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 The lower edge of any tailored blouse is finished usually with a casing and an elastic. (See Fig. 50.) Use a bias piece of the blouse material or lawn for the casing.

Place it on the right side of the blouse with the front end of the casing turned back, as shown in Fig. 51. Stitch a seam’s width back from the lower edge. Turn the casing onto the wrong side, fold under the raw edge and stitch, as shown in Fig. 52. Insert elastic, tacking it at the ends or run in a tape for a draw string.

Making a Pattern for a Blouse with a Box-Pleat Closing: If you want a box-pleat closing, place your block pattern for the front of the blouse on another piece of paper and mark around it. Draw the neck outline you want and then mark the box-pleat. (See Fig. 53.) This diagram shows a pattern for a blouse with a high round neck.

Line AB is the original front line of the pattern and is the center-front. Mark on the