Trimmed place mats have banding stitched to one side. Purchase finished trim or cut trim from fabric. Cutting Directions Cut the place mat 1" (2.5 cm) larger than desired finished size (page 104). Press W' (1.3 cm) seam allowance to right side of place mat on all edges. Cut trimming long enough to go around edge of place mat, plus 1" (2.5 em). You will need approximately 61" (155 cm) own banding from fabric, allow 1/4" (6 mm) on each side for finishing. Press under 1/4" (6 mm) on long sides of banding. How to [...]

All of the foregoing patterns were designed for a balanced effect, that is, half a pattern to be cut on a fold of fabric. When opened out, the darts will be exactly the same on either side of the center front or back. This is a formal or symmetrical balance (Fig. 18a). It is the one most generally used in clothing design. Balance can be achieved in another way. The right and left sides may be different though equal. This is a balance of uneven parts, a "felt" balance, and the type most seen in [...]

Darts need not always be straight lines. They may be curved for interest. For instance, a French underarm dart looks quite pretty when it is a curved rather than a straight line (Fig. 16). 1. On the cut-out sloper with the cut-out dart, locate the position of the new dart. Mark the point A. 2. Draw a curved line from A to the dart point. You may draw the line freehand for eye appeal, then true the line with an appropriate curved instrument or you may draw directly with any of the instru¬ments that may [...]