Horn* D*mon?t ronton N?w?
Homemade Items Can Have
That 'Professional' Look
By FLOY G. GARNER
Home Agent
Spring ii in the air! It U every
where, and inevitably, with the
coming of spring, usually heralded
by Easter, the thoughts of the most
of ui, women, particularly, turn to
clothes.
Many of us will be doing a lot of
home sewing . , . making every
thing from the "Sunday Best"
dress to the simple, comfortable,
often shapeless housecoat we wear
for the family breakfast.
la fact, more and more women
and girls are turning to their
sewing machines for their solu
tion to the clothes problem,
whether It be for economy, or
that they Just doa't happen to
like anything they can find ready
made.
You may be one of those people
who have never
made a gar
ment before, or
you may be a
"veteran" seam
stress. But re
gardless of
which category
you happen to
fit in, you do
want your home
Floy G. Garner
sewing to have a professional look.
Home sewing ean and should have
a professional look.
The difference between a profes
sional and a homemade look often
depends on the correct and skillful
use of a few basic rules and sug
gestions. To make your sewing
problems easier and to give you
a guide to good workmanship and
that professional look, apply the
following "red letter" hints to your
home sewing: "Plan Your Gar- j
ments to a "T'\ Consider type,
cost, color, pattern and fabric.
Determine the type garment
you need for the planned oc- ,
casion. Family clothing budget
should also be considered in plan
ning the cost. In choosing color, i
consider the clothes on hand; I
your individual coloring; your
likes, present-day fashions.
When you select your pattern,
consider the style best suited to
you and the occasion, and be sure
that your choice of fabFic is suited
to the pattern. In selecting pattern
and fabric, remember your ability
to sew.
II you are now in the sewing
game, it is wise to select a sim
ple pattern and material tor your
first new garments. Planning
the right fabric and pattern
makes up two-thirds o( the value
of any garment.
When you have selected pattern
and fabric, and arc ready to begin
making your garment, ail you need
are a few pointers to achieve that
finished, professional appearance
that you like in a dress or other
garment, but, that this appearance
cannot be achieved, nor any fac
simile of it, no matter how experi
enced you arc in sewing if you neg
lect details as you go along.
If speed is of more importance
than the final appearance and fit
of the garment, that is your
choice, but usually, if we rush
through the cutting and constnic
i tion of our garment, we neglect
some small but important de
tails, and we do not achieve
what we had hoped for.
One of the first things wc should
learn about sewing is the import
ance of "grain". The person who
sews must know that the grain
makes the fabric that makes
the garment. Wc phould learn that
grain ? the lengthwise (warp) and
crosswise (fill) threads or yarns
woven together at right angles ?
makes fabric.
The garment pieces mast be
cut oa the correct grain, and the
? grain must be kept in correct po
sition during construction so that
the finished garment will be
"grain perfect".
When fabric is torn, it will be on
the crosswise thread. However,
fabric may be cut straight and still
not be on the grain. Before fabric
pieces for a garment are cut, the
lengthwise threads and selvages
must be parallel and at right an
gles to the crosswise threads.
' Therefore, before cutting garment
pieccs, straighten cut end of ma
terial by clipping selvages.
Then, tear if it docs not affect
weave. Pull a thread or two so
that the fabric may be cut on the
exact crosswise thread. If the
fabric thus prepared docs not form
right angles, when placed flat or
folded, pull the ahort ends.
If pulling does not correct this,
press or dampen and press the
fabric so that the grain will form
right angles.
Why is the grata of the fabric
so important in sewing? Your
finished garment will not fit well,
bang correctly, look smart nor
keep its shape aaless cat and
sewn ra the correct grata. There
are no secret formulas nor aay
methods that can Bake np for or
conceal a badly cat garmeat.
Therefore, be rare the garment
pieces are cut oo the exact grata
indicated in the patterns.
The fundamental principle of all
conatruction la to make the gar
ment "grata line perfect." Never
underestimate the importance of
"grain", and don't get too hurried
and "scissors-happy" before you
have taken care of this detail.
