A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
HOW TO MAKE BOY’S CLOTHES
Wash suits in Russian blouse style are shown in .. striped kindergarten cloth,
» chambray, gingham, linen, percale and drill. Be sure to select a boyish color. Navy blue is always nice for a boy, Fig. (5) The star so is brown and the grayish
completed ° tan shades. Gray is also a
boy’s shade.
Homespun, tweed, serge and flannel are the woolen most often used for such a style as is shown in Fig. 56.
Making the Russian Blouse: The front edges can be finished with plain hems or the hem allowance cut off and the edges faced. If the facing is used, cut it about four inches wide, using the front pattern as a guide.
After the fronts are finished close the shoul- der seams. In wash material, use lap-felled seams, but in cloth bind the edges and make open seams.
Line the collar and face it to the neck with a bias of lining or double stitch it to the neck. If it is double stitched to the neck, join first the outside collar piece to the neck, as shown in Fig. 57; then turn under the free edge of the collar and stitch it over the raw edges.
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