Fashion Design Drawing

Fig. 234. At each of the seams, also, a casing is made in the same way. A bone is run

into each casing and tacked in place, as seen in the dart seam in Fig. 247.

The bone in the casing of each closing edge reaches only as high as the bone in the dart

seam. If the closing is in the back, the bone may reach a height of five inches.

The under-arm seam of the blouse-waist is usually basted separate from the outer

blouse. The shoulder seams may also be stitched separately, if desired, or they may be

stitched in the seam with the lining.

TO CLOSE A BLOUSE-WAIST when a lining is used as shown in Fig. 247, pin the two front portions of the blouse together, with the right side lapping over the left, as it should be when finished. Hook the lining at the closing; place the blouse over it with its center line directly over the closing line of the lining. Then pin each side in position and baste together around the neck and armhole edges.

Small hooks are sewed on the right front, and buttonholed loops to correspond are worked on the left. If preferred, the closing of the blouse may be made by means of a fly with buttonholes on the right front and small buttons on the left.