Anotker important detail in
dressmaking that so many people
are often earelesa about is the
marking of darts, notches, seam
allowances, etc., as outlined on
the pattern. These should be
marked on wrong sides before re
moving pattern from the fabric.
For greatest speed, use a tracing
wheel, dressmaker's carbon and
ruler. If tracing wheel is not avail
able, marking with carbon may be
done by using a thin blunt-edged
instrument, such as the handle end
of a thin all-metal nail file. Dark
carbon is not recommended. Mark
two layers of cloth, wrong sides
together, by placing two pieces of
carbon paper back to back be
tween cloth, then trace on pattern
markings.
Or, with printed patterns and
right sides of cloth together, pin
along lines to be marked. Push
heads of pins through the tissue
and remove pattern. With tailor's
chalk or colored marking pen
cil, mark over pins on top layer
without removing pins or under
layer.
Or, use tailor's chalk with a ruler
to mark through perforated pat
terns. I'in chalked line and mark
pin line on under layer. For speed
and accuracy in marking center
front, center back, and sleeve girth
lines, first crease lines lightly with
a warm iron. Mark crease with
hand basting or machine basting,
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April Mr. and Mrs. Gaston
Hill and children vifited relatives
in Atlantic over the weekend.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Pittman of
Beaufort visited her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Floyd Hardy, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Rone Wallace Jr.
and daughter of New Bern spent
the weekend with their parents.
Chief Harry Hardy and family
of Beaufort RFD visited his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hardy,
Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Hardy were
the dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Guy Carraway, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Dawson
spent last week at Kinston.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Eubanks
Jr. and family, formerly of Beau
fort, have recently moved to our
community.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Wallace
of Beaufort visited their parents
Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Jessie Hardy of
New Bern were the weekend guests
of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Levy
Hardy.
Mr. Glen King and son, Charles,
of Raleigh spent the weekend at
their cottage.
Miss Kathy Pittman was the
overnight guest of Miss Gilda
Hardy of Beaufort RFD.
Mr. and Mrs. L. 11. Hardy Jr.
visited her parents at Pclletier
Sunday afternoon.
if the fabric docs not hold stitch
marks.
The next column will deal with j
"staylines" and other details that |
contribute to the professional j
touch in sewing.
1
Good News
About'
By Harry Venters, 4 H Advisor (a
i _
4H
The second 4-H clectric work
shop will be held tonight at the
Carteret-Craven Electric Member
ship Corporation building o n
Bridges Street, Morehead City, at
7:30. The same program will also
be held Saturday morning at the
Newport PTA Center. I hope all
of you that attended the first work
shop will be able to continue.
The Smyrna 4-H Clubs will meet
Monday morning; Beaufort, Wed
nesday and Mcrrimon Community
Club, Friday night at 7:30.
With the exception of the above
mentioned clubs, we only have one
more regular 4-H Club meeting
this year. But there will be plenty
of opportunities to get together at
county and district demonstration
day programs, 4-H Club Week in
Raleigh the week of July 21-26 and
4-H camp at the Roanoke Island
4-H Camp at Mantco, Aug. 4-9.
I want as many of you as pos
sible to participate in as many of
these activities as possible. It is
from these special activities that
you learn what 4-H is all about.
if
I have yet to sec a boy or girl
come away from any of these pro
grams without setting higher goals
to follow another year. There's
something about meeting, working
and playing with 4-H'ers from
other sections of the state that does
everybody a lot of good.
Mrs. Garner and I are still look
ing for girls and boys who want
to take part in 4-11 demonstration
contests, dress revues and public
speaking contests. II you. want to
give a demonstration on some
phase of your 4-H project, let us
know so that we can help you.
Last year we had only one dem
onstration winner, Paul Wade from
the Smyrna Senior 4-H Club. This
year I hope we will have more.
Several others came in second in
competition and I know they will
want to try again.
