Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring TechniquesClassic 1901 guide to cutting ladies' tailor-made clothing includes patterns and detailed instructions for creating over 60 garments and parts of wearing apparel: leg-o-mutton sleeves, broad collars, military cape, knickerbockers, bloomers, opera cloak, riding breeches, and much more. The perfect reference for recreating vintage clothing for costume parties and theatrical productions. |
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Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns and Tailoring Techniques S. S. Gordon No preview available - 2000 |
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1/4 inch less ½ inch less 36 bust back edge back length back-scye depth back-seam back-waist surplus blade broken line brow of bust bust line center-of-back center-of-front line collar Connect crease-line darts as represented defined by points desired distributed equally Draw a line Draw a straight explained for Diagram F to G forepart front edge front hip front length front of scye front waist length front-scye depth front-waist surplus full hip full scye full waist garment half-back width hip line hip-line jacket knee lapel Lay the pattern length to natural manner as explained measure natural waist neck-gorge obtained one-half over-shoulder piece of paper plain sleeve plait preceding diagram proceed as follows RAGLAN SLEEVE riding habits RIDING SKIRT Shape the bottom Shape the dart Shape the side-seam shoulder seam side length sidebody skirt sleeve-head solid line sweep back sweep forward tailored underarm piece waist line waist surplus waist-line