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 A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING

lower edge of the sleeve, drawing

it up to the size of the cuff. How-

ever, do not join it to the cuff

until after the sleeve is joined to

the armhole and the sleeve and underarm seams closed.

Fig, (10) Lining

the collar Make a lap-felled seam in join-

ing the sleeve to the armhole and

French seam the sleeve and underarm join- ings.

To make the band cuff, join the ends of the cuff and press the seams open. Slip the cuff over the right side of the sleeve and stitch, as shown in Fig. 14. Turn the sleeve wrong side out, turn under the free edge of the cuff a seam’s width, fold the cuff through the center and stitch a second time, as shown in Fig. 15.

If the blouse is to be worn with separate trousers, the bottom ought to be fin- ished with a casing and draw string inserted. (See Figs. 16 and 17.)

{f the blouse is to be worn with buttoned-on trousers, finish the lower edge of the trousers with a 7%. (12) Sewthecollar to

2 the neck before joining waistband. the underarm seams

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