there are certain hard and fast rules in regard to
it that must not be disregarded. In the first place you can not dye a silk or wool material
with a dye intended for cotton and Unen. Neither can you dye cotton and linen with a
silk and wool dye. In the second place, you can't change dark colors into lighter ones.
In the third place, the material must be prepared carefully for tlie dyeing. If there are any
grease spots or stains they should be removed as thoroughly as possible. (Chapter 34.)
Afterward the material should be washed for two reasons. The first is, that if the
material is put into the dye soiled, the dirt will mingle with the dye and the result -mil
be muddy instead of bright and clear. The second is that as much of the old dye should
be taken out or "discharged," as it is called, as possible. Otherwise it will be impossible
to predict how the mi.xture of the two dyes will turn out.
Cottons and silks can be washed in soap and boiling water, but it is not safe to use
soap to any great extent on wool materials, as it softens the wool. Boil the materials
about half an hour, changing the water as it becomes discolored. Keep up the washing
until the water remains clear —
a sure sign that all the dye has been discharged that is
likely to do any harm.
It is best to dye the material whUe it is still wet from the washing as it absorbs the
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152 THLNLWDRLS5MAKLR
(Jyo more readily and more evenly in that condition. Bo sun; to follow the directions
given with th(i dyo you use. A good reliable dye eonipound will be accompani(;d by
oxi)lii'it directions, which you must take care to follow. You must be especially careful
in picking out a dye that will suit your matcirial. White, of course, can be dyed any
color. Palo shades can be dyed darker or changed into other slightly deeper colors.
A material of one color dyed with a dye of a second color will emerg<! from t)w fray an
entirely different shade from either. For instance, if you dye a yc^Uow material with a
light blue dye, you will get green; while the same light blue over light red makes purple,
and ov(;r light green makes peacock. A dark blue dye over brown makes navy blue, and
over yellow, bottle green. A brown over blue maki^s dark brown; over green makes
olive brown; over red mak<;s seal brown. There are dozt^ns of combinations and varia-
tions of colors that one can bring out by a clever combination of dy(' and material. One
should go back to the old safeguard of experimenting first and doing the actual business
afterward.
After you've dyed your material, take it out of the dyeing fluid and hang it up until
it is nearly dry. Then rinse it out in clear water to prevent its crocking. If a material
has been dy(!d black, do not rinse until il has dried thoroughly. It will leave it, a better
color. If you do not dye your material, clean it carefully. Directions for removing spots,
stains, etc., are given in Chapter 34, pages 157—1.59.

REMODELING should be done with as much care and interest as you would give
to making a iiev.- Otherwnse your dress, etc., will look "made-over" and you will
dress.
be dissatisfied and half ashamed of it. If you do it skilfully you will enjoy the remade
dress as much as if it were really notw.
Before rimiodeling look over the Delineator and the latest editions of Butterick
Fakiiions and consider your dress from the standpoint of the new styles. See exactly
what il will nc^ed to bring it up to date. It must have the right sleeve and collar and the
skirt must be the correct width and length. The waistline; must come at the right place.
Don't vv<!ar a high, Kinpire waistline when a low or normal waistline is the vogue. Don't
wear a belt that gives you a piiicli(;d-in waist when a wide waist is in fashion.
Be sure that the collar is not only the right size and shape but is absolutely fresh.
Collars g<it hard w(;ar and a collar that is still good style might be worn and
shabby. It should be replaccid. The same thing is true of chemisettes, undersleeves,
culTs, (;tc.

dress is to be entirely remodeled, rip it apart with a sharp knife or pointed scissors.
If th<i
Do not stretch the material, esjjecially at the necrk and armholes. Brush the seams
carefully, and remove all clipped threads. If the material has changed color, use it on

the reverse side if |)()ssible, even if the weave is slightly diffen;nt.

Il should be cleanetl if necessary and thoroughly pressetl so that it can be cut exactly as
wen; a new material.
if it
—
After the material has been thoroughly freshened washed, pressed or dyed— lay it
out on the new jiattern and .see if it requires piecing. If piecing is necessary, make the

seams fall in places where they do not show or when- they can be covered with trimming.

IN MAKING OVER A WAIST it is sometimes necessary to use new material; but

wlu;n chemi.seUo;s, yokes and half-sleeves are in fashion, you can use; net, lace, chiffon, etc.
In remodeling a waist or dross, put it on a bust form and stuff out the sleeves with tissue-
l>aper. Look it over to s(;e where il requires alteration.
Put the lining on, and then drape the outside over it after you have cut it according
to your ])atl(;rn. By using fancy triniming-pieoes, collars, yokes, etc., you can almost
always n'uiodel a waist so that the jjiecing will n(;ver show. Lace or net for yok(;s,
chemisettes, (;tc., (;an be dyed the color of the dress either at home or at a regular dyeing
eslablislim(;nt. Lace can be dipped in tea to give it a rich cream color that can be made
lij;lilcr or darker according to the strength of the tea.

REMODELING A SKIRT is an easy matter if the new pattern is narrower than the
old skirt. In that case it is only a question of recutting; but if the pattern calls for
mon' material than you have in the skirt itself, you will liav<' to do some piecing or com-
bine with new material. Braid<'d bands covering the skirt seams are an excellent way
of increasing the width of a skirt. Or you can raise the skirt at the waistline, refit it, and
REMODELING 153

add to it bottom by a band or a.fold. Or it may be pieced at the bottom and the
at the
covered by wide braid, bias bands, etc.
line of pie(;ing
Linen or Pique Skirls can often be lengthened by bands of embroidery insertion or by
bias bands of the material. These sldrts are very apt to shi-ink around the hips. They
should be ripped from their belts, raised and refitted. They will have to be lengthened.

