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 A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING

shows the pattern for a blouse such as the one sketched in Fig. 6 laid on the material which is folded double lengthwise.

~ If you are cutting several blouses at one time, make the layout on a piece of paper, fold the goods according to the layout and place one length of goods on top of another with the layout on the top. If you use a heavy pair of shears and cut with the points you can cut through several thicknesses of

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Fig. (7) Diagram showing pattern for blouse placed on the goods

goods at once. Whenever possible, plan the children’s sewing so that you can cut and make several garments at one time.

Making the Buster Brown Blouse: Vf you have cut several blouses, run up the blouses in sections, that is finish all the hems, then all the shoulder seams etc. It is much quicker than completely making one blouse then taking up another.

Tt is always a good plan to do as much finishing as possible before closing the seams

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