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Show FOR THE HOME SEWER. j Some Suggestions That Will De Found of Value. Don't stitch the pleats on a skirt before be-fore llrst trying the garment on. Don't expect nny skirt, coat or dress to look well unless thoroughly pressed while In the course of construction and when completed. Don't dnmpen silk when pressing. A moderate hot Iron, with cloth or papet between the garment and the Iron when the pressing Is done on the right side, should be used. Don't double the materials In mnk lug folds for trimming skirt; cut them singly, nllowlng enough extra width for a very narrow hem at the top mid bottom. Don't stitch skirt seams nil In one direction. Tho bins side should bo held uppermost, which mentis thnt the seams of half thu skirt should be stitched from top to bottom and the other half from bottom to top. Don't attempt to stitch long senilis, bins, or bias against a straight seam, without busting. A busting stitch saves a great ninny fulling up of mnto-rials mnto-rials and puckering up of senilis, which any amount of pressing cannot do nway with. Don't forget that u snljiping or notching of the seams here and there, particularly with a selvage edge forming form-ing one sldo of the scam, will counteract counter-act the shrinking tendencies when senms nro dampened nnd pressed. When tho sqlvugo shows a puckered or drawn effect in the goods It Is better bet-ter to cut It awny before starting the garment. |