HOW TO MAKE BLOUSES
points. Writing out the answers to the following questions and then referring to the lesson to see if your answers are correct, is one of the best ways of finding out your weak points.
Is it necessary for a block pattern to have a high neck line?
In allowing for a lapped closing, how much of the lap extends beyond the center-front?
Does the curve at the neck edge of a collar influence its set?
Does the top of a plain sleeve measure the same as the armhole?
Is a raglan sleeve similar to a kimono? Which one is easiest to fit?
Where there is a pleat, do you fold the pleat in the paper before cutting out the pattern.
Can you add fullness through the center of a piece?
What makes wrinkles appear from the neck to the underarm?
If a waist is gathered too much at the center-back what happens?
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