Show woman domars s world tailored slacks and vests are easily made from mens alens suits S alts arlla IF IF YOU can persuade your son or hu husband 3 band to part with that old shiny sult suit you will have the makings of a nice slack suit right in hand so often suits may become bill fitting tor for the men aik folk oik sleeves amay may be too short trouser legs not quite long enough in some cases the vest eat loses all use because it Is too v tight light to wear with expert cutting and fitting many of these old suits can be successfully cess fully r remodeled e in odele d into a smart slack sulf suit for the teenaged teen aged girl it if there is a great deal of fitting to be done it would be best to buy a pattern to assure accurate cuang cutting if you are expert at cutting and fitting make up a pattern of 0 your own a wn if there is little fitting to be done rip the trousers out completely and trim them as necessary in woolen fabrics it is essential to allow a generous half inch for or seams on all edges beyond the stitching linis lines mark the paper pat terns to Indicate the sections to be cut from r lining fab fabric rl c and mark to show chow the lengthwise thread in making the slacks or trousers it is especially important to have thern them hang properly by no means should they be too tight as this will not only give a poor appear ance but it will cause the fabric to pull apart easily al A 7 77 X X remodel a mans old suit suit lay the pattern on the fabric correctly making sure that both are on a smooth surface the machine will need some adjusting too before zou jou attack the sewing problem mens suits are made of thicker mac aerial than you ordinarily use for sewing and the stitches will have to ie be adjusted to the weight of the fabric when you stitch ov erthree three vr or tour four try the stitch on scraps before acqua actually illy beginning tailoring the slacks is a real challenge as it requires bequir is a different technique from the sewing on ordinary fabrics be generous with pins and bastings its hard to rip out stitches on material of this type andeits and Its a good idea to be right before beford you put those finishing stitches in the slacks the slacks will have to be posy pretty q 5 1 I ev A beguilingly simple dress in pastel striped cotton to Is this 0 one no with a tight bodice cap sleeves and hill full skirt embroidered posies co 90 around the hem bem and cut PC petals tall ell enhance the neckline inta a 0 trim vest machine stitched at all points and the stitches should be as short as Is practical it if the seams on the inside of the slacks are aie made as neatly as possible the garment will hang well and look well work on a flat surface and press each seam before it joins another the seams should come together without stretching or pulling I 1 cant stress pressing too highly when working with wool all ali the seams need constant pressing to assure good fit and workmanship and the final finishing touch to the slacks should be a complete pressing cutting and making the vest from a suit if you are making a vest tor for a girls slack lack suit I 1 from a mans 0 suit vest it will be necessary to cut the vest apart at shoulder and underarm seams then fit the front and back vest to the figure the second buttor button from the bottom should come to the waistline the so seams ams are then pinned directly ly on top of the shoulders so that the waistline is in the above position the vest will extend away from the figure at the front armhole draw this excess down to the underarm seam and make a dart into to the underarm seam shoulder seams should be marked after taking the vest off the figure and also the side seams on the front vest this is done with basting Tinder underarm arm darts both in the vest and lining should be marked pin both fronts together cut oil at the shoulder and sides allowing generously about an inch tor for seams the darts to in the vest and lining should be stitched separately slash darts in the vest and press open turn under one halt half inch on n vest and lining at shoulders and underarm seams seam back outside the stitching when necessary baste the edges together and press stitch close to the edge on the machine A knitted back for this type ol oi vest does not take much work and will make a very attractive outfit forthe for the girl it if desired a balot can also be made for the slack and vest suit in the tame same color as knitted back how to reclaim wool when hand knit wool sweaters are no long longer er usable th the wool from them can be easily reclaimed it if the garment Is washed and dried thoroughly do not try to unravel a sweater which Is knit too closely use the following method tor for ripping hand knit sweaters 1 wind the strands of wool around a board making sure that the end is always visible e continue until you have a long enough piece and then break off of the wool 2 tie the starting and finishing ends together on the board at four equal distances apart tie a white thread around the wool strands on the board and then berno remove e the wool from the board repeat these steps until the sweater is completely unraveled aled 3 dip the skein a of f wool into warm water until thoroughly soaked and then squeeze excess water out carefully tie a weight to the the bottom of the wet skein to remove kinks and then hang skein to dry do not expose to sun dry in any alry airy place when dry wind into balls it is then ready tor for knitting |