COATS —Coats should be remodeled by an up-to-date pattern. If they require piecing,

try to let it at a seam and cover it with a stitched or braided band.
come
Coats of fur fabrics that have become shabby can often be cut down into coatees when
they are in fashion, or into children's coats. When they are too badly worn to remake in
that way there are often unworn portions that can be used for neck-pieces and muffs, or
for collar and cuff facings for a coat or suit.
Suits are apt to wear out in the skirt first. In a suit of a plain colored serge, gabardine,
twill, veloiirs, taffeta, satin or linen, a new skirt can often be used, made of the same mate-
rial ina plaid, check or stripe. If the suit material harmonizes with the jacket you will
have a very smart-looking costume. The great French dressmakers frequently make
new suits in combinations of this kind. Sometimes the sldrt material is used for collar
and cuff facings on the coat.

REMODELING FOR CHILDREN'S CLOTHES— Quite frequently it is easier to cut

down a coat suit for one of the children than to remodel it for the mother. But do not
use a material that is old and somber for a child, -nathout relie^^ng it by a trimming that
is bright and youthful-looking. A black-and-white pin-cheeked wool or a dark serge
is apt to make a dull frock for a little girl, but if it is trimmed with bands of contrasting
material in a suitable color it becomes childish-looking and pretty.

—
CHILDREN'S CLOTHE_5 Children grow so fast that the problem of remaking
generally includes lengthening and enlarging.
Oue-piece di-esses can often be lengthened by dropping them from a yoke which gives
them new width in the shoulders and also gi\es them new sleeves.
Skirts can be pieced under tucks, folds, bands, flounces, etc. They can also be dropped
from an Empire waistline to a normal waistline or thej' can be lengthened by a band at
the bottom. When middy blouses are worn over a skirt, the skirt can be pieced at the
top to lengthen it. The blouse wiU hide the piecing.
Frequently children's dresses can be made into jumper styles. New blouses will give
new sleeves and new ^ridth tlu'ough the body.
In making over half-worn garments into presentable and at the same time durable
clothes for boys, such as suits, reefers, and overcoats, a tailored finish is the first require-
ment. It means neat work, even stitching and careful pressing. For the pressing you
wiU need hea-i'j' irons, evenly heated, and a piece of unbleached muslin that can be
dampened and laid o^'er your work.
In ripping apart the old coat or suit that is to be remodeled for your little son, notice
carefully all the small de\ices of interlining, canvas and stitching that the tailor used
in making the garment. You can repeat many of them in your o^^-n work. If j-ou use
the old canvas and find that it has grown limp, you can restiffen it by dampening it
thoroughly and u-oning it ^^^th a hea^^' iron thoroughly heated. Full directions for
making boys' trousers are given in Chapter 36, "Boys' and Men's Clothes," and Chap-
ter 22, "Pockets." Chapter 12, on "Coats," will give you the additional information
.you will want for finishing the jackets or o\'ercoats.
CHAPTER 32

PRL55ING
Irons — Ironing Board — Sleeve Board — Tailors' Cushion — Steaming — Pressing Plaits
OOD PRESSING
G is a very important part of dressmaking and tailoring. Special
boards and tailors' cushions may be made at home or bought from any dress-
makers' supply house.

IRONS. You should have either an electric iron and two ordinary irons, or else three
ordinary irons. The two e.xtra irons are used to hold the third in an inverted position in
steaming velvet. An eight-pound smoothing-iron is the most satisfactory type for pressing.
IRONING-BOARD. Skirts and coats can be pressed on your long laundry ironing-
board or on your sewing-table. Seams
should be pressed over the curved edge of
an ironing-board so that the seam edges
wiU not be marked on the garment.

A SLLLVL-BOARD which can be used

for sleevesand short seams can be made
from a board two or three feet long, and
III. 36J. The Sleeve-board tapering from five or si.x inches in width
at one end to three inches at the other.
(111. 363.) The ends and edges should
be rounded and the board should have
an inner covering of flannel or a similar
wool material, and an outer cover of
smooth cotton cloth. (111. 363.)

A TAILORS' CUSHION is used for

pressing darts arid curved seams. (111.

364.) It is ham shaped and is stuffed

tightly with cotton rags. Cut two pieces,
eighteen fourteen inches, making
by
them narrower at one end. (111. 364.)
Round off all the edges. Stitch the seam
with a close stitch. Seams should Vie L 364. The Tailors* Cushion
pressed over the tailors' cushion so that
the seam edges wiU not be marked on the garment.
In opening seams, dampen the seam, if the material will permit it, and press slowlj',
bearing down heavily on the iron. Very little dampness should be used on cashmere, as
it flattens the twill and spoils the te.xture. Little or no dampness should be used on silk.
A cloth, well wrung out of water, may be used on these materials, and their seams may
be dampened slightly.
Velvet, velours and duvetyn must not be pressed, but should be steamed so as not to
injure the nap.
To steam velvet, etc., heat an iron and place it face up between two cold irons an-anged so
as to hold the hot iron firmly. (lU. 30.5.) Lay a damp piece of muslin over the face of
the iron and draw the velvet over the muslin. The steam will have the effect of pressing
the velvet without hurting the pile. Seams can be opened in this way, and this method
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PRESSING 155

can be used on velvet, plush, veloiu-s, duvetyn

and materials with a high nap, satin and silk.
Velvet may be mirrored or panned by pass-
ing an iron over the surface of the velvet, iron-
ing with the nap. After velvet has gone through
this process it can be pressed as much as is
necessary.
Nearly all pressing is done on the WTong
365. The Proper Way to Open Seams
III.

in a Velvet Coat
side. Suitings and heavy cloth may be pressed
on the right side by steaming. Wring out a cloth as dry as possible and lay it over the
place to be pressed. Have the irons hot and press firmly until the cloth is nearly dry.
Turn the garment to the wrong side and press until thoroughly dry.
The shine which sometimes comes in pressing may be removed by placing a dry cloth
over the shiny place. Then wring out as dry as possible a second cloth which has been
thoroughly wet. Place it o\'er the dry one, and with a hot iron pass hghtly over the spot.
If the material has a nap requiring raising, the place may be brushed with a stiff brush and
the process of steaming repeated.
Many fabrics retain the imprint of the basting-thread under heavy pressing. For
such material it is necessary to give a light pressing first, removing all basting-threads
before the final pressing.

