Fitting and Pin Basting for Custom Garment Fit
The article explains why home sewers make their own clothing and outlines fitting steps before cutting. It covers pattern adjustments, fabric behavior, and the pin basting method to test fit, including tailoring the shell first and evaluating ease and movement.
Dear Abby: first cousins marry and seatbelt dilemma
Dear Abby features two letters. One from MR AND MRS X describing a first cousin marriage after 25 years of closeness and two healthy children plus a grandchild. The second asks how to handle a car pool member who keeps belts tied. Abby advises leaving the pool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Sewing notes and chatty interludes on basting and ripping
Step by step sewing guidance covers chalk marks right sides pins vertical seam lines and machine stitching over pins. It also explains hand basting slip basting chain stitching and caution about machine basting plus advice on trying on and altering the garment. A short digression discusses a wine sauce chicken and Abby tips with a wedding booklet offer and a mail request to Abigail Van Buren.
Women drivers show rising auto accident rates in 60s data
The article notes NSC data indicating accident rates rose for women while male rates fell in the 1960s, with 1970 peak female deaths in the 25 29 age group and women nearing cancer as a leading killer. It cites factors including more road use and higher speeds, but also notes a 20 percent drop in motor vehicle deaths in 1974 due to lower speeds. It highlights night driving hazards and urges defensive driving courses promoted by safety groups and sponsors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
Institute of Life Insurance
National Center For Health Statistics
Fall fur fashions mix pale tones with luxurious textures
The Associated Fur Industries of Chicago previews fall fur trends with pale long haired looks, camel beiges, and a monotone palette. Prices range from affordable jackets to rare Russian fox, with tuneful styling of toppers over skirts and coats, and notes on ranch raised fur under government control.
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Associated Fur Industries of
Chicago
Alper-Richman
Lang Wallace Wedding at Kent State University
Sally Lang wed Lynn A. Wallace in a July ceremony at Kent State University Newman Center. The couple, both Kent and Ohio University graduates, reside in Willoughby Hills and North Ridgeville. They traveled to Georgian Bay, Canada for their honeymoon after a reception at Twin Lakes Country Club.
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Lyon A. Wallace
Chardon Rd
Willoughby Hills
Newman Center
Kent State University
James Lang
Sally A. Lang
Walter Lang
Kent
Warren Wallace
Chestnut Ridge Rd
North Ridgeville
Mary Ann Aguilar
Twin Lakes Country Club
Ence
Health Hall Hospital For Children
Cleveland
Bridgeroom
Ohio University
Western Reserve University
University Hospitals
Aya Phical
CWRU
Georgian Bay
Canada
Caution on Canning Combos and Botulism Risk
Caution urges safe canning of combination foods like soups and stews with recipes designed for canning. Correct time and temperature must be scientifically determined to prevent spoilage and deadly botulism.
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