Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1917 — To Prevent Scallops Tearing [ARTICLE]

To Prevent Scallops Tearing

To strengthen and prevent tearing between the scallpps on the neck edge of a child’s dreee, baste fine lawn under the neck to form a yoke. Shape the outside edge of lawn as desired and stitch in place on both edges. Buttonhole scallops through both materials and cut as usual. Featherstitch over stitching on inner edge of yoke and at top of hem. The shape of neck and outline of yoke can be varied in jnany different ways to suit the garment and material. —People’s Home Journal.