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 DEFECTS AND THEIR REMEDIES. This is a subject upon winch, volumes might be written.

In brief, they may generally be traced to bad cutting, bad workmanship, or the fads of customers.

Defects must, in all cases, be traced to their source.

One alteration will not do for a given defect in all cases.

In the following list I have given several alterations, the one to use being decided on after careful consideration of the general circumstances of the case.

The dotted lines of the diagrams indicate the alterations to make.

Take for instance:—

Tight Scye.—Causes:—

(1) Insufficient distance from 1 to 2. Remedy, let out at under arm as Diagram 338.

(2) Insufficient distance from 2 to 3. Remedy, let out at neck point as Diagram 339.

(3) Insufficient scye circumference as 4, 5, 6 and 7. Diagram 337. Remedy, let out at shoulder point as Diagram 341.

(4) Sleeve too small for scye. Remedy, let out at hind arm as Diagram 340.

(5) Too crooked a cut. Remedy, as per dotted line. Diagram 342.

(6) Lining-in too small, thus causing contraction. Remedy, let out lining to size required.

(7) Short collar. Remedy, a longer collar.