Show women I 1 s world last years slacks offer D affer material for gored 0 r e d S aks 1 alla jaa a good last look at last tax TAKE yeah years r a summer slacks when you trot them out with your summer wardrobe it theres enough good material in them they can easily be converted into a lovely skirt fitted just for you the twill serge linen or butcher lift en out of which many warm we weather ather slacks are made Is nice material tor for sewing the gored skirt which la is a simple basic style can easily be cut from the slacks and Is simple to sew your most important points to consider in making this type of skirt Is smooth fitting for waist and hips the waistband should be firm but not tight if it Is too loose the skirt will constantly twist when you make the placket for the skirt take caret carel it should stay closed smoothly to give an unbroken hip line its another of the secrets of success in making a skirt zippers now are available and it Is easy to make a skirt with one fitted in or your slacks might even have a zipper on them that could be used to an advantage in the remodeled skirt it if the fabric you are using is light enough you might find the gathered skirt more attractive straight lengths of material are gathered making the popular airn adly type that the younger set like so well rip slacks apart before cutting since you want the best fit possible in the skirt it would be best to rip the slacks apart carefully using razor edge being sure not to cut the precious preciou s fabric or a small smaill scissors after this is done wash and dye the fabric it if necessary and carefully iron out all the creases so that you have a smooth cutting surface the skirt is started at the waistline if it is a gathered type or the I 1 you have an old pair of slacks seams of the gores if it Is that type after these are sewed the skirt is fitted at the side seams baste these first then try on before sewing permanently to see if the skirt fits properly alter after this work comes the binding at the top and the placket all this is best basted in before sewing permanently to assure perfect fitting throughout do use pins before you baste and press the fabric whenever necessary to assure easy sewing when the skirt Is completely finished you are ready to do the hem slip the skirt on and use the kind of shoes you will wear with it as this will determine to a great extent how bow long the skirt will be even hemline Is sign of fitness when you consider the length of the skirt do so both from the point of view of your own figure and current fashion if a helper Is not available to adjust the hem place chalk mark on the edge of a table so that you will have a chalk line wherever the table touches you measure from this mark to the hem to assure you evenness all the way you cart can make a wearable skirt around you must of course have a straight edged table to do this an automatic skirt marker Is another gadget that will measure the hemline tor for you the container Is raised or lowered to the proper height when you press the h i of this gadget it squirts chat chalk you turn around another way of measuring I 1 hemline is having someone help j 1 in taking the measurement i a placing pins around the skirt this case a tape measure is us lisa or a yardstick is easier and pis pins so many inches from th the e na lo i before taking the skirt 0 off ff b ha them pin it to make certain II 11 t length is correct after removing the skirt take 0 pins while making a basting line their place before turning the ha ba the edge should be finished wl id seam binding with a stitched h L or with a plain turn once the ed is finished the skirt can be wn at the basting smooth the 0 rii over and hold in place with pins basting use a small over lappi stitch to finish permanently pre before and after stitching to teu ira perfect smoothness and evenness even nesi it if you are making a circular he t on a skirt its wise to let the dd hang for two days or so before b ing to adjust the hem othe Othera ii you might be unpleasantly ti 6 to find that the skirt sw sags I 1 the wrong places shortly affery after yi have sewed it |