The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1896-03-05
BASTlhG THREADS.
Notes Of Interest to the Amateur Dress
maker.

Notes OF Interest to the Amateur Dress
maker.
The amateur dressmaker rarely knows
the value of a good deal Of basting, says
a writer in Farm News. For instance,
dress skirts, especially henrietta or 9th.
er weaves Of silk and wool goods, are
apt TO wrinkle near the foot. The out
side goods seem to slip away from the
lining This can be obviated by basting
outside and lining lengthwise every five
inches in stitches three to four inches
long. Always use good thread--70 will
be strong enough. This season the stiff
fening is put about five or six inches
deep around the flaring bottom between
the outside and lining. Always cut the
lining first by the pattern lthose offered
by this journal at 10 cents are excel
lent), put the chamois fiber on the lin
ing and stitch it at the top. Then put
on the outside, basting it from the bot.
tom up at intervals Of not more than
five inches. Then baste all around and
cut out, If the edges are to be whipped
as they must be unless the goods are
very closely woven-now is the time to
do it; next put together, commencing at
the top. Fit the skirt to the wearer be-
fore sewing the seams. AS the present
fashion requires the skirt to fit as neat
ly at the waist, this is done by pinning
up wrong side out.
In making over dresses, where the
skirt is too short for the present fashion
piece the material at the bottom and
cover the piecing with rows Of narrow
velvet ribbon-these rows are now very
stylish-braid or one row Of wider rib
bon. Bias folds Of the material Of the
dress are also stylish, but they are diff
cult for the home dressmaker to adjust
and If not vory neatly made are insight
ly. Bias bands are not used this season.
A pretty dress seen lately was Of soft
wool goods and had been a light tan
color. 1t was dyed at home. The skirt
was about three inches too short and was
pieced at the bottom and seam concealed
by two inch satin faced ribbon, cotton
back, which cost z or cents per yard.
Il am told that part cotton ribbons are
often used by dressmakers on the parts
Of costumes which will not be subjected
to hard usage. The back Of the waist
was good, but the fronts were worn. A
soft silk blouse front of changeable
light and dark brown with green bro
caded figure hid the front, while small
jacket Of velvet cut with square ends
and lined with a bit of green silk con-
cealed the worn places about the arm
holes, A strip Of velvet 2 inches wide
was overlaid with coarse cream lace in
serting and put down the center of the
blouse, which hooked on the left side
under the edge Of the jacket. The sleeves
were close fitting TO the elbow with
large puffs made Of the dress goods
and velvet In inch strips, as the old
puffs were not full enough, A yard and
a half Of velvet and 20 inches of the
silk, besides the ribbon, was all the new
material needed. OF course there was
the expense Of new Innings. And, by the
way, oil Innings may be stiffened and
used for smaller gowns in this way
pin the lining smoothly to table or floor
and sponge it with weak glue water and
let it dry; then if it needs pressing do
so on the wrong side.