PRESSING PLAITS IN A SKIRT OR DRESS. Turn the skirt wong side out and
slip itover an ironing board. Pin the top and bottom of the skirt to the board taking
care that the plaits he perfectly flat underneath. In wool and cotton materials a sponge
cloth may be placed over the skirt and pressed thoroughly until the cloth is dry. This
method creases the material well and the plaits will stay in position for a long time.
In silk material press the plaits with an iron that is not too hot. Afterward the iron
may be run under the plaits to smooth the part underneath. Slip the skirt off the board
and remove the bastings.
When a plaited skirt is made of washable material it is not difficult to launder if one
goes about it in the right way. The lower part of the skirt should not be pressed out
flat, but each plait as it is pressed from the stitched upper portion should be laid in plaits
all the way to the bottom of the skirt or dress, smoothed out and arranged with the hand,
and then pressed into position. Afterward the iron may be run under the plaits to smooth
the part underneath.
In laundering or pressing a skirt you wiU reaUze the value of shrinking the material
and following the correct grain hne of the weave.
CHAPTLR 33

THE CARL OF THL CLOTHES

Wash Clothes —Woolen Clothes— Brushing— Use of Hangers— Bag Covers—
Winter Clothes— White Clothes

CARL OF THE CLOTHL5. All clothes should be taken care of as systematically

as possible, as their period of usefulness depends entirely on the way they are treated.

LINGERIE AND WASHABLE WAISTS AND DRESSES should he mended before

they go to the laundry. A small hole will become a large one in wasliing, and not only
is the work of mending doubled, but the injm-y to the garment is frequently irreparable.

WOOLEN CLOTHES. Dresses, suits, coats, skirts, etc., should be brushed regularly
and watched closely for such small matters as loose buttons, frayed skirt edges, missing
hooks and eyes, and soiled collars or necks.

HANGERS. Dresses and waists should be kept on hangers. Coats should never
be Ijing carelessly over chairs, and should never be hung up by the collar or arm-
left
hole. They should be kept on hangers when they are not in use so that their necks and
shoulders will not lose their shape.

BAG COVERS. Dresses and waists if made of light, perishable materials should be
slipped into great bags of silkolinc to keej) them from the dust. The bag should be as
long as the waist or dress. If one has plenty of closet room, it is much better to keep
one's evening dresses hanging up in bags than to lay them in chests or drawers where they
can not fail to become badly vsTinkled.

SKIRTS should not be kept on wooden hangers, as they are Ukely to become stretched
at the hips. Small strips of tape should be sewed inside the waistband of each skirt
one on each side, and an equal distance apart. The sldrt should be hung by these hangers
on two hooks placed just far enough apart to keep the belt taut.

WINTER CLOTHES should be brushed and cleaned and then put away dxu-ing the
Summer months with plenty of gum camphor, moth-balls or some other safe moth pre-
ventive.

SUMMER CLOTHES should be put away clean and packed as carefully as possible,
so that they will not need pressing when they are wanted again. Sheets of blue tissue-
paper can be put between the folds of white dresses to prevent them from turning yellow.
CHAPTER 34

CLEANING
Cleaning Woolens —Silks —Velvet — Black Lace —White Lace — Grease-Spots — Machine-Oil
— Blood-Stains— Fresh Ink— Copy or India Ink — Iron Rust
Stains
Stains— Mildew — Paint — Chewing-Gum
Fruit

CLEANING can frequently be done at home with very Uttle trouble and expense.

TO CLEAN WOOLEN GOODS, the simplest method is washing in warm water and
soapbark. Get ten cents' worth of soapbark and pour over it two quarts of boihng
water. Let it stand until the strength is taken from the bark, strain, and pour into a tub
of lukewarm water. Let the goods stand for half an hour in the suds, then rub well and
rinse in another water of the same temperatui'e to keep the goods from shrinking. Press
on the wrong side before it is thoroughly dry. Experiment first with a small piece of
the material to be sitre that it does not change color or shrink badly.

FOR SILKS, mix six ounces of strained honey and four ounces of a pure soap with
one pint of pure alcohol.
Lay each piece of silk flat on a table or marble, and with a brush cover the silk with the
mixtm-e, first on one side and then on the other. Brush the silk as httle as possible and
always straight up and down. Dip the silk in several tepid rinsing waters, the last one
mixed with a little honey. Do not wring the silk, but hang it up, and when half-di-y iron
with a cool iron on the wrong side.

BLACK SILK can be freshened by sponging with strong black coffee, or with glove-
water made by boihng an old black Idd glove in water for some time.
A French method of cleaning tjlack silk is to sponge the silk on both sides with spirits of
wine, and then iron on the wrong side with a piece of muslin between the silk and the iron.
Ribbons may be cleansed in the same way and rolled smoothly over a bottle or round
stick to dry.

VELVET is cleaned by steaming. First brush the velvet thoroughly with either a soft
or stiff brush until all dust and lint are removed. It is better to use a soft brush if the
velvet is not too chrty.
If a milliner's steaming-box is at hand, invert a hot iron in the box and cover the face
of the iron with a good-sized piece of muslin which has been thoroughly wet. This
produces steam, and the muslin must be moved along as it dries. The velvet is held -ndth
its wrong side against the mushn and brushed carefully with a soft brush until the pile of
the velvet is raised. Always brush against the nap. The pile may also be raised by
hokUng the velvet tightly over a pan of boihng water.

FOR BLACK LACE_5, an old-fashioned cleaning mixture is made by boUing an old

black kid glove in a pint of water until half the water has evaporated. Strain, and, if
necessary, add a Uttle cold water. After brushing the lace, dip it up and down in the
liquid. Then roll it over a bottle, or pin smoothly over a covered board to dry.

