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 to within one-half inch of either end. From the end of the center line mark diagonal lines to the corners of the welt. (See Fig. 69.) These center lines are where the material will be slashed.

Cut two pocket pieces to extend a seam's width beyond the welt marks on either side. The pocket piece which is to be sewed to the lower edge of the slash should be cut the width of the finished welt longer than the pocket piece which is to be sewed to the upper edge of the slash.