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Fig. (106) French seam the underarm of the nightgown Fig. (107) Turning the hem at the lower edge

Making a Pattern for a Yoke Nightgown: One of the many possible variations is shown in Fig. 108. You can use your foundation waist pattern in making your yoke nightgown, too. This is the way to do it:

Lay your pattern on another piece of pattern and trace around it as described before. Mark the yoke outline on these diagrams, as shown in Fig. 109. You can bring the point anywhere you desire on the shoulder or make it lower or higher in the neck. All you must be careful of is that the front and the back match.

Be sure that the point on the shoulder comes the same distance from the neck in both the front and back. Also be careful that the lower edge comes the same distance from the armhole on the front and back at the underarm seam. Gather straight pieces to

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