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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 index 2fb4b6b..bbb449f 100644 --- a/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst +++ b/source/historical_womenswear/skirts/cartridge_pleated_skirt/index.rst @@ -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 |