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 In allowing for the lap and hem on the diagram, draw a line one-half inch beyond the center-front, as line CD, Fig. 32(b). This line will be the front edge of the blouse when it is finished. Beyond this line allow the hem. In this case, it would be an inch, as the fronts are to lap that amount. An inch beyond line CD draw line EF.

The lowest point of the V-neck ought to come on the center-front line. The upper edge of the front that extends beyond the center-front line ought to slant upward, so that it will