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Begin at waist line and baste up.

Hold the backs to yon, making the scams come out even without clipping on the ends. If necessary stretch the side back from about two and one-half to three inches down from the top to make them come out even.

Baste the left side seam first, and then pin the right side seam up to the top, beginning at waist line, making it come out same as the left side seam, and then begin at top and baste down to waist line, holding the back towards you.

Hold the side backs towards you, listing same as for side back seams.

Begin at waist line and haste up, after having the darts basted together, cut open through the center.

Run a basting thread on hem line and leave open to do fitting, pinning to fit the form.

Begin at waist and baste down.

Begin at shoulder point and baste to neck on the left shoulder, stretching the front so that it will come out even with the back piece.

Pin the right shoulder seam, stretching the front seam as for left shoulder, and then begin at neck basting to shoulder point. After having done your fitting, all seams should he trimmed down to just what is needed for the whalebones. All seams should be pressed open with a hot iron before putting in whale bones.

Begin at the top and baste down to waist.

Place the back seam at about one-half inch below the side from seam in arm's eye. Baste over the top of sleeve, holding the sleeve towards you, sew in the right sleeve first, pin the left sleeve, being careful that you get both sleeves in exactly alike. There should be a basting thread run around the top of the upper sleeve portion to make it full over the shoulder.

Clip all seams at waist and for an inch above and below waist, making several clips. Be careful not to clip them too close.