CONSTRUCTION OF CLOTHING 
 
 
Fie. 140.-Invisible closing for petticoat; A, completed 
            facing; B, detail of facing. 
 
 
drawers,   armholes   of 
corset covers and lower 
edge and waist line of 
p 1 a i n silk petticoats. 
Follow the rules in each 
case for bias cutting and 
joining strips of bias 
material, p. 391. 
    Corset Cover. - A 
bias facing is sometimes 
used to finish the arm- 
hole of a corset cover 
before sewing on lace. 
It is a strong finish, 
but not as attractive 
as the French hem, un- 
less made very narrow 
and decorated w i t h 
featherstitching or some 
o t h e r ornamentation 
(Fig. 163). 
    Drawers. -  A   bias 
facing is frequently used 
to  finish  both  closed 
and   open  drawers at 
the waist line.    It is 
also used to finish the 
front and back edges of 
open drawers. Such fac- 
ing is used on drawers in 
Fig. 166. 
    Petticoat. - When 
one desires a very flat 
finish at the waist line 
of either cotton or silk 
petticoats, a bias facing 
may be used where all the 
fulness has been fitted 
out in seams or darts. 
 
 
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