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A TOUCH OF CLASS Heather Barnett, Clothing Specialist WHAT IS TAILORING Tailoring a sun is close to being it labour of love. requiring many hours of patience. accuracy and pre- Cise handwork. Gradually. a beautiful molded shape begins to emerge and a jacket is born. CHOICE OF FABRIC There are two types of pure wool fabrics â€" wool- lens and \vorsteds. The average woollen has a fuzzy. napped surface With a somewhat soft texture. Wor- steds. on the other hand. have a compact. smooth and hard surface. for example “00] gubardine. It is recom» mended to use pure WOOLLEN fabrics for this course rather than worsteds, because they can be con- structed and shaped more easily With the tailoring techniques used. Moreover. course participants obtain a more professional looking garment without the frusâ€" tration of working with a difiicult worsted fabric. This constant striving to maintain excellent standards of workmanship results in a jacket that does not have that "homemade" or "ovemorked" look. One of the finishing details in making a tailored jacket is to insert the lining completely by hand. Mrs. Finder (r) is pinning the lining into the hand-tailored jacket‘of Mrs. Lockis of Bogarttown W.l. (They partici- pated in the Tailoring course for York/Ontario Counties this spring) A SKIRT ~ THE FINISHING TOUCH I Because much time and money has been invested in the jacket. the skirt (or pants) must undergo the same care and precision in COl'lSIl'UCllOl'l. If it is sewn and hemmed in a careless manner. the effect can com- pletely destroy the total appearance of the suit. What are some pointers to remember? 1. A wool skirt should always be lined. Lining does not increase bulk but maintains shape and prevents bagging. 32 . Allow the skirt to hang for 24 hours to set the . Determine the finished skirt length keepingl suitability to the wearer. height of shoe heel tion to the style and length ot‘thejackei. and fashion styles. 4. Do not attempt to MARK the hem yoursell in b sure it is parallel to the floor, measure the llt‘l'u E 3mm. 11 mlnd PIOPQL current LHIU the floor using a yardstick or skirt marker mm 5. Trim the hem to an even width. Place beam 1 U or selfâ€"fabric between the hem and the i; his,“ while pressing to prevent the hem ridge {mi} 3.“. ing through. 6.Completc the hem using the tailor's hem n ind Extreme caution is needed to prevent piul UP- more than one thread at a time and pull- the stitches too tightly. 7. Do not overpress hem once it is stitched in e w . .13.; FELLOWSHIP This can be summed up quite nicely in the x of one of the course participants. “1 think i espa liked the rapport between women of different backgrounds. likes and dislikes. I learned som; from most of them and quite a lot about mysel