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HOW TO MAKE BLOUSES

good looking. The circles can be worked with a buttonhole stitch as shown in Fig. 19(b) with two or three over and over stitches added at the center. All the leaves need are a running stitch, as shown in Fig. 20.

Fig. (15) The shirt threads drawn up for stroked smoking

A white charmeuse or crepe de chine overblouse is smart, wool embroidered in lavender and purple. Two or three tones of the same color are often used for the embroidery.

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