Fashion Design Drawing

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flat, with the stitches directly over the line cf bastings in the seam. With one row of machine stitching the tuck-like fold and the seam are made secure. (Fig. 259.)

The raw edges on the underside of an open-welt seam may be bound with velveteen or with narrow grosgrain ribbon, which can be bought for the purpose. Baste the binding over the double seam edges, and stitch through all the thicknesses as near the edge of the binding as possible. (Fig. 260, on next page.)

A SLOT SEAM is made by basting the seam as for a plain seam. The basting stitches should be short enough to keep the seam firm while it is being pressed open. Then baste an un-derstrip of the material a trifle narrower than the combined width of the seam edges, directly under the basted seam. (Fig. 262.) From the right side, stitch three-eighths of an inch on each side of the center. Remove the bastings. The turned edges, now free, give the slot appearance, whence the name. (Fig. 261.)

A Double-Stitched Slot Seam is produced by stitching another row each side of the center close to the turned edges. (Fig. 261.)

STRAP SEAMS are plain seams over which

straps of the material are stitched for ornamental

purposes. The strips for these straps may be cut

lengthwise of the material from pieces that are

left after cutting out the garment, but experience

has taught that when silk is used it is better to cut

them on the bias, and when the material is cloth

the better result will be obtained if the straps are