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Show ynmgn's World , Last Year's Slacks- Offer & Material for Gored Skirls V" s A I , En Sri la 'JJJeu sSrnKE a good last look at last I vear's summer slacks when you Vt them out with your summer -v rdrobe. If there's enough good aerial in them, they can easily i e converted into a lovely slurt fit- Jf.'id just or yu- ' The twUI, serge, linen or butcher ''. out of which many warm XXer slacks are made is nice Material for sewing. Th-gpred ''-Xrt which is a simple basic style easily be cut from the slacks ''7:.nd U simple to sew. ' t'1?: your most important points to .Xnsider in making this type of skirt f''::, smooth fitting for waist and hips. X e waistband should be firm but ' lot tight. If it is too loose, the skirt i'riB constantly twist. iP When you make the placket for W'bt skirt, take care! It should stay I sed smoothly to give an unbroken ; 'iilp line. It's another of the secrets Mi1' if success in making a skirt. Zip-' Zip-' iV ,ers now are available, and it Is iVW 40 make a skirt with one fltted ii'i n. Or, your slacks might even have i- Mi zipper on them that could be used 'V 10 an advantage in the remodeled ,.fct. ' H the fabric you are using is cr- jght enough, you might find the '1 1.1 "jatliered skirt more attractive. ' sci" Straight lengths of material are let: c lathered, making the popular dirn-' dirn-' i J)y type that the younger set like a well. '"-gIp Slacks Apart y Before Cutting. " rjrf- Since you want the best fit pos-ueiiible pos-ueiiible in the skirt, it would be best to rip the slacks apart carefully, "posing razor edge (being sure not to Fr?tut the precious fabric) or a small o k ;;scissors. After this is done, wash and dye the fabric, if necessary, and carefully iron out all the creases -to that you have a smooth cutting surface. The skirt is started at the waistline waist-line if it is a gathered type, or the ' you have an old pair of slacks . . . rjjBeams of the gores, if it is that type. After these are sewed, the ?(iiS,kirt is fltted at the side seams. Baste these first, then try on before be-fore sewing permanently, to see if u the skirt fits properly. . . " ) After this work comes the 'bind- Hrig at the top and the placket. All jUiis is best basted in before sewing j 'Permanently to assure perfect fit- jOy"8 tnrougnout- Do use pins be-Jjyre be-Jjyre you baste, and press the fabric 1 ; henever necessary to assure easy r-'.-.'a iewnB- A When the skirt is completely fin-Ished, fin-Ished, you are ready to do the hem. pi. Slip the skirt on and use the kind U h' shoes you will wear with it, as f Ji this will determine to a great ex-fljj,ent ex-fljj,ent how long the skirt will be. ft&Even Hemline Is ApjfflS'Bi'Of Fitness. in When you consider the length of ie skirt, do so both from the point of view of your own figure and current cur-rent fashion. If a helper is not available to adjust the hem, place chalk mark on the edge of a table , so that you will have a chalk line Werever the .table touches you. measure from this mark to the hem . assure you evenness aU the way 3 8$ ""T-VU-1 Olli l" cm make a wearable skirt. 'ifer' Xu mu eourie. have UXf "straM-edged table to do this. & other rati Skirt marker is an-frWaZ an-frWaZ g3dget wU1 measure the "VST r yU- The container is lowered to the 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 t the skirt. In this case a tape measure is used or a yardstick is easier 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 turned 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 msure perfect smoothness and evenness. If you are making a circular hem on a skirt, it's wise to let the skirt hang for two days or so before trying try-ing to adjust the hem. Otherwise you might be unpleasantly surprised sur-prised to find that the skirt sags in the wrong places shortly after you have sewed it. |