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Show In Sewing Remember That the set of the shoulder depends on how the seams are put together. The back portion of the lining should be held toward you, easing it a mere trifle on the front as you sew. Skirts should be kept on the sewing table as much as possible, and not handled any more than is absolutely necessary. The plaits in skirts must be carefully basted so that they will not pull out of place. First of all, mark with tailor's chalk, or take a long basting thread, while the pattern is still on the material, and I barely catch the material through the perforations, taking tiny stitches in the material and long ones over the pattern. When all plaits the marked the threads should be clipped, the pattern removed, and there is a distinct line marking the plaits accurately. Remember, too, that a plait that is to be stitched only half way must be basted the entire length so that it may be pressed properly. |