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 this, place the braid on the right side of the goods near the edge and stitch through the center of the braid. (See Fig. 19.) Then turn it onto the wrong side, press the edge and stitch.

General Directions for Cutting.—Lay the material on a flat surface. Smooth out any wrinkles. Don’t cut just one piece at a time, as you may happen to need it for the sewing.

Always lay all the pattern pieces on the goods before cutting any one piece. It will save goods. The pieces often can be shifted around and arranged to fit into a small amount of goods. In planning to cut any garment, place the largest pattern pieces on the goods first and then fit in the smaller pieces.

As a general rule, center-front and center-back edges of the pattern are placed on the lengthwise of the goods and straight of the goods, which means parallel to the selvedge edges. Where the lower edges are straight