WHITE LACE may be washed in a suds of pm-e soap, then thoroughly rinsed and
pinned over a covered board to dry. Some laees will stand ironing on the wrong side.
Let the lace partially dry, and iron over several thicknesses of flannel.

GREASE-SPOTS on woolen or silk are best removed by naphtha, gasohne, ether or

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chloroform. These solvents are highly inflammable, and must, therefore, never be used
in the same room with an open Ught or flame.
Lay the material, right side down, on apiece of clean blotting-paper or brown wrapping-
paper. Rub around and around the spot with a piece of the same material which has been
dipped in the cleaning-fluid. Be careful to approach the spot gradually and keep rubbing
around the edge of the spot which is damp with the cleaning-fluid so that no ring forms.
If you do not approach the spot graduaUy, the grease will spread over a large surface.
Ether and chloroform are less liable to leave a ring than gasoline or naphtha.
A good mi.xture for removing grease-spots is made from equal parts of alcohol, benzin
and ether.
Grease can also be removed from silk or woolen materials by spreading French chalk
over the spot and allowing it to stand for some time. This absorbs the grease. Shake
the chalk off the garment and if it leaves a mark dissolve the remaining particles with
benzin or ether, being careful to rub around the edge of the spot which is damp with these
fluids until they have completely evaporated, to pre\"ent a ring from Forming.

POWDERED FRENCH CHALK OR FULLER'S EARTH may be used by placing the

powder over the stain and holding over a heated iron. The heat wiU dissolve the
grease, and the powder wiU absorb it.

Grease can also be removed from most materials by placing the material, right side
down, over a piece of brown wTapping-paper and pressing over the wrong side of the
material with a hot iron. The heat of the iron drives the grease from the material into the
paper, because grease has a tendency to go from a warm spot to a cooler one.

TO REMOVE GREASE FROM WHITE GOODS, wash with soap or alkahne lyes.
Colored cottons or colored woolens may be washed with lukewarm soap lyes.

MACHINE-OIL STAINS may be removed in the following manner: Moisten borax

and rub it on the stain from the outside toward the center, taldng care not to spread it.
Pour water through the material. Washing with cold water and a pure soap will remove
most stains of machine-oil.

BLOOD-STAINS may be taken out by washing with soap and tepid water. They
maj' also be removed by covering the spot with wet laundry starch and allowing it to
stand. Afterward it should be washed.

TO REMOVE FRESH INK. FVesh ink can be removed from almost any material
by stretcliing tightly over a
it bowl or deep vessel and pouring boiling w-ater through the
spot witli force from a height. Or, if still moist, rub either salt, meal flour or sugar,
and wash in cold water.

In While Mnh-rmh lemon-juice may be put o\-er the spot and covered with salt.
Then place the article in the sun for a while, and wash. The process may be repeated, if
necessary, until the ink-spot is entirely removed.

Another method ofremoving ink-stains from white materials is to let the material soak
in javelle water, made from one-half pound of sal soda, two ounces chlorid of hme and one
quart of water. After soaking a few minutes, wash in clear water.

TO REMOVE COPY OR INDIA INK FROM WHITE MATERIALS. Make a strong

and cold water.
solution of oxahc acid Soak the spot for a few moments in the oxalic
acid and then soak it in ammonia. If necessary, repeat until the stain disappears.
Rinse thoroughly in cold water.

TO REMOVE IRON RUST FROM WHITE MATERIALS. Lay the article in the sun
and apply oxahc acid to the spot with your fingers wet with water. When the spot
is removed, rinse the garment thoroughly. Also wash your hands well after using the acid.
It is practically impossible to remove iron rust from colored fabrics, as the acid used in
removing the spot takes out the color so that the remedy is worse than the rust.
CLEANING 159

The
javelle water and lemon-juice suggested for ink-stains may also be used to remove
iron rust.

TO REMOVE FRUIT STAINS. Make a solution of oxalic acid and water, using about
ten grains of the acid to a half pint of water. Wet the article in hot water and then
apply the solution of o.xalic acid to the spot. Rinse it well after the spot has been removed.

TO REMOVE FRUIT AND

INK STAINS. Soak the spot for a few moments in chloro-
form and then soak it very strong ammonia. Try a sample of yom- material first,
in
to be sure that the chloroform and ammonia do not remove the color.

MILDEW the hardest of all stains to remove, and can not always be taken out suc-
is
cessfully. Anyof the mediums used for ink and iron-rust may be tried. For silk only,
dip a flannel in alcohol and rub briskly, first on one side and then on the other.

PAINT, when fresh, can be softened with vaseUne and washed off with benzin. Or,
itmay be rubbed with equal parts of turpentine and alcohol. If a grease-spot remains,
remove it with benzin. Turpentine mixed with a httle ammonia is also good. Wash
off with soap-suds or benzin.

TO REMOVE CHEWING-GUM hold the under side of the garment over a hot iron
until the gummelted.
is Then wipe it off" with a rag wet with pure alcohol. Do not use
the denatured alcohol for this purpose.
CHAPTER 35

WASHING CLOTHES
Setting Colors— Washing Tliin Crepes— Beaded Garments— Corduroy
Turkisti Toweling or Ratine

WASH MATERIALS.
TO 5LT COLORS IN Different colors must be
ent methods. Green, blue, purple and also mauve or lavender can be set by soaking
set by differ-

for a short time in alum water. Use about an ounce of alum to a gallon of water.
Blue, pink and most red materials can be set by soaking in salt water, usmg a large table-
spoonful of salt to about a gallon of water.

To
set the color in brown, tan and deep yellow, use about a cupful of \nnegar to a gallon
of water and soak the material in it. Black cotton materials and black-and-white mate-
rials may be soaked in strong salt water or a little turpentine may be added to the water.

Yellow and the lighter shades ot tan can be brightened when they become faded, by
adding a httle strong coffee to the rinsing water.

