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 Try on the dress to turn the hem at the lower edge. If you are trying the dress on some one else, a pasteboard guide will help to turn the lower edge evenly. Decide the distance from the floor that you want the skirt at the center-front and notch the cardboard this distance from the bottom. Test the length of the skirt all the way around with the cardboard as you turn the hem.

Finish the closing in the waist lining with small hooks and eyes or snaps, the waistband with strong hooks and eyes, and the dress closing with snaps.

Making a Pattern for a Russian Blouse Dress: Another variety of dress that you will probably want to copy is the Russian blouse style shown in Fig. 72.

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