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Show Layer your look Keep your eyes peeled on the layered look. Every fashion in sight this season can be worn under or over something else. Separates are together in a big way. Get out your abacus and calculate the multitude multi-tude of layers you can sew. Here is a tunic top that turns on a pair of pants or does its own thing with a scarf and belt. Wherever you rind layered fashions like this dress and pants outfit out-fit (McCall's 2087), you will find knitted fabrics. Knits can be made of natural or synthetic fibers and are available in a profusion of weights and textures. In selecting a pattern and knowing how best to make a garment from it, an important distinction is whether your fabric is a single knit made from one yarn or a double knit made from two sets of yarns. The single knits, such as jersey, drape softly, but require more careful handling. A double knit is firmer and adapts to a wider range of styles. The marvelous new knits are easy to sew, easy to wear and easy to care for. The wearing and caring car-ing are your department, but Coats & Clark has some advice on the sewing. When stitching a stretchy fabric, you need a stretchy thread. A cotton covered dacron thread has both the give and the strength vital to knits. Machine-stitch with a fine needle and loose tension. For polyester knits, use 10-12 stitches per inch; for jerseys and wool double knits, use 12-15 stitches per inch. The only way to find the perfect stitch length and tension for your fabric is to experiment experi-ment on scraps of the same fabric before you begin putting your garment together. |