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A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING

the fronts, turn under the back edges of the facings and stitch. Then, stitch the facings to the fronts as illustrated in Fig. 60. Fig. (53) Adding a box-pleat to the front of a waist The collar is joined to the neck just the same as desscribed in making the tailored blouse.

To insert a frill at the edge, lay the frill and then the facing on the right side of the blouse. Stitch and turn the facing on the wrong side of the blouse as shown in Fig. 61.

To Make a Pattern for a Blouse with a Flat Round Collar: Here too, use your block patterns. Lay them on another piece of paper, keeping the edges even at the shoulders. (See Fig. 62.)

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