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Show Roman's World ailored Slacks and Vests Are Easily Made from Men's Suits YOU can persuade your son or 'sband to part with that old suit, you will have the mak-, mak-, of a nice slack suit right In So often suits may become ;ing for the men folk. Sleeves a be too short, trouser legs not 5 long enough. In some cases, :est loses all use because It is too to wear. 'ii expert cutting and fitting, v of these old suits can be suc-Jully suc-Jully remodeled into a smart suit for the teen-aged girl. ttthere is a great deal of fitting done, it would be best to buy t'tern to assure accurate cutting. :)u are expert at cutting and make up a pattern of your If there is little fitting to be I rip the trousers out complete-id complete-id trim them as necessary, woolen fabrics It Is essential low a generous hah" Inch for s on all edges beyond the Jjing lines. Mark the paper pat-' pat-' ' to indicate the sections to be Jrom lining fabric and mark ow the lengthwise thread, making the slacks or trousers, T especially important to have hang properly. By no means jTd they be too tight, as this 'skiot only give a poor appear- but it will cause the fabric I'Ml apart easily. i v j Z J ' I , emodel a man's old suit fcv the pattern on the fabric cor-i cor-i making sure that both are smooth surface. The machine eed some adjusting too, before " attack the sewing problem, suits are made of thicker ma-than ma-than you ordinarily use for and the stitches will have to jjusted to the weight of the y. When you stitch over three Itur thicknesses, try the stitch raps before actually beginning, loring the slacks is a real chal-as chal-as it requires a different tech-yi tech-yi from the sewing on ordinary r'ys. Be generous with pins and ings. It's hard to rip out stitches Material of this type, and it's a idea to be right before you "jihose finishing stitches in the fill. The slacks will have to be Into a trim vest. machine-stitched at all points, and the stitches should be as short as is practical. If the seams on the inside of the slacks are made as neatly as possible, pos-sible, the garment will hang well and look well. Work on a flat surface sur-face and press each seam before it joins another. The seams should come together without stretching or pulling. I can't stress pressing too highly when working with wool. All the seams need constant pressing to assure good fit and workmanship, and the final finishing touch to the slacks should be a complete pressing. press-ing. Cutting and Making The Vest From a Suit i If you are making a vest for a girl's slack suit from a man's suit vest, it will be necessary to cut the vest apart at shoulder and underarm under-arm seams. Then fit the front and back vest to the figure. The second button from the bottom should come to the waistline. The seams are then pinned directly direct-ly on top of the shoulders so that the waistline is In the above position. posi-tion. The vest will extend away from the figure ' at the front armhole. Draw this excess down to the underarm under-arm seam and make a dart into 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. Underarm darts both in the vest and lining should be marked. Pin both fronts together. Cut oft" at the shoulder and sides allowing generously (about an Inch) for seams. The darts in the vest and lining should be stitched separately. Slash darts In the vest and press open. Turn under one-half inch on vest and lining at shoulders and underarm under-arm seams, ripping 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 of vest does not take much work and will make a very attractive outfit for the girl. If desired, a calot can also be made for the slack and vest suit, in the same color as the knitted back. |
