American Dressmaking Step by Step; Containing Complete, Concise, Up-To-Date, and Comprehensible Instruction in Sewing, Dressmaking, and Tailoring - Softcover

Coates, Lydia Trattles

9781231303559: American Dressmaking Step by Step; Containing Complete, Concise, Up-To-Date, and Comprehensible Instruction in Sewing, Dressmaking, and Tailoring

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1231303557 ISBN 13: 9781231303559

Publisher: RareBooksClub.com, 2012

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1917 edition. Excerpt: ...strip of the same material and baste the three edges together, that is, put the edge of the collar next to the edge of the garment, and the facing placed to the edge of the collar. 4. Stitch a 3A of., Illustration VIII-21 an inch seam. 5. Clip the seam at intervals so the collar will fit the neck easier. 6. Draw the facing to the under or wrong side of the garment. 7. Turn under the edge of the facing and hem to the garment by hand. Lesson 166--The Lied Collar (Illustration VIII-21) 1. Turn under outer edge of collar the seam allowance and stitch with one or more rows of machine stitching. 2. Baste collar to neck edge of coat, having the right side of collar to wrong side of coat with seam on outside of coat, and stitch. 3. Baste outer edge of lining /% of an inch back from outer edge of collar, and baste the neck edge of lining over seam. 4. Hem down by hand or blind stitch. Lesson 167--Faced Collars (Illustration VIII-22) A Faced Collar may be put on in exactly the same manner as an unlined collar, or it may be put on as follows: 1. Make the collar complete. 2. Baste the collar lining to the neck of the garment, bringing the seam on wrong side of garment. 3. Stitch a %-inch seam. 4. Clip the seam. 5. Turn the edge of the outside portion of the collar over the edge of the seam. 6. Hem down by hand with either the hemming stitch or the blind stitch. If garment is attached to collar and rolled back as a rever, it is covered by a facing which is applied as follows: 1. Place right side of collar to right side of garment, and stitch to garment with seam on wrong side. (Illustration VIII-23, A.) 2. Clip neck edge. 3. Press seam open as far as shoulder seam. (Illustration VIII-23, B.) 4. Baste right side of facing to right or under side of collar,...

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