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 touching the table. Stick a pin in the skirt at the center-front on a level with the table.

Turn a little to the side and put another pin in the skirt; turn still further around and put another pin in and continue until you have pins every two or three inches apart all the way around the skirt on a level with the table. (See Fig. 74.)

Stand in front of a mirror and turn up the center-front of the skirt the desired amount. Then remove the skirt, measure from the lower edge to the pin at the center-front. Turn the hem the rest of the way around the skirt, keeping the distance the same from the pins to the lower edge at all points. (See Fig. 75.) If turned in this way the skirt is sure to hang evenly for any difference in length will come above the pins, as the fullest part of the hips was above the pins.

Adding a Single Pleat to a Gore: If you want to add a tuck or pleat at any place in a skirt, fold the tuck or pleat in paper, lay the skirt pattern on the paper in the desired position and mark around it for the new pattern.

Work Out Different Problems Yourself: The styles given in this lesson are for