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INTRODUCTION

Buying clothes for children can be a constant problem as they grow so quickly and their clothes are very expensive. However, you do not need a great deal of dressmaking experience to make your own children's clothes and, as well as being more economical, making children's clothes can be a lot of fun and not too time-consuming. The dressmaking projects in this book have been designed to form the basis of a complete wardrobe for boys and girls between the ages of five and nine. A number of the designs are unisex, and ideas are given for adapting other styles for boys or girls.

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  INTRODUCTION |   PATTERNS |   SEAM ALLOWANCES |   SYMBOLS ONE |   SYMBOLS TWO
  SYMBOLS THREE |   QUANTITY OF FABRIC |   GRADING THE PATTERN |   THE ALLOWANCE
  FOR A LARGER SIZE |   FOR A SMALLER SIZE |   STRIPS |   MATERIAL |
  PREPARING THE MATERIAL |   WEIGHT OF MATERIAL |   ALLOWANCE FOR GROWTH
  TOO SHORT |   CONTRAST BINDING |   SKIRTS OR TROUSERS |   BIBS AND BRACES
  ELASTIC |   WEAR AND TEAR |   FASTENINGS |   ATTACHING LOOPS
  SECOND METHOD |   COVERED BUTTONS   BUTTON-AND-LOOP |   DECORATIVE FEATURES
  APPLIQUE |   QUILTING |   MAKING RIBBON TIES |   TURN THE HEAD |   ATTACH RIBBON
  BINDING |   JOIN STRIPS |   FINALLY |   MAKE THE COLLAR |   IRON-ON
  NECK EDGE |   GLOSSARY