Show woman s world remnants old clothes yield goods for youngsters coats ay att eat arlla HEN mothers look at cloth W WHEN ing prices tor for their young I 1 can well imagine that they see drastic things happening to their clothing budgets how lucky then is the woman who can sew and make use of fine woolen remnants or grownup grown up clothing lor for coats suits jackets and skirts for the youngsters some mothers feel that it makes too much of a dent in their finances to buy tor for the children especially since they seem to sprout by leaps and bounds and soon outgrow their clothing this is just another good reason for taking up sewing tor for them if you done so already there are any number of ways in which home sewn garments can be made so they are adjustable as the child out outgrows rows them and these features cannot often be found in ready made garments unless they are of the more expensive variety the easiest patterns to adjust for length for example are those which have straight simple lines there are no hard to manage belts which make letting out or down dow difficult another way in which these garments can be made to last long er is to make cuffs on coats and jackets that can help in adjusting the garment as it is outgrown bands may be stitched down the front of the garment to be let out also adult garments to fit children in making clothes tor for children from grownups grown ups clothes its never a wise idea just to shorten them andrake in the seams children frequently do not look nice in garments handled like this and they are very conscious of their appearance and the remarks their friends make about their clothing adults woolen garments make the only way to make proper alterations is to rip the garment apart at the seams then according to a pattern even this may not be sufficient to make the garments look nice so its wise to fit them just as you would in a garment for yourself and make the necessary changes so they will look as though they were actually made for the child boys garments should look neat and well tailored and they should be smartly masculine no matter how bow young the boy is avoid feminine touches on them never make them look even slightly old as this will give them a rather grotesque appearance in making over mothers woolen coats or dresses for daughter select only the appropriate materials they should match the girl in coloring and be attractive to her skin texture dresses can be made youthful looking for the girls with very youthful lingerie touches like pique or lace collars pockets and puffed sleeves g 6 FT E A C f ra Attract attractive ie garments for children good workmanship Is essential in sewing tor for children as their garments are exposed to lots of hard wear they require frequent laundering or cleaning and the stitching and other detail must be sturdy to withstand this type of wear garments should be made as comfortable as possible so the children can be at ease in work and play another consideration is extremely important especially in making garments for the younger child who is learning how to be independent by dressing himself place buttons where youngster can use them little girls may look very quaint in dresses that button at the back but this means that mother will have to stop whatever she is doing in order to help with the dressing it if buttons are worked into the front of the garment that tha t is easy to reach as at the neck or as in a princess style little daughter can be relied on to finish her own dressing problem thus leaving mother free for her own work and also helping create a sense of independence pen dence in the tittle little girl zippers are again available and they are excellent for childrens clothing as they are easy to operate show the youngsters that they must be slipped up or down easily or they will have too good a time with them and perhaps even put them out of commission dont make buttons and buttonholes too small or the youngster will have difficulty with them buttons snaps and other fasteners should at all times be large enough to fit into the childs hands easily so that they wont slip away as soon as he is about to fasten them |