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ose to the edge. The basting thread must be loose enough to permit the fold to be stretched. Leave the basting in. Next fold the other raw edge down until the two edges meet, but do not baste. Fold again, keeping this last fold one-quarter of an inch or a little less from the other folded edge. Hold in place and slipstitch down. Slip the needle through the edge of the fold and take a long

es, such as finishing the edge of hats, and the bottom of crowns, to cover the joining of the hat to the brim. It i

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paper or cheap cambric, as ribbons are ruined by being made over too many times. Bow-making is sometimes quite difficult for

be made, fold the ribbon in loops before pleating. If a soft-looking or puffy, "fat"-looking bow is desired, pleat the ribbon singly before making the loops. The soft bow is often used for children's hats. After

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re covered with maline; it is used to cover wings to keep feathers in place; to cover faded or worn-out flower

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re at the edge and stitching on the sewing machine. The ends of the wire should extend two inches beyond the ends of the loop of the bow. After the bow is arranged, these ends should be bent out and back, making loops which are sewed down to the hat. This holds the bow very firmly, especially if a small piece of buckram is placed inside the hat at the po

re and two perky loops and ends made. These are very prett

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bbon used is made into the knot and sewed flat as it is made. It may be

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ceal it. Make two loops of equal length, letting the ribbon lie perfectly flat. Measurements should be very exact. Sew these loops firmly to the buckram; fold the ribbon back and forth to make these loops without cutting. Next fold two more loops, one on each side, one-quarter of an inch shorter and

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s may be made from paper or stiff muslin for practice work. There should not be a thread's difference in the width of each pleat. Any simple pleating requires three times the length of the space it is

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de pleating. If the pleats are to be one-half inch deep, the box pleat will be one inch across. Baste with silk thread at the to

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accurate, being careful to keep the box pleat the exact width desired. Baste at the top and bottom. This pleating is nearly always used by basting through the center, after ha

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ion of buckram is usually required to sew the pleats on as they are laid. The two illustrations given will

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first row would be placed near the outside edge of the buckram and each pleat sewed as it is laid. The pleating should radiate from the center. To do this, the inside of the pleating will lap more than the outside. The next row will overlap this first row and the same method will be used. The pleating may be tested by holding a ruler on a line between the top and the lower edge

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be cut at one time. The shape of the pieces for the elongated pompon would be cut like pattern "a." Each piece is folded lengthwise of the material, and this fold is

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h thread as they are gathered. A very pretty rosette is made of narrow ribbon one-quarter of an inch wide. Many loops three inches long o

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e, retaining a small portion of the quill which will be sufficient to hold the feathers together. This should be sewed