HOW TO MAKE COATS
HOW TO MAKE COATS and lap the yoke the amount of the seam over it. (See Fig. 61.) Cut off the seam allowance at the neck, front and lower edge of canvas interlining. Mark for front facing as indi¬ cated by dotted lines in Fig. 62. First of all, lay the pleats in both the front and back, baste them in and press the pieces thoroughly. In joining the yoke to the front, lay the yoke on top of the lower section and stitch across the two pieces. Turn the yoke into its finished position, turning the raw edges at the joining onto the yoke. Press, baste the seams in place and stitch across the bottom of the yoke again, this time running the stitching one-quarter of an inch from the joining. Baste the canvas interlining in place and catch it to the coat across the revers with padding stitches, and tape the front and across the roll line of the revers as described in making coat with peplum. Stitch cloth facing in place. Join the shoulder and under¬ arm seams of the coat, but do not catch the canvas facing in with the shoulder seam. Press the shoulder and underarm seams open and baste the canvas facing flat over the shoulder seam. Cut the canvas interlining
for the collar the same shape as the outside
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