It's Fun to Sew a Cotton School Dress
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About This Book
Instructions for children on sewing a simple dress using a sewing machine, originally produced for 4-H clubs.
Chapters (86)(click to expand)
- IT’S FUN TO SEW a cotton school dress
- PHASE 3
- Your guide for the project
- What to study
- Articles to make
- Add to your 4-H record book
- Demonstrate to your club
- Plan your project
- Your anklets
- Buying anklets
- Read the labels
- Buy the right size anklets
- Care of anklets
- Improve your grooming
- Care of your hair
- Shampoo
- Style
- Brush and comb
- Patterns for you
- Fabrics you will like
- Color
- Design
- New finishes
- Labels
- Examine the fabric
- Tours
- Shopping is fun
- Before you start to sew
- Study your pattern
- Straighten your fabric
- Pin and cut
- Check your machine
- Cloth guide
- Practice on an easy-to-make article
- Draw-string bag
- Materials needed
- Make your bag
- Follow these suggestions
- Swimming robe
- How to cut
- How to Make
- Fastenings
- Apron or scarf
- Make clothes for school or play
- Easy-to-make blouse
- Gathered skirt
- How to cut your skirt
- Make your skirt
- Finish the placket
- Hem the skirt
- Place gathering threads at top of skirt
- Make the skirt band
- Gather in fullness
- Top stitch the band
- Press your skirt
- Fastenings for the skirt
- Gored skirt
- School dress
- How does your costume look to you?
- Tips for easier sewing
- Trace guide lines on fabric
- Tailor’s tacks
- Stay-stitch the bias edges
- Pin and sew darts
- Make strong seams
- Plain seam
- Seam finishes
- Pinked edges
- Edge stitching
- Selvage
- Make a fitted facing
- Fitting and stitching
- Finishing edges
- Make good hems
- Straight hems
- Narrow hems
- Wide hems
- Hems for your skirt and dress
- Blind hemming
- Choose fastenings you can make yourself
- Belt keepers
- Complete your record book
- Show others what you have learned
- Exhibits
- Give a demonstration
- Are you ready for the next project?
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