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Show SEW WITH A PLAN FOR SUCCESSFUL SEWING nrHK CLOTHES YOU MAKE for yourself are exclusively yours. They are the styles you like, the The accent is on slimness now, with the tapered look being the most popular. Fullness is taken from the hips this season and is applied to the bodice, although a moderate fullness is popular in some skirts. You see the unbroken silhouette, from neckline to hem, coming to the fore. If you sew with enthusiasm for the pattern style and the materials you are working with, you are bound to sew well. Only sew when you feel like sewing, when you have the time for it,' when all necessary household jobs are finished. Make yourself as attractive as possible, with your makeup on properly and your hair looking its best, Then when you stand in front of the mir- lines that do the most for your figure, fig-ure, the colors that enhance your skin tones, your eyes and your hair. They are the fabrics of your choice and the trimmings as you want them. If you think of sewing sew-ing in terms of lovely clothes, the wonderful feel of fabric and the joy of creating beauty with your own two hands, you will always love to sew and your clothes will reflect re-flect your feeling. During National Nation-al Sew and Save Week. Februarv 21 to 28, when stores all over the country will highlight their sewing departments and dramatize sewing as well as economy, you will see a marvelous selection of net Dat- ror as your work progresses you will keep your enthusiasm for the dress you are making. Try on your garment while you are wearing the girdle gir-dle and shoes you will wear with the finished dress. Prepare everything every-thing beforehand for your comfort so. that when you sit down to sew, i you can work) quickly, easily and accurately. All the materials you will need should be at hand the ironing board and, iron, press cloths. Dins. tern styles and more variety and beauty in fabrics than you have ever seen before. There will be crisp ribbed fab-, rics, new fabrics4 woven of thick and thin yarns to give a stubbed surface, deep pile fabrics, many linen-like weaves in all weights, beau- tiful sheers in plaids and frosted prints and fabrics woven or printed to give the effect of a third dimension. dimen-sion. Spring pattern fashions are delightful de-lightful this year. chalk, small ruler and tape measure, meas-ure, scissors and the sewing machine threaded and placed in a convenient spot. Do as much of the machine sewing as you can at one time, preferably when you have a whole afternoon free and can give all your attention to careful stitching stitch-ing and fitting. Hand sewing can be done while you are listening to the radio or when a friend drops in for a visit. |
