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 HOW TO MAKE COATS fitted coat illustrated in Fig. 40 is to close the side-front seam. Press the seam open or turn it toward the front and stitch a second time. If you intend stitching a second time turn the raw edges, baste them in place the length of the seam from top to bottom and stitch from the right side of the coat, running the stitching about one-quarter of an inch from the joining. In joining the seams of a coat always stitch all seams from the top to the bottom. If one is stitched up and one down the differ¬ ence will be noticeable. Practically all the padding and most of the interlinings have been eliminated from women’s coats, but a coat ought to have a canvas interlining down the front and across to the shoulder to keep it in shape and to give a foundation for the buttons and button¬ holes. Use the coat pattern as a guide in cutting the interlining. Lay the two front pieces of the pattern together, lapping them the amount

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Diagram for -placing coat pattern on the goods

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