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Show JA FARM and HOKE nim vtats AoMcutmui. oaujam sxtckszon ri By Mary Lois Reichert Home Demonstration Agent PATTERN MEASUREMENTS Fall sewing time is here with a new standard of measurements for patterns. Before buying any new fashion designs, check the revised measurement mea-surement chart appearing in all pattern catalogs, say Utah Agricultural Agri-cultural College home economists. There may be a change for you. 'How do new measurments differ dif-fer from old? Theta Johnson, extension ex-tension clothing specialist, exp-plais exp-plais it this way: Bust measurements shown on new charts have been changed to reflect use of the modern bra and foundation garment, which have made certain changes in contours. The revised standard aims for a better fit in the finish-garment. finish-garment. She points out, however, that the change will not do away with pattern alteration entirely, because all figures are not "perfect." The new standard is based on body measurements, not garment sizes. To find your ' correct measurements, mea-surements, Miss Johson offers this methods: Take bust measurement around fullest part, snug but not tight. Next, measure waist at the natural na-tural waistline, hips around the fullest part of the body about seven inches below waistline. It help to know, she says, your back waist length from the prominent bone at the back neck base to the waistline. Waist length helps determine whether you'll need wo-mn's, wo-mn's, misses' or teen type patterns. pat-terns. Buy patterns that correspond to your measurements on the size chart. Bust measurements will determine de-termine the size you need, whether whe-ther you're sewing a dress, blouse, suit or coat, says Miss Johnson. If hips are larger than shown for that size, select size ' by hip measurement. |