Show woman s world mens shirts convert nicely into dressy or work aprons evjy dolfa t t A maleu L y M teens ENS shirts are scarce these ia days and you may wonder at the wisdom of making something out of them in this case but when a shirt is so boril worn that it can no longer be used by the man of the family it Is welcome material for aprons which are so useful and essential tent sent ial shirts become worn around the C collar 0 11 ar and sleeves also under the a armholes arm holes and cuffs after these h have ave been turned and worn again theres nothing much that can be done with them in this case feel well justified and economical if you sew up an apron from them before getting into the actual cutting and sewing let me point out that not all shirts will make good aprons the materials which you can and should use for aprons are percale broadcloth and poplin those shirts of rayon are much better if converted into blouses tor for small mail fry th the abovementioned above mentioned materials which which are suitable tor for aprons possess these qualities they are easy to handle they tear crease hem gather stitch and press easily you will also want a fabric that launders easily and one that starches nicely do both washing and starching before you cut the fabric if there is a goodly amount of material in the salvaged shirt en an a pron apron W with ith a bib may be made this type of apron Is especially practical if you want one tor for working around the kitcher kit chenor sor laundry cut apron on correct grain of material cutting the apron on the c correct grain of the material is very important in the appearance of the finished article if necessary make I 1 if you have a mant shirt basting stitches of the fabric both lengthwise and crosswise as a help in laying out the pattern if you are utilizing the back of the shirt for the front of the apron told fold this in half when cutting the front of the shirt may be used for side pieces of the apron if you are a tall tail person allow for sufficient lelent length both in the front of the apron and the neck bands whenever possible cut the apron lengthwise snip tiny notches as you see on regular patterns where seams are to meet in some types of aprons where you want one particularly well fitted ed want darts at both sides make these deep or shallow depending upon the amount of material you havi have or the amount of fitness you want in the apron the back 4 edges of the apron are finished with narrow hems whereas at the bottom of the apron as wide vide a hem as Is practical is used even though this article is lust just an apron learn leam to turn it properly make a pretty apron when hemming measure the turn every inch or so BO and baste before sewing if you want pockets finish the hem on them before attempting to place them on the apron itself after 1 1 the hem Is isan in turn the sides aides in basting them and then they will be easy to place on the apron itself all ali fancy pockets should be turned and basted carefully as they attract attention and will either make or mar the appearance unless they are properly finished since the pockets hlll wi will usually have a lot of wear in hsuch uch an article as the apron it will be absolutely necessary to dou double panel interest mm f ma a 7 1 n R print kni and plain combine in a coat co dress from rm spring col cl lection black sleeves and ni skirt panels accent the th black and white whit of the th calil cable print stitch the pockets at the top and prevent tearing if they catch pull thread ends through to the wrong side and tie making the neck strap illustrates a principle of sewing which you will use often in other types type 3 ot I 1 sewing such as belts bands double ties and trims piece the strap together to make it long enough fold the right side in bring two raw edges together and stitch making a scant one quarter inch seam C close 0 se only one end leaving the other open clip raw edges every three or tour four inches press the seam open its full length as this will ill insure an even edge edg when the strap Is turned no now place clr the end of an oran orange g e a tick stick at the closed end against the stitched end and with your fingers crowd the strap down on the stick to turn it right side out clip stitched end and press strap with seam to one edge the bib hem must be creased and hemmed before the neck strap Is sewed onto the apron make dress up aprons apron with or shirring women who want to look pretty in the kitchen as well as when dressed to go out will use ruffles on their aprons if the sleeve of the garment Is not to be used for pockets and such this material can easily be cut into ruffles if two pieces of material are joined for the ruffle try to use sel bel and stitch a three eighths inch seam hem the ruffle ruffie using a very narrow hem it if you are making a one piece apron tor for dress up you will want hip tucks on each side or cluster tucks on each side of the apron these tucks help to take up fullness and fit the apron to the body three cluster tucks will do very nicely for the average apron and the thread of the fabric should be used to guide you in stitching straight your sewing machine well finished clothes depend on proper use of the sewing machine here are some minor difficulties which can be corrected easily if your machine skips stitches one of the following may be responsible needle improperly set in bar needle too short or too long needle bent or blunt needle too fine tor for the thread you are using puckers inthe mater material lai may be caused by tight tension a blunt needle too long a stitch on fine material or a fabric which Is too light to carry over the feed in the latter case use a newspaper or tissue under the fabric it if your bobbin or shuttle thread tends to break look to one of the following for the reason incorrect threading of the bobbin tight lower tension bobbin wo wound und too tightly or unevenly bobbin wound too fuu full |