WASHING THIN CREPES. Oily streaks at neck and wrists should be removed with
gasoline before washing. Use warm water. Ivory Soap, Lux, Fairy or Borax, or any soap
that is not too strong with lye. (Professionals use a mixture of salts of tartar and borax
half and half in warm water.) Do not rub, liut after a good suds is made dij) the gar-
ment in it and squeeze the suds through the garment. Thoroughly rinse in several waters
so that not one particle of soap suds is left on the garment. Do not wring water out,
squeeze it. Shake it out and wrap up until nearly dry. Iron on the WTong side with a
warm, not hot, iron. Iron crosswise of the material, stretching a little as you iron.
Remember Georgette crepe or any thin crepe is liable to part or give way on the cross-
wise strands, so don't be rough \vith it.
Colors are usually fast.

TO WASH A BEADED GARMENT use the same method as for thin crepes. Never
put a beaded garment through a wringer for it would break the beads. Lay the garment
right side down on a Turkish towel or soft pressing pad so as not to break the beads in
pressing. Embroidered garments should be pressed in this way also as the design will
appear more raised and less flattened than if pressed on a hard surface.

TO WASH CORDUROY make suds of lukewarm water. Ivory Soap or Lux, or soap
not strong with lye. Move the corduroy up and down in it, rubbing any spots gently
with the hands. Rinse thoroughly in clear lukewarm water and lightly squeeze as much
moisture as possible out with the hands. Never rub on a board or pass through a wringer,
as this injures the nap. Hang in the air luitil dry, or when almost dry, lay face down on
a Turkish towel or soft pressing pad, and press lightly; be cai-eful to press -with the nap.

TO WASH RATINE OR TURKISH TOWELING, make a suds and move the material
up and down in it. Do not rub it, but just squeeze it. The dirt will drop out, as the
weave is open. Rinse thoroughly. Squeeze out as much water as possible with your
hands. Never wring it. Hang it up in the air and let it dry. In pressing, thoroughly
damjien this material and while it is damp pull out all of the WTinkles. Press lightly
on a jjadded board with a cloth over the material imtil it is thoroughly dry. Then
brush it thoroughly with a whisk broom, being careful not to pull it.

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CHAPTER 36

BOY5' AND MEN'S CLOTHL5

Patterns — Alterations — Materials — Cutting — Putting the Garment Together — Trousers— The
— —
Hy — Trousers for Smaller Boys Side Pockets Trousers With No Fly Top Ldge — of
— —
Trousers Lower Ldge of Trousers Blouses on Coats Strictly Tailored Coat —
— — —
Canvas Lapels Front Ldges Facing Seams Lining Collar Pockets Bath- — — — —
—
robes House Jackets Undergarments —
IS not difficult to make garments for boys and men if you go about it in the
ITright way. It is mainly a matter of correct finish and careful pressing with hot
irons whenever pressing is necessary. The frequent use of irons is a very impor-
tant part of tailoring.

PAFTLRNS — It is essential to get the right-size patterns for tailored garments. The
properway to measure men and boys is given in Chapter 2, pages 12 and 13.

ALTERATIONS — If necessary to make

it is

any alterations length of a pat-

in the
tern they should be made before cutting your
material. The Deltor or the pattern envelope
will tell you where to make them.

ALTERING LENGTH OF BOYS' PAT-

TERNS —When a boy of years has
five or six
the breast and waist measure of a nine-year-
old size, even though he has the height of a
six-year-old, it is better to get a nine-year-old
pattern and shorten the coat, the sleeves and
trousers.

The Coat and Sleeves Are Shortened in prac-

tically the same way as in a woman's waist.
(Chapter pages 19-21.)
3,
To Shorten the Trousers considerable care is
needed in determining just where the altera-
tion should be made. The length of the
underwaist to which they fasten has a great
deal to do with their length when worn. It is
well to measure an old pair of trousers on the
child, taking the measure from the waist to
the crotch and then to just below the knee, 111.366. Shortening the Pattern of Boys'
allowing for the extra fulness to fall over the Knickerbockers

knee in knickerbockers. Any alteration in

length above the crotch should be made across the pattern below the e.xtension for the
pocket opening, changing the seam edges as little as possible. In the lower leg part, fold
the plait across above the extension piece at the lower part of the leg. (111. 366.)

MATERIALS —Before cutting your material read Chapter 6 on "Materials, Sponging,

Cutting," etc.

CUTTING —After the material has been properly sponged or shrunken lay the pat-
tern on it as shown in the Deltor Layout or as directed in the pattern instructions. Use
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plenty of pins in pinning the paltern on the material and eiit vith sharp dressmaking
shears, following the edge of the pattern exactly.
Mark all the working per-
forations with tailors' tacks
((^hapter 16, page 85) and
either mark the notches with
two or three stitches in basting-
cotton or clip them, making
them no deeper than is neces-
sary to see them distinctly.

PUTTING THE GARMENT

TOGETHER— Follow the Del-
tor or the Illustrated Instruc-
tions for putting the pieces of
the garment together, putting
in the pockets wherever there
are any. (Chapter 22, page
104.)

TROUSERS— r h e _
F ly .

Baste a facing of lining ma-

terial, cut from the fly-piece
III. 367. Inside View of Pocket wilh BulUinhoIe FIv
pattern, to the outside of the
front edg(^ of iho left-front por-
tion. Stitch a narrow seam. Turn the facing to the wrong side, and baste it flat, with
the cloth at th<^ seam edge entirely covering the lining.
Now lay together, face to face, two fly pieces, one of cloth and one of lining, and stitch
a seam on the front edge. Turn it to the right side, baste flat and press.
It is more convenient to make the buttonholes in tlu^ fly now than after it is stitched
in plac(i. They are worked from the cloth side, the first one coming just below the waist-
band. Then baste the fly into position, its edge a trifle back of the edge on the left front
of the trousers. Stitch one-quarter inch back of the buttonholes, through the four thick-
nesses of goods, down from the waistband, ending in a curved line on the lower edge.
(III. I5()7.) Tack the fly betwe(in the but,tonholes to the facing. Overcast the raw edges
on th(! inside.
Tlu? underlap])ing fly piece for the buttons on the right front of the trousers shoidd be
faced with lining. The cloth piece is then basted and stitched to the edge of the right
front of the trousers. This seam is then pressed open. Turn under the lining, clipping
the edge to make it lie flat, and l)aste it to the cloth seam. From the right side stitch
neatly an even line down close to the bastings and across the free edge at the bottom.
Small trous(T buttons are sowed on in position corresponding to the buttonholes on
the opposite fly.
For the Smaller Hot/, when buttons and buttonholes are imprac-
ticable, th(^ small facing provided for in the pattern is attached to
the right side of both of the fronts, stitched and turned to the inside.
111. 3()i), page HiiS.)
( The front seam is then closed from the facing
to the waistline.
The side pockets should be put in next.

