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 raw edges the way you want them to turn and have the seams machine hemstitched. Trim off the raw edges of seams near hemstitching after the waist is finished. If the fabric ravels it is advisable to have the blouse washed before cutting the seams.

To add a yoke mark the outline of the yoke on the pattern as illustrated in Fig. 96, then lay the pattern on another piece of paper. Trace around the upper portion of the pattern and across the yoke line.

Remove the pattern and add a seam at the lower edge of the yoke. This gives you a pattern for the yoke.

Lay your first pattern on a piece of paper and mark around the lower portion and across the yoke line. Add a seam above the yoke line and you will have a pattern for the lower portion of the waist.

If you want to add fullness below the yoke,