HOW TO MAKE DRESSES
Make French seams in joining the drop skirt, leaving the left side seam open to placket depth. Finish the placket with a continuous facing. Gather the top of the drop skirt, try on the lining and adjust the skirt, pinning it to the center of the belt. Also tack the shoulder straps of ribbon in place.
Make French seams in joining the sections of the tunics. Leave the lower edges raw if they are tulle or net. Gather the tops of the tunics and try on the lining and drop skirt to adjust these. After removing the dress stitch around the waistline.
Gather the front and the back of the bodice at the underarm seams. Then close the right underarm seam, leaving it raw edge. Join bodice to front at left underarm and top of lining as shown in Fig. 102. Turn it into its finished position, roll under the lower edge and slip-stitch in place. Baste outside to lining at underarm at left back and finish with an extension. (See Fig. 103.) Finish closing with snaps and belt with hooks and eyes.
Copying Other Styles: Styles are so varied nowadays that it is impossible to give more than one example of each general type. However, do not consider the time wasted
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