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Show , ffgnan's World i plenty of Room for Ac lion Is Essential in Clothes for Boys Bu Cvlla Maleu ,n RATHER have little girls " Li little boys," one hears a ,r "because it's so hard to C' boys in clothes." 3a I suppose boys are just a harder on clothes than dainty girls are,. but if you do your ' sewing and use sturdy materi- i3,nd goi seamS 8nd alS aUW J of room for the active play fJjch the boys engage, there S't be anything too difficult about 1118 them in garments. V ou'U tod that Dad's old clothing be utilized to make sturdy, eco-1!ijCal eco-1!ijCal clothing for Junior. Pants t '" easily be cut down or ripped U. and sewed into little pants 1 the youngster. Shirts, too, are X to make from larger ones and 'u and that the material stands t beautifully for all the baseball, t: skating or other sports in y-- X the boy may participate. Don't plan to make long-sleeved for boys' everyday wear. They on ,h'p, ': ... much too active, they get into ;nw'";r.olnuch dirt for you to be both-" both-" '. ,"ed scrubbing cuffs clean on every Lxt you wash. Short sleeves are 'ot only easier to care for, but IHI jey also allow more freedom of br wvement for boys at play, plants ,,. "stu(jy seam construction carefully " liiore you start sewing and bear in " bomi . everyday clothes will jSsL in to stand up under innumerable fishings. Big patch pockets are teful because they are nice for (irrying all sorts of incongruous objects, ob-jects, even if you don't always like put ti: t( job of cleaning them out. Bound httonholes and bound slits are also ed, with; I(rJ usefui because they will stand e tear better than any other type of anchm- mstnicUon. . r could i; own ste Mike Flat Felled Seams rith ores For Utility Clothing s. To make seams properly for util-ikini util-ikini br ity garments, be sure that you leave vast lab rifficient allowance of fabric for interes: i nice-sized seam. If you find that omb ar: 'ie material ravels easily, for ex-1 ex-1 rays : allow about to V of an 1 aboarc ko more for the seam, ons like H yu are not an experienced nen at:; itamstress, the best rule to folio fol-io per : low before putting seams together alkd b li to baste everything before stitch-e stitch-e are ic hichre:; I ( I .JVV to their ; I I jijL ic'h rep jffiy -rT inn nn;; ses. 'I you have wornout men's clothes. . . . 1 which t: ould nc" "n "le macnine. You may also r 30 000 ' Ee a pirmed seam, allowing the foot me'thei: 0,llle machine to push the materi- nt or' s method is good for heavy ;eni, fabric kills'"! t , . d that' m a Plnne seam, place d by f ?' P'ns close toSether and set in if th,: lom the edSe so they can be re- sub'. mni as you stitch- been flaI"telled seam is very popu- 2 disa' 'ir 'm men s and boys' cIothing be' " otaia Se seam is flat- easy t0 press iLrr ai looks weU tailored. To make fireV A fltSt stitch tte raw eJSes of 4116 ht into' fSide ' 4116 garment as for a reg- t it' " seam- Trim ofT orle edge of the l lie Klra to within y tach of toe seam j J Turn under the raw edge of ind ev ieother side anJ puU lt . hof k Ver 1116 short side- Hem by autho t' r machine 80 the seam Ues rible P,! . N P,tch Pockets Are Made dthe mth cardboard Pattern Us " : , P,atch Pockets should be made 'Zw " I. " correctIy as possible to look I s oUi - 00 U11red garments, such lis or -ligible di ships': VI II U is AMlittulu. 1 I Vi m era u red U3;; Asm garmenU or jor. test is , Wrti and pants. Cut the pat-and pat-and B1;' J0 ,m P'eoe of cardboard, but prior J ' leave an allowance for seams teria Pattern itself. Place the card- Pattern over each of the pock- Dainty Shantung C : .: ; I s , 'kf- ; A frock of blue print shantung designed by Emmet Joyce gives a graceful waistline by a series of gores which taper toward the center of the buttons. The shoulder shoul-der treatment is called a "peacetime "peace-time epaulet." Gloves and hat match the dress. et pieces and press the seam allowance al-lowance over the edges of the cardboard. card-board. This will assure all the pockets pock-ets being the same size.' In heavier fabrics, cover the raw edge with flat seam binding after you have turned the edge, then hem it. Pin the pocket on the garment and check accuracy of placement. If you stitch the pocket close to the edge, the top is finished with one or more rows of machine stitching. stitch-ing. If you stitch away from the edge a bit, the seam seamline is followed across the top of the pocket. pock-et. In finishing the shirt you'll want to make the shoulder seams, then the yoke, then the sleeves. Incidentally, Inci-dentally, in stitching up the sides of the shirt, the sleeve seams can be stitched at the same time, making just the one seam. The collar may be stitched in place at any time after the shoulder shoul-der seams are finished, but most of the time the collar is attached when the facing (down the front) is turned. When you are making shorts for the boys, pin the pieces together as you cut them. Often, women get confused after cutting out the shorts because almost all the pieces look so similar it is difficult to assemble them. Always use the flat-felled seams for shorts. If you are altering a pair of Dad's trousers for the boy, you can cut them down yourself, if you feel competent com-petent enough to do so, or if you wish, buy a pattern and cut from that. |