Show women s world last yearns slacks offer material for gored skirts i sif aua TAKE a good last look at last years summer slacks when you trot them out with your summer wardrobe U theres enough good material in them they can easily ba converted into a lovely skirt fitted just for you the twill serge linen or butcher linen out of which many warm weather slacks are made Is nica material or sewing the gored skirt which 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 it it is too loose the will constantly twist when you make the placket or the skirt take care I 1 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 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 dim adly type that the younger get like so well rip slacks apart before 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 fabric or a small scissors after this is done wash and dye the fabric if necessary and carefully iron out all the creases so that you have a smooth cutting surface the skirt is started at the waist line if it is a gathered type or the you have an old pair of seams of the gores if it Is that type after these are sewed tha skirt is fitted at the side seams baste these first then try on before sewing permanently to see tl the skirt fits properly 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 long the skirt willbe even hemline Is sign of fitness when you consider the length of the skirt do so both from tha point of view of your own figure and current fashion it a helper is not available to adjust the hem place chalk mark on the edge of a table so that aw 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 con make a wearable ikirt around you must of course have a straight edged table to do this an automatic skirt marker Is another gadget that will measure tha hemline for you the container is raised or lowered to tha proper height when you press the bulb of this gadget it squirts chalk as you turn around another way of measuring the hemline is having someone help you in taking the measurement and placing pins around the skirt in this case a tape measure is used or a yardstick is easlen and place pins so many inches from the floor before taking the skirt off have them pin it to make certain the length is correct after removing the skirt take out pins while making a basting line in their place before turning the hem the edge should be finished with seam binding with a stitched turn or with a plain turn once the edge is finished the skirt can be burned at the basting smooth the edge over and hold in place with pins or basting use a small overlapping stitch to finish permanently press before and after stitching to insure perfect smoothness and evenness if you are making a circular hem on a skirt its wise to let the skirt hang for two days or so before trying to adjust the hem otherwise you might be unpleasantly surprised to find that the skirt sags in the wrong places shortly after you have sewed it |