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Fig. (113) Finishing the placket with a continuous facing

it in place. When the garment is finished the facing on the front edge of the slash laps over the facing on the back edge of the slash.

Close the side seams in the petticoat and join the pieces in the flounce making French seams.

Finish the top of the petticoat with a bias casing, cutting the bias one and one-half inches wide and finishing the casing three-quarters of an inch wide. Stitch the casing as described in the camisole. The Fig. 114 shows the casing as it is stitched at the placket. Fig. (114) The way the facing turns when the waist band is on

Insert one-half inch wide elastic cut to fit waistline snugly before stitching across ends of casing and elastic several times to fasten elastic securely.

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