21 for
about two or three inches, must be stretched so as to
fall
into the hollow without
causing wrinkles.
The next part is the front to the side-body at the under arm seam. Join evenly for about three inches, then hold the front tight and put the side-body on slack ; this avoids creases.
At the
front dart,
seam three
inches, then hold the front tighter or
it
may
wrinkle
;
the other parts should be joined fairly and equally.
But take care not to stretch the rounded part of the back side piece which covers the shoulder-blade, as nothing is more all
unsightly than the hunch-like protuberance noticed in badly
made
waists.
This and another grave fault, namely, a too narrow back caused by scooping out the back of the armhole, which should be straight, often exposes the origin of a dress, which might otherwise pass for the handiwork of a good tailor. Another important matter is putting in the whalebones.
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