Show woman om a is sw s world 2 flour sacks aid seamstress As fabric shortage conti colit 4 r 5 6 alrita 11 YOUVE tried to do any sew sewing ing F t the t IF scoured e and have lately to find and suitable suite attempt vain in stores in a V material materia 1 lor for yourself then you that suggestion win will welcome any gives material 1 easily long before we had bad the wealth of fabrics found times many homem homemakers ak in prewar were making good use 0 of f those large clean rea readily dily available flour I 1 or sugar sacks some of the departs department ent and notions goods good 9 stores still carry them and you might well look to thern them as material tor for a cheerful morning dress or cover coverall all apron cheerful out t t the a just get ou why yes of cour course se package of dyes and dyeing k kettle ettle and go 90 to wor work k since these sacks are cotton they take dye very easily and of course you do riot not have to bleach them th ern first arst you can have any lolor bolor you desire a br bright ight keuy kelly green rose pink aqua or robins egg blue depending on your size it will take from two to four of the large size flour or sugar sacks to give you the material you want take out the seams first arst and make certain the sacks are clean use the directions for the particular dye you have on hand and go to work after the fabric has been dyed dried and ironed lay it out tor for the pattern j making sure that no materials will be wasted checking measurements considered essential some ot of you may say well it i not so important that my house dress fits to so perfectly 0 why the dress you do your work in the one you spend most ol of the daylight hours in be well fitted actually good fit Is important here as in a dress up dress then too these dresses are relatively simple and you can learn good fitting from making thern them a thing of importance when you begin sewing on the more important articles ol of clothing select or make a pattern that comes exactly to your own bust size adjustments ot of an inch or so can be made easily but remember it Is 1 easier to make a pattern one size larger a little smaller than to cut 1 I t 0 o I 1 I 1 m ioui L it you have some flour sacks lacks slits in a pattern that is too small to make it fit A good way to get this fitting problem in hand is to take your own measurements and pencil them down side by side with the pattern measurements then you will know exactly the amount ot of adjustment needed and can allow accordingly in cutting a dress from a flour sack bew in mind the grain ot of the material and place the pattern correctly on the lengthwise grain mark all sowing sawing guides either with stitching tailors tacks or chalk this makes the work move along muan taster here are tips for sewing there are usually some parts ol of dressmaking that are ara more tricky than others take the sleeves ri eeves for convert them into a morning dress example just how are they to be eased into the tha garment without ugly gathers where they should not be the best way I 1 know Is to take small basting stitches around the fullest part of the sleeve that its ill to 1 dress and draw these gently a the sleeve fits the armhole ann arm hole hoIe 1 less you are experienced do cot I 1 it to sew the sleeves on the ma before basting w vv after the sleeve has been ba bast try the dress on and see bo hoi sleeve feels if it does not cot give i fullest comfort corri fort adjust the basc has until the dress looks and feels cell i acely as you wish another thing you may have in buying ready made i ments Is the waistline if tw d not fall fail exactly where the cat na waistline is the dress is im fordable for table tabIe you can determine i natural waistline by putting t measure around the waist and andla ing to see that it is exactly in then mark the natural walstene waist toi the garment with chalk even in morning dresses dres sei the ft over the bust is important I 1 might try underarm darts em they are not marked on the P i tern these darts you know found on the most expensive cm just tor for the sake of fitting |