SIDE POCKETS OF TROUSERS are usually made in a seam.

Cut a squan^ piiH'e of silesia or stout lining material the size desired,
and, doubling it over, notch the edges to indicate the pocket open-
ing. Make corresponding notches in the seam edges of the trou-
sers. V-MM'. the back edge of the pocket on both the right and wrong
sides with bias facings of the cloth one inch and a quarter wide and
long enough to extend from the top of the pocket to an inch below
the notch in the opening. (III. o68.) Lay the front edge of the
368. Side
III.
pocket (^dge to edge with the front edge of the trousers on their
Pocket
wrong side and baste it to them. In the same seam baste a bias
BOYS' AND MLN'5 CLOTHL5 163
facing of the cloth to the front of the trousers on the right side. This facing should be
the same length and width as the facings on the back edge of the pocket. Stitch the
pocket, trousers and fa(^ing together in a narrow seam. Turn the facing over on to the
pocket and run a row of stitcliiiig close to the fold to hold it in place. Turn under the
back edge of the facing and stitcli it to the pocket. Trim off the lower corners of the
pocket (HI. 368), and crease the edge for a seam toward the inside. The seam of the
pocket may then be (!losed.
Baste it first, and close it with
one stitching. The back edge
of the pocket is caught to the
front with bar stay-tacks. The
upper edges are held by the
waistband.

TROUSERS HAVING NO FLY

CLOSING have the waistband
divided into a front and back
waistband, leaving an opening
at each side of the trousers.
In this case the e,\tension on
the side of the back pieces of
the trousers is faced, thus form-
ing the underlap for the opening.
The loose edge of the pocket
369. Inside View of Trousers Having No Fly piece is then faced on both sides
with the cloth, and two rows
of stitching, a quarter of an inch apart close to the edge, give it a firm finish.
Now the upper edges of the pocket are basted to the upper edge of the trousers front.
(111. 309.)
Make
a bar, overcast or buttonholed, between the two rows of stitching, catching
through the cloth, and both sides of the pocket at the top and at the bottom of the open-
ing.
The pocket may now be closed. Round off one or both of the corners, and, turning in
the seam with the raw edges toward the inside of the pocket, stitch securely.

THE OUTSIDE SEAM of the trousers is closed next. In knickerbockers it is stitched

in a seam the way down. The lower edge of the leg is gathered in a casing with an
all
elastic. In trousers fin-
ished with a band the ex-
tension allowed at the low-
er part for an opening at
the side is turned under for
a facing on the upper side,
and faced and used as an
extension on the under side.
The band can be fastened
with a buckle or with a
button and buttonhole.
After stitching the seam,
turn the raw edges toward
the front. From the out-
side, run a line of stitching
one-eighth of an inch from
the seam.
Now stitch and press
open the inside seam of
each leg. The two leg por-
tions may then be joined,
beginning the seam down .370. Outside View of Flv and Pocket
the back at the waist, and
164 THE NEW DRESSMAKER
extending it to the notches in the lower edge of the fly pieces, including in the seam the
seams of the fly pieces below the notches. Press this seam open and baste over it, flat
on the inside, a piece of tape or a bias strip. Stitch from the outside a row on each side
of the seam. Turn the end of the tape over and hem neatly down at the end of the fly
stitching. On the outside, at the end of the fly opening, make a strong stay-stitch or
bar, to keep it from tearing out.

THE TOP EDGE of the trousers is turned over a seam, and a strip of lining stitched
to it, then basted down
in a faced hem. A
band, with the buttonholes worked in it with
stout tlu-ead or twist, is basted over this faced hem, and from the right side stitched
thi'ough both facing and band at the lower edge and the ends. A strong tack thread
should catch the band and the facing between the buttonholes.

THE LOWER EDGE of each trousers leg is hemmed by hand with invisible stitches.

BLOUSES or the coats of suits vary considerably in style. It is best to rely on the
Deltor or Illustrated Instructions for making and finishing.

A STRICTLY TAILORED COAT for a man or boy is made in very much the same
way as a strictly tailored coat for women e.xcept that the effect is even more tailored.
The best tailors in New York give a well-tailored and mannish look to a coat by the
methods given below.
For this style of coat it is very important to know how to baste in the canvas, face the
front of the coat and put in the lining before joining the shoulder seam. Not until this
has been done should the coUar be basted to the coat. These are the fine points of
tailoring and should be followed closely in coat-making.

THE CANVAS IN THE COAT FRONT. In basting the canvas to the front of the
coat, the canvas should not be basted from the canvas side, but the coat should be
placed over the canvas and the two basted together from the outside of the coat. This
is done to prevent making the canvas too short which would cause the coat to pucker.

THE CANVAS AND CLOTH IN THE LAPEL OF THE COAT ARE HELD TOGETHER
by padding stitches. these padding stitches is shown in Chapter
The method of making
12, page 59. Hold the lapel over the hand with the canvas side up and start the padding
stitches a little back of the crease roll at the neck and gradually taper them to the crease
roll at the front of the coat. The stitches are then worked outward to the edge of the
lapel. The canvas in the front of the coat and the lapel is then trimmed off three-
eighths of an inch from the edge.

