d. Baste the facing to the cloth down one side and

up the other side of the opening.

e. Stitch with an eighth of an inch seam, which will render unavoidable a small pleat at the end of the opening the width of the seam.

f. Crease the facing back over the opening exactly in the seam.

g. Turn an eighth of an inch fold the length of the facing down the other side.

h. Fold this over the seam to the stitching, baste, and hem.