Clothing for women : selection, design, construction : a practical manual for school and home (1916)
Baldt, Laura Irene · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 283
of material to cover the space have been cut and joined, place the right side of the facing to the right side of the garment, baste a narrow seam, stitch and turn directly on the edge and crease firmly. If material is inclined to slip, baste on the turned edge. Turn in the raw edge of facing,… … used for fastening drawers and petticoats around the waist. Snap fasteners make a satisfactory fastening for plackets of petticoats. One must be sure, however, in using them on cotton garments to buy only the “ warranted not to rust goods/’ (c) Waist Line. — Disposal of Fulness. — Where there is…
Clothing and dress · Dressmaking · Sewing
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