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 width below where the lower hem creases, over to within a seam's width of the stitching line of the front hem. See lines JKL, Fig. 40. Cut the material along lines JKL. This notch in the skirt does away with unnecessary bulk.

Where the material has been cut out in this manner first fold the front hem onto the right side of the skirt and stitch across the lower edge of the hem and slash from the corner to the stitching as shown in Fig. 41. When the front hem is turned onto the wrong side, the lower edge of it will be neatly finished. Turn the hem at the bottom, slipping the raw edge, under