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university or ILLINOIS LIBRARY urbanawampaign bookstacks HOW TO TAILOR Hou) to TAILOR A HANDBOOK FOR HOME TAILORING by PHYLLIS W. SCHWEBKE THE BRUCE PUBLISHING COMPANY • Milwaukee '^ Library of Congress Catalog Card Numbers 60-14124 © 1960 The Bruce Publishing Company Made in the United States of America Foreword THIS handbook has been written to machine), garments with shawl collars assist the student and home sewer with and skirts. Select the procedure you her tailoring problems, particularly in the will use; then follow it step by step construction of coats, suits, and men’s to complete the garment, referring to sport coats. The home sewer may be a the sections as indicated for additional college girl, homemaker, or career girl information. who is tailoring her first suit or who has The author is indebted to her former tailored and would like to employ some teachers of tailoring: Prof. Hazel Van “tricks of the trade” to accomplish the Ness and Prof. Lillian Jeter, of Stout custom-tailored look. This book may be State College; Mr. Herbert W. Rieger, used at home, in the adult-education of Milwaukee Vocational and Adult classroom, as well as at the college level. School; and Mr. Peter Simmons, a tailor As far as possible, the book is arranged in Madison, Wisconsin, who was edu¬ in logical sequence for ease in use. cated in England. Deep gratitude should It has been assumed that the person also be expressed to Mrs. Hazel Paschall, who tailors has had much experience in Associate Professor of Textiles and Cloth¬ dressmaking — that she can handle ma¬ ing at The University of Wisconsin, for terial, follow basic directions, is skillful her encouragement, suggestions, and ad¬ in stitching, and can press well. vice during the writing of this handbook. Since this is a technical book, the sen¬ The author wishes to thank her husband, tences are concise and brief. A new out¬ Prof. Howard Schwebke for doing the line form, borrowed from industry’s job original drawings and Mrs. Virginia sheet and highly approved by those who Goplen for inspiring the fashion sketches. have tested it, has been used in this Also, the author would like to express her tailoring manual. appreciation to the tailoring students in All basic tailoring operations are pre¬ her classes during the years this book sented in step-by-step form and are sup¬ was being written and tested. It was plemented by diagrams where necessary. through their interest and enthusiasm When more than one method is dis¬ that it reached its completion. Lastly, to cussed, it may be assumed that the first her husband and sons, John and James, one is preferred by the author. In some she owes gratitude for their loyal support cases, you will notice differences between and encouragement during this endeavor. dressmaking techniques and those used This material has been tested by tailor¬ by the tailor. An experienced person may ing classes held at the Madison Voca¬ well try the tailor’s methods, but the tional and Adult School in Madison, beginner may prefer the approved dress¬ Wisconsin, with the permission of Miss maker methods. Winifred Layden, the Homemaking There is a general procedure sheet in¬ Supervisor, and Mr. Richard Bardwell, side the back cover for each of the fol¬ the Director. It was also used in the lowing types of garments: suit jacket or tailoring classes in the Monona Grove coat (with the lining sewn in by hand), Adult Evening School program in Madi¬ suit jacket or coat and men’s jackets son, Wisconsin. (with part of the lining sewn in by
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