Dressmaking: A Manual for Schools and Colleges |
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armseye arranged attached basted flat belt bias edges binding bobbin bottom bound seam bust buttonhole centre back centre front centre line chiffon cloth collar cord costume cotton crêpe cuff curve cylinder darts decoration desired directions draft draped dress elbow embroidery fabric fashion fastened fibre finished fitting folded edge frequently fulness garment give gores guimpe hems hip line indicated kimono lace length linen machine marked material measure method necessary neck line needle opening pattern pieces pinned placed placket plain plain weave plait putting the needle raw edge ribbon right angles right side rollers running stitches satin stitch satisfactory seam allowance seam-line semifitting sewing shape shirt-waist shoulder seam silk skirt sleeve sliver spindles spinning straight surface tailored taken terial thread tight-fitting tucks turned twist underarm seam usually waist line warp wearer weave width wool woolen worker worn wrong side yarn yoke
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Page 118 - This is a substance which has an affinity both for the coloring matter and the fibre.
Page 182 - The belt is then put on with its lower edge just at the normal waist line of the figure, even though the line of gathering in the waist may not be correctly placed. The centre mark of the belt should be placed exactly at the centre-back line of the waist and pinned.
Page 342 - In the first method the binding, waist, and sleeve are stitched at once, with the right side of the binding to the wrong side of the waist.