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Show Make-over Ideas Sleeves are the first giveaway to the age of the garment. If sleeves are worn, remove them entirely and cut sleeves from a contrasting material with a smart, new pattern and insert them. If the garment has long sleeves, cut them at the elbow or wrist and make short or "capped" sleeves from them. Leftover sleeve material can be used for neck facings, pockets pock-ets or even as reinforcements under un-der the arm. Old dresses particularly if the tops show undue wear, can have the sleeves cut out entirely. In this case, make a brand new contrasting con-trasting colored jacket to wear with them and no one will know whether the dress is old or new. Too -short dirndl skirts for young daughter can be made to fit by lengthening at the waist or the hem. They are ideal when there is a wide contrasting colored col-ored hem. In this case be sure that the piece of material widens sufficiently at the hem so that it will look as if it belonged to the garment If this is made double, it can be let out the next year if the girl has outgrown the length. Another idea is to put ruffing or an embroidered eyelet at the bottom bot-tom of the skirt to add an inch or two of length. : I |