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A simplified course in dress making... PUBLISHED BY MADELENE PERRIN © 1920: 38 total pages.

hem, have the belt adjusted properly and stand squarely on both feet. It is best to have another person measure the hem, especially across the back. First find the proper length in the front, not­ing the mark on a yard stick, next the sides, and finally the back. Use plenty of pins. To hem a circular skirt, run a machine basting thread around the edge. The thread may then be drawn up, and the fullness evenly dis­tributed along the top of the hem (Fig. 73). Another way is to absorb the fullness in small darts (Fig. 74). Several methods of preparing an edge for hemming are as follows: Turn the raw edge under and crease (Fig. 75). Turn the raw edge under, crease, and machine stitch along the crease. This gives more firmness to the hem (Fig. 76). On heavy fabrics only, pink the raw edge and catch-stitch in place (Fig. 77). [26] [27] Bind the raw edge with narrow bias strip. Hem through the binding only (Fig. 78). A hand-rolled hem makes a very good finish for thin fabrics. The edge should be machine hemstitched and picoted before rolling (Fig. 79).

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