There should also be some good
electrical demonstrations as a re
sult of the 4-H electric workshops
being held in our county. Time is
growing short so let's get to work
right away.
1
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.
Dallas Salter, Atlantic,
Visits Russian Station
Seattle, Wash.? Dallas E Salter,
engineman third clau, USN, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Roaa Salter of
Atlantic, returned to Seattle,
Wash., April 5, aboard the ice
breaker USS Burton Island; after
completing "Operation Deepfreeze
III" in the Antarctic.
Leaving Seattle last November,
the Burton Island proceeded to the
Antarctic loaded with supplies for
the seven US International Geo
physical Year stations, arriving
one month later at Wilkes Station.
After unloading, tho icebreaker
made way to the Russian IGY
Mirny Station.
On Jan. 29, over 200 US Navy
men, IGY Scientists and news men
were joyfully welcomed? the first
Americans to visit this main Rus
sian base in Antarctica.
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Greeted with sincere hospitality,
the men were treated to a dinner
and taken on a tour through the
laboratories, living facilities and
airstrip. Later that evening the
Russian personnel boarded the
Burton Island for refreshments,
a tour of the ship from bow to
stern and were shown an Ameri
can movie.
Scientific information was ex
changed between the American
and Russian scientists. Coins, pic
tures and other souvenirs also ex
changed hands.
The Russian personnel showed
great interest in American maga
zines and returned to the base
with over 4D0 hack dated issues.
Aids Ship
After leaving the Russian sta
tion the icebreaker was ordered
to the aid of the Japanese ihlp t
Soya Maru which wu having t
trouble getting through the heavy !
ice packs to reuipply Showa Bane, i
a Japanese IGY station. t
For 17 days the two ships *
smashed the ice and tried differ- <
ent routes only to be halted by I
snow and rough seas. The Bur
ton's helicopter flew continuous t
ice reconnaissance flights under i
all weather conditions, trying to ?
find a way through the ice to the t
base. The ships managed finally v
to maneuver within SO miles of t
the station. s
Weather Wins 1
The Japanese vessel's seaplane s
flew inland and picked up the
wintcring-over party and some (
equipment but weather conditions 1
made the resupplying and landing
of new personnel impossible.
A dispatch to the commanding r
officer of the Burton Island from I
the Commander uf the Naval Sup- li
ply Forces for Antarctica, read C
in part, "Your 17-day battle to ii
render assistance in the face of t
leavjr ice aud gale winds U in
be beat traditions of the .U.S.
lavy and an example at the spirit
if cooperation between nations
hat is characteristic of the Ant
irctic IGY program. Well done to
ill hands and best wishes for a
ilcasant voyage home."
After escorting the Soya Maru
o safe waters and away from the
ce packs, making as little as two
niles in a 12-hour period, the Bur
on Island procedeed further west
ward around the Antarctic conti
lent and freed two Norwegian
hips which had been locked in
he ice for 30 days, and then set
team for the United States.
The ship visited Valparaiso,
;hilc; Callao, Peru; and San
)iego, Calif., on her way home.
With the arrival of Communist
efugees, the population of Hong
Cong has advanced from one mil
ion (normal) to 2,750,000. Some
Communist refugees are sleeping
n holes dug in hillsides outside
he town.
Rotary Club Heart
Prize-Winning
Speech Thursday
Ann Herbert, a freshman it
Morehead City High School, pre
sented her prize-winning speech,
Our Living Constitution, at the
Morehead City Rotary Club meet
ing at the Rex Restaurant last
Thursday night.
Ann won first place in Morehead
City and third in district competi
tion with the speech, prepared for
the American Legion contest!. Her
mother, Mrs. J. F. Herbert, accom
panicd her to the Rotary meeting.
President-elect Thomas Noe pre
sided at the meeting and Intro
duced the guests. In addition to
Mrs. Herbert and Ann were Ro
tarians Stanley Potter of Beaufort
and Virgil Jenkins of Maysville.
11. L. Joslyn acted as song leader
and Rotarian Ed Swann played the
organ.
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