prick stitch on the skirt

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diff --git a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst
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--- a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst
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@@ -69,11 +69,13 @@ seams with a running backstitch, starting from the hem and stopping at
 
 Press open; if you don't have a selvedge also press the raw edge under
 towards the seam.
-Working from the right side, sew the raw edges down with a prick stitch,
-i.e. a backstitch where the stitch in the front is much shorter than the
-stitch on the back, catching just a couple of threads of the fabric;
-stop this seam at some point before the top, as you will finish it after
-folding down the top edge.
+
+If you have a selvedge on both sides pressing the seam open may be
+enough, otherwise working from the right side, sew the raw edges down
+with a prick stitch, i.e. a backstitch where the stitch in the front is
+much shorter than the stitch on the back, catching just a couple of
+threads of the fabric; stop this seam at some point before the top, as
+you will finish it after folding down the top edge.
 
 .. tip:: if your edges are raw rather than selvedges, you can also sew
    the side seams with a mantua maker's stitch, which already encloses