Show BETTER dressmaking VV y R ruta ra a wol RE X Ns AM SLIN IRM AAD MANY ANY women women are learning to sew as a conservation measure INI it is a way to make spare minutes count they are findan finding 9 incidentally that dressmaking is as much fun as any other craft if one has or can beg borrow or buy a sewing machine all the other equipment is inexpensive and most of it has other uses as well one of 0 the first things that the beginner learns Is the importance of pressing it begins as soon as the first seam beam Is sewn i she may acquire pressing irons for special purposes later but whatever type ot of iron serves for the th a family laundry a also IS a does very well f for 0 r dressmaking an open end roning ironing board that will take th the full length ol of a dress Is essential but every v er y homemaker home maker counts count that a household houe hold must her seam pressing board and her he pressing cushions cushion are th the 0 darlings of ct I 1 her r eu equipment ip they also may serve her well on an ironing day it la is smooth work with the iron when the she tucks them under a shoulder or inside in ide a sleeve the sleeve form cushion and the tailors pressing form are easy to make the no latter Is often called a ham c cushion ul chion because that teat li i I 1 the shape of it the a covering should be 0 of 0 heavy muslin or other firmly woven cotton goods the cover tor for the sleeve form orm may be cut by a tight sleeve pat pattern em with all extra fullness taken out the cushion should be stuffed buffed very tightly A center core corea of I 1 flat t layers of newspaper Is sometimes used or the large cushion cotton or small bits bill ot of ae clean rags may be used lor for we the resi 01 we stuffing NOTE this drawing Is from mrs spears latest book BETTER dressmaking G the beg beginner i n n er may learn to sew cew from this profusely il illustrated lustra book and the experienced dressmaker will find it a useful reference book on modern modem sewing techniques readers wishing to see a copy of BETTER dressmaking should send name and address for complete description and special offer address mrs mn spears drawer 10 bedford hills N Y |