Sewing Math: How to Add, Subtract, Multiply & Divide
PAGE 8 KITCHEN-KLATTER MAGAZINE, SEPTEMBER, 1974 it's gathered and full, the best proce dure is to sew the skirt to the bottom of the bodice and add an attractive purchased belt. If it's fairly straight or A-line, you can do that, or you can set SEWING MATH: it on flat and neat to the knit bodice, turn the seam upward (again toward the HOW TO ADD, knit) and topstitch. It's entirely possi SUBTRACT, ble, if your girl needs even more MULTIPLY & DIVIDE length, to cut the knit bodice long enough for a dropped waistline; then by Mary Feese the "new" dress can be worn with or without a belt, as its wearer prefers. As you re-use fabrics, you'll find buttons, zippers, and some trim that you don't need for the project in hand, yet that are too good to throw away. You look at that title and wonder, figures, the problems are somewhat Save them! Small buttons store well in "What on earth does that mean?" Well, different. Anything that fits this month pill bottles; larger ones can be put simply this: you can add, subtract, may not do so next month! Let's say into plastic sandwich bags to keep multiply, and divide with items of she has a good dress, whose fabric is them together, yet easily visible. To clothing your family already owns. Re well worth redoing - but there's just re-use zippers and various trims, take cycle, alter, remake, restyle, hand no room in the bustline. The "tank the time to spray-starch and press them down, freshen up - and come out with top" idea can solve this one.
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