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HOW TO MAKE BLOUSES

edge of the collar, as line AE, in the Fig. 36. Allow seams at all points, except the center-back, in cutting out the collar.

Fig. (37) A collar ought not to form a point at the lower edge

If the collar were not square across the bottom in the back, it would seem to point down, as the collar in Fig. 37.

To Add Roll To A Collar: A collar taken from the flat diagram, as the collar in Fig. 36, will lie flat on the blouse. If you want the collar to roll across the back of the neck, trace the collar pattern without seams, using this pattern as a foundation for the new collar. Mark it to be split at intervals across the sides and back, as in Fig. 38.

Fig. (38) Marking the collar pattern for spreading

Cut the pattern apart and place it on another piece of paper spreading

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