Wednesday, July 23, 2014

Home Sewing Tips from the 1920s - The Rippling Hemline

In this tip for home sewers in the 1920s, Ruth Wyeth Spears tackles the subject of "rippling hemlines". She refers to the "new figured materials", by which I do believe she means what we would call a print fabric (rather than a solid color fabric). Along with suggestions of various methods, Ruth illustrates how to best hem these curved edges.



Ruth always provides such fine illustrations to accompany the explanation.

2 comments:

  1. That's fascinating to learn about. Hand sewn stitches, I learned from Stanley Hostek, are much stronger than machine sewn for garments meant to last.

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    1. That is so wonderful to learn, ~GG~, I appreciate your sharing it. I really like the technique that Ruth describes here. And to know that that these are stronger than a machine sewn hemline is a rather rewarding thought!

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