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Fig. (69) Slashing for a welt pocket

Place the pocket pieces on the right side of the material with the edges just meeting at the center line on the welt. Stitch across the pocket pieces, running the stitching equal distances from the slash mark and placing the two rows at a distance apart which is just equal the width of the finished welt. Slash on the mark centerway between the stitchings and diagonally to the corners. Turn the pocket pieces through the slash onto the wrong side. Turn both pocket pieces up above the slash and stitch the lower pocket piece to the material at the ends of the slash. (See Fig. 70.)

Turn the two pocket pieces so they hang down and stitch around the outer edges. On the outside the welt will appear as in Fig. 71.

Regulating the Hang of Your Skirt: The curve that your skirt takes at the waist-line, regulates the hang. If your skirt buckles

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