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Show jjjjty of Room for Action Is jgSeiitial in Clothes for Boys j !lflER have little girls ,13 , hovs " one hears a t';!f!!hnvs in clothes." lose boys are just a ''TcUes than dainty are, but If you do your i and e tunly ma terl-'-Cod seams and also allow flm tor the active play t fte boys engage, there fanyt0 difflCUlt 8b0Ut 'MTL in garments. STthat Dad's old clothing !:; led to make sturdy, eco- rJunior- ?ant I be cut down or ripped s'td sewed into UtUe pants li!e y ungster. Shirts, too. are 1 '", make from larger ones and "J that the material stands -tifully for all the basebaU gating or other sports In 'I L boy may participate. i clan to make long-sleeved ; or boys' everyday wear. They too active, they get into C::'ch dirt for you to be both-!:'lbbing both-!:'lbbing cuffs clean on every C:;;w wash. Short sleeves are t"dy easier to care for, but l: iiso allow more freedom of '--at for boys at play. ;-7j seam construction carefully '"Jtou start sewing and bear In ':" that everyday clothes will , '.'to stand up under innumerable rap. Big patch pockets are because they are nice for "3g all sorts of incongruous ob- even if you don't always like hi of cleaning them out. Bound Wholes and bound slits are also p-eful because they will stand e tetter than any other type of esnictlon. Vit Flat Felled Seams f3 Ttility Clothing lomake seams properly for util-raiments, util-raiments, be sure that you leave tfdent allowance of fabric for unsized seam. If you find that i; material ravels easily, for ex-r;li, ex-r;li, allow about Vt to of an rimore for the seam. ; tou are not an experienced aitress, the best rule to foil-before putting seams together j it baste everything before stitch- I ! date nomoul men's clothes. . . . " on the machine. You may also ' pinned seam, allowing the foot ; -la machine to push the materi- L His method is good for heavy -it. " make a pinned seam, place J fins close together 'and set in 3 the edge so they can be re- as you stitch. .'-'Hal-felled seam is very popu-; popu-; in men's and boys' clothing be- elhe seam is flat, easy to press ; B leoka weU tailored. To make ; Jst stitch the raw edges of the - -t of the garment as for a reg-; reg-; pifam. Trim off one edge of the ' to within y inch of the seam j Jm under the raw edge of 'w side inch and pull it . .:'lfer the short side. Hem by j machine so the seam lies Pockets Are Made :; Cardboard Pattern ; ich pocket should be made ; j" correcUy as possible to look 1111 tailored garments, such -iiii!iUi VI ' tit mto garments for Junior. 5fro!, m Pants- 0114 &e Pat" ; toti plece of cardbard, but tjfc. J an allowance for seams -ird oa 'tSelf- Place card-Jn card-Jn over each of the pock- et pieces and press the seam allowance al-lowance over the edges of the cardboard. card-board. This will assure all the pockets pock-ets being the same size. In heavier fabrics, cover the raw edge with flat seam binding after you have turned the edge, then hem it. Pin the pocket on the garment and check accuracy of placement. If you stitch the pocket close to the edge, the top is finished with one or more rows of machine stitching. stitch-ing. If you stitch away from the edge a bit, the seam seamline is followed across the top of the pocket. pock-et. In finishing the shirt you'll want to make the shoulder seams, then the yoke, then the sleeves. Incidentally, Inci-dentally, in stitching up the sides of the shirt, the sleeve seams can be stitched at the same time, making just the one seam. The collar may be stitched in place at any time after the shoulder shoul-der seams are finished, but most of the time the collar is attached when the facing (down the front) is turned. When you are making shorts for the boys, pm the pieces together as you cut them. Often, women get confused after cutting out the shorts because almost all the pieces look so similar it is difficult to assemble them. Always use the flat-felled seams for shorts. If you are altering a pair of Dad's ' trousers for the boy, you can cut them down yourself, if you feel com- petent enough to do so, or if you wish, buy a pattern and cut from 1 that. |