TO PREVENT THE FRONT EDGES OF THE COAT AND LAPEL FROM STRETCHING
use a narrow linen or cotton tape which has been thoroughly shrunken, placing it along
the front edge of the coat and the lapel. (.Page 60, Illustration 102.) Place the tape
a good three-eighths of an inch from the edge, so that later when sewing on the facing
the tape will not be caught in the facing sewing. Also sew a tape one-eighth of an
inch in in back of the crease roll of the lapel, starting the tape about an inch from the front
edge of the coat and extending it one inch above the neck edge. When a soft roll in the
lapel is desired the tape along the crease roll is omitted. When the tape has been
sewed on carefully the fronts are pressed and the lapels pressed back.

THE FACING —The method of putting on the facing is the same as for the ladies'
coat. (Chapter 12, page 61.)
Turn up the hem at the bottom of the coat and turn in the bottom of the facing even
with the coat and baste. Baste the back edge of the facing to the canvas and catch-
stitch it. Fell the lower edge to position.

—
THE SEAMS When using a material which ravels easily the seams should be over-
cast if the coat is lined. (.Chapter 16, page 82.) If the coat has a half or full skeleton
lining the seams should be bound. (Chapter 17, page 88.)^ The back edge of the facing
and the hem at bottom of the coat should also be bound.
BOYS" AND MEN'S CLOTHES 165

—
THE LINING The coat is now read}' for the lining. Place the coat on the table
with the shoulder seams open and baste the Mning back to the inside of the coat with the
underarm edges along the underarm seams.
Baste the hning front to the inside of the coat. Turn under the underarm edges and
baste them over the back. Turn under the front edge and baste it over the facing, allow-
ing a httle ease in width. Turn under the bottom of the lining and place it one-half an inch
from the bottom of the coat, basting the hning to position one-half an inch from the
edge. After the lining has been basted in position stitch the shoulder seams of the coat
and press the seams open. (Chapter 32.) Turn to the outside of the coat and baste the
shoulder seams to the canvas.

—
THE COLLAR The under section of the collar for a coat should be of under-ooUar
cloth which can be purchased at any tailors' trimmings store, and comes in gray, brown,
blue and black at about twelve or fifteen cents a collar. In purchasing this cloth any
store of this kind has a form for a notched collar which they lay on the material and cut
just the amount required for the collar. This piece of material must be sponged. (Chap-
ter 6.)
Cut the under coUar like the pattern. Join the back edges and press the seam open.
After pressing, trim off the edges of the under collar three-eighths of an inch. Baste a
piece of canvas (cut bias) over the collar and baste along the crease roll. The stand of
the collar, which is the part near the neck up as far as the crease roll, should be held
together with rows of machine stitching, making the rows one-eighth of an inch apart.
(Chapter 12, page 59.) The turnover part of the collar is held together by padding
stitches (Chapter 12, page 59), using the same method as in making the lapel. Press the
collar into shape, stretching the bottom of the stand from three-eighths to one-half an
inch and the outer edge about one-quarter of an inch.
Fold the coUar along the crease roll, canvas side up. and press it into shape. Trim off
the edges of the canvas all around to within one-eighth of an inch inside of the edges of
the under collar. The collar can now be basted to the coat. Baste the neck edge of the
collar to the neck edge of the coat three-eighths of an inch from the edge and overhand
the collar in place with fine overhand stitches. (Chapter 16, page 82.) Then turn to
the inside and catch-stitch the neck edge of the coat to the coUar. The upper end of the
tape along the crease roll of the lapel which extends over the neck edge should be sewed
to the coUar inside the crease roll. This pre\ents the roU line at the neck from stretching.
The top of the facing should be turned in and slip-stitched along the top of the lapel
and along the outline at the bottom of the collar.
The over-eoUar should now be basted over the collar along the crease roU and about
one-half inch from the outer edge, making sure that there is plenty of size in the over
collar when the collar is rolled back. Turn under the edges of the over collar except the
neck edges between the shoulder seamseven with the edges of the under collar and baste.
Fell the outer edges of the under collar to the collar. SUp-stitch the lower edge of the
collar along the top of the facing. Baste the shoulder edge of the lining back to the
seam of the coat. Turn under the shoulder edge of the lining front and baste it over the
lining back. Turn under the neck edge and baste it over the collar edge.
The buttonholes are made with eyelets. (Chapter 24, page 113.)

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POCKETS Directions for making different types of pockets used on boys' and mens'
clothes are given in Chapter 22.

BATHROBES, HOUSE JACKETS. UNDERGARMENTS OF ALL KINDS, SLEEPING

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GARMENTS, ETC. In making any of these garments follow the Deltor or Illustrated
Instructions given with the pattern. Each of these types of garments should be finished
according to the style and the purpose for which it is to be used. In all these garments
for boys and men it is important that every detail of the work be done neatly and
accurately and according to the directions given with the pattern.
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INDEX
PAGE PAGE
Altering Boys' Patterns .... 161 Coats and Capes 58-64
Altering Length of Patterns 19-23. COLLARLESS NeCK 41
Altering Skirt, Yoke and Drawer Collars 109-111
Patterns for Figures That Collars (Detached) 46
Vary Prom the Average . . 28-31
. Collars (Ladies' and Misses'
Altering Waist Patterns for Fig- Coats) 59-61
ures That Vary From the Collars (Men's and Boys'
Average 24-27 Clothes) 165
Applied Trimmings 132-142 Combination Stitch 82
Applique Embroidery 144 Corded Facing 95
Aprons GO Corded Tuck 130
Armhole 41 Cording 130
Arm Measure 11 Cord Piping 131
Arrowhead Tacks 127 Cord Seam 88
Cord Shirring 139
Backstitch 82 Cross Tucking 97-98
Ball-Stitch 147 Crosswise Fold 15
Barred Buttonholes 112 Crosswise of Material 14
Bar-Tacks 127 Crow's-Foot Tack 128
Bastings 81 Cuffs (Blouse) 43,111
Bathing-Suits 67 Cuffs (Coat) 62
Bathrobes (Ladies and Misses) . 66 Cuffs (Shirtwaist) 45-46
Bathrobes (Men's and Boys') . . Iti.'j Curved Tucks 97
Belts Ill Cutting Materials 32-36
Bias Bindings 131
Bias Strips 15 Darning 146-148
Bias Trimmings 129-131 Darts 17-18
Blanket-Stitch 125-126 Deltor G, 14, 18
Blind Loops 117 Detached Collar (Shirtwaist) 4G .

