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Show Woman's Wc rig " " J Jrarw,i Remnants, Old Clothes, Yield Goods for Youngsters' Coats &,j Stlta Matey j WHEN mothers look at clothing cloth-ing prices for their youngsters, young-sters, I can well imagine that they see drastic things happening to their clothing budgets. How lucky then is the woman who can sew and make use of fine woolen remnants Dr grown-up clothing for coats. ;uits, jackets and skirts for the youngsters. Some mothers feel that it makes .00 much of a dent in their finances o buy for the children, especially ince they seem to sprout by leaps ind bounds and soon outgrow their Nothing. This is just another good eason for taking up sewing for hem il you haven't done so already. There are any number of ways n which home-sewn garments can e made so they are adjustable as he child outgrows them, and these eatures cannot often be found in eady-made garments unless they ire of the more expensive variety. The easiest patterns to adjust for ength, for example, are those vhich have straight simple lines. There are no hard-to-manage belts vhich make letting out or down dif-icult. dif-icult. Another way in which these garments can be made to last longer long-er is to make cuffs on coats and iackets that can help in adjusting the garment as it is outgrown. Bands may be stitched down the front of the garment to be let out, also. Recut Adult Garments To Fit Children In making clothes for children from grown-ups' clothes, it's never a wise idea just to shorten them and take in the seams. Children frequently fre-quently do not look nice in garments gar-ments handled like this and they are very conscious of their appearance appear-ance and the remarks their friends make about their clothing. Adults woolen garments make ... The only way to make proper alterations is to rip the garment apart at the seams, then recut according ac-cording to a pattern. Even this may not be sufficient to make the garments look nice, so it's wise to fit them just as you would in a garment for yourself and make the necessary changes so they will look I as though they were actually made ; for the child. Boy's garments should look neat and well tailored, and they should be smartly masculine no matter how young the boy is. Avoid feminine touches on them. Never make them look even slightly old as this will give them a rather grotesque appearance. In making over mother's woolen coats or dresses for daughter, select only the appropriate materials. They should match the girl in coloring col-oring and be attractive to her skin texture. Dresses can be made youthful-looking for the girls with very youthful lingerie touches like pique or lace collars, pockets and puffed sleeves. making garments for the younger child who is learning how to be independent inde-pendent by dressing himself. Place Buttons Where Youngster Can Use Them Little girls may look very quaint in dresses that button at the back, but this means that mother moth-er will have to stop whatever she is doing in order to help with the dressing. If buttons are worked into the front of the garment that is easy to reach, as at the neck, or as in a princess style, little daughter daugh-ter can be relied on to finish her own dressing problem, thus leaving mother free for her own work, and also helping create a sense of independence inde-pendence in the little girl. Zippers are again available, and they are excellent for children's clothing as they are easy to operate. oper-ate. Show the youngsters that they must be slipped up or down easily, or they will have too good a time with them and, perhaps, even put them out of commission. Don't make buttons and buttonholes button-holes too small, or the youngster will have difficulty with them. Buttons, But-tons, snaps, and other fasteners, should at all times be large enough to fit into the child's hands easily so that they won't slip away as soon as he is about to fasten them. Have the Right Tools Successful home sewing calls for the right tools in the right place so that work can be done efficiently. Keep your tools in your sewing box, and don't borrow bor-row equipment from it and then forget to return it. Have sharp cutting shears eight to nine inches long. Longer shears will make your cutting work easier. Medium scissors, about five to six inches long, are nice for shaping work and small scissors are nice for close work. Pinking shears are thrifty if you make a lot of children's things and under garments. They save work finishing seams. Have an adequate supply of pins, for only by doing a lot of pinning can you do accurate work. Keep them in a box and return them to it after using. Don't leave them around for the youngsters. There's a needle and thread for every kind of sewing. If you aren't quite sure, there's a center cen-ter or store near your home where they will give you help on your particular problem. Have an assortment of hooks and eyes and fasteners, thimbles and tape measures at your beck and call. Bindings and beltings are a big help, as are tailor's chalk and elastic. CUT I A I TE AC H E R Attractive garments for children. Good workmanship is essential in sewing for children as their garments gar-ments are exposed to lots of hard wear. They require frequent laundering laun-dering or cleaning, and the stitching stitch-ing and other detail must be sturdy to withstand this type of wear. Garments should be made as comfortable as possible so the children chil-dren can be at ease in work and play. Another consideration is extremely ex-tremely important, especially in |