Blood-Stains 158 Diagonals 35

Blouses 42-43 Doll Patterns 13
Bound Buttonholes 114 Drawn-Work ....... 121-122
Boys' Patterns 12 Dresses 51-52
Boys' Suits 161-165 Dresses (Infants) 77
Box Plaits 98 Dress-Form 8-9
Braid 143 Dress.making Equipment 7-9
Bust Measure 10-11 Dyeing 151
BuTTBRiCK Patterns 10-18
Buttonholes 112-115 Emblems and Chevrons .... 55-56
Buttons 115-116 Embroidery Trimmings .... 133-134
Equipment for Dressmaking 7-9
. . .

Capes 64 Eyelets 115

Care of the Clothes 156
Casings Ill Facings 94
Catch-Stitch S3 Faci-ngs (Ladies' Coats) 61
Children's Dresses 51-52 Facings (Men's and Boys' Coats) 164 .

Children's Coats 64 Fagot-Stitch 122-123

Cleaning 157-159 Peather-Stitcii 126
INDEX 167

PAGE page
Fell,French Seam 86 Materials 13, 32-36
Figured Materials 34-35 Maternity Dresses 72-73
Flat Fell Seam 87 Mending Tissue 148
Fly Closing (of Trousers) . . . 162 Men's Patterns 13
Folds, Bias 129 Mildew 159
French Gathers 138 Milliners' Fold 129
French Hem 92 Misses' Patterns 12
French Hemstitching 119 Mitered Corners 91
French Seams 86
French Tacks 84 Nap or Pile 32-33
Furcloth or Fur 64 Negligees 66
Fur (Sewing on) 144-145 Notches 16
Nuns' Tucks 97
Gaging or French Gathers . . . 138
Gatherings 138 One-Piece Dress 51
Gibson Tuck 44 Outlet Perforations 17
Grease Spots 157-158 Outlet Seams 17
Outside Waist 41
Half-Backstitch 82 Overcasting 82
Half-Lined Coat 63 overhanding 82
Hanging a Skirt 48-49
Hemming Stitches 83-84 Padding Stitches 59
Hems 91-93 Paint Stains 159
Hemstitching (Hand) .... 119-120 Patching 149-150
Hemstitching (Imitation Hand) 120 Patch Pocket 104
Hemstitching (Machine) . . 118-119 Patent Fasteners 116
Hooks and Eyes 116-117 Perforations 15-18
House Dresses 65 PicoT Edging 119
House Jackets 165 Pile 32-33
Piping 131
Illustrated Instructions ... 6, 17 Plackets 100-103
Infants' Clothes 73-80 Plaid Materials 33-34
Ink Spots 158 Plaitings OR Frills 43.71
Inserting Embroidery 133 Plaits 98-99
Inserting Lace 134-135 Pockets 104-lOS
Inserting Ruffle IN Hem 132 Pockets (Trouser) 1()2
Ironing-Board 154 Pressing 1.54-1.55
Iron Rust 158 Puffing 141
Irons 154 Puff Ruffle 142

Juvenile Patterns 12 Quilling 142

Kimonos 66 Reinforcing 146

Kimono Sleeve Garment .... 36 Remodeling 151-1.53
Knots 81 Removable Collar 110
Rolled Seam 87
Lace (Use of) 134-136 Rolled Edges 123
Lapped Seams 87,90 Rolled Hem 133
Layette 73-80 Rompers 67
Layouts for Cutting 6, 14 Round-End Buttonhole 113
Lengthwise Fold 15 Ruches 137, 140, 141, 142
Lengthwise of Material .... 14 Ruffles 132-133
Lining (Ladies' Coats) 62 Running Stitches 82
Lining Materials (Waists) ... 37
Lining (Men's Coats) 165 Sailor or Naval Suits 53-.57
Lining (Waist) 38-40 Scalloped Shirrings 139
Seams (Ordinary and Outlet) . . 17
Machine-Oil vStains 1.58 Seams (Undergarments a n d
Marabou (Sewing on) 144 Bloomers) 09-70
168 THL NEW DRE.55MAKLR

Seams, Simple 86-87 Tailors' Buttonholes 113

Seams, Tailored 87-90 Tailors' Cushion 154
Set-In Sleeve 41 Tailors' Strap 130
Sewing-Room 7 Tailors' Tacks 85
Sewing Stitches 81-85 Tailors' Tissue 148
Shirring 139 Tears 148
Shirt Waists 43-46 Trimming Stitches 118-128
Skirts, 47-50 Trousers 162-163
Sleeping Garments 165 Tucks 97-98
Sleeve Board 154 Tuck Seam 88
Sleeve Form 9 Tuck Shirring 139
Slot Seams 89
Small Women's Patterns .... 12 Undergarments 68-71
Smocking 52 Use of Butterick Patterns . . 10-18
Sponging Materials 32
Square Corners 91 Waists, Lined 37-41
Standing Collar 110 Washing Clothes 160
Stand of Coat Collar 59 Weights 8
Steaming Materials 32 Weights in Coats 60
Stoting 148 Welt Pockets 107-108
Strap Seams 90 Welt Seams 89
Stripes and Plaids 33-34 Whipping on Trimming 134

Tailored Coat (Ladies, Misses, Yoke .... 52

etc) 58-64 Yoke (Sailor) 63
Tailored Coat (Men's and Boys) 164-165 Yoke (Altering Yoke) 30
Tailored Seams 87-90
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