Practical sewing and dressmaking

1913·14.5 MB·English

by  Allington, Sara May

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PRACTICAL SEWING AND
DRESSMAKING

Practical
Sewing and Dressmaking
BY
SARA MAY ALLINGTON
ILLUSTRATED BY
ELIZABETH CLEVES BANKS
BOSTON
DANA ESTES & COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1913
By Dana Estes & Company.
All rights reserved
THE COLONIAL PKESS
C.H.SIMONDS & CO., BOSTON, U.S.A.
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CONTENTS
PAGE
Introduction v
LESSON
Stitic.hes used in Sewing and Dressmaking n
n
Basting
n
Even Basting
n
Uneven Basting
Slanting or Padding Stitch ir
n
Running Stitch
.
Blind Stitch 13
Back Stitch ', . . . 13
Overcasting 13
Overhanding 13
Hemming 13
Cat-stitching 15
French Knots 15
Buttonholes 15
To Work Buttonholes on Lace 17
Eyelets 17
Loops 17
Finishing Seams 17
Double Stitch Seams 17
French Seam .1717
Strap Seam
Raw Lapped Seam 19
Cord Seam 19
Fell Seam 19
Bias Bands 19
.....
Milliners' Fold 19
Girdles 19
Shirring 19
Plain Shirring 19
Tucked Shirring 21
LESSON ....
2.
Utensils needed for Sewing and Dressmaking 23
How to Make a Papier-mache Bust Form for One's Own Dress-
making 23
LESSON
3.
Planning the Gown 25
LESSON
4.
The Chart with which the Drafting is Done 29
LESSON
5.
How to Take Measures 32
1. Waist Measure 34
2. Bust Measure . . 34
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Neck Measure
3. 34
4. AUrnmdheorlAerMmeaMseuarseure . . . -3534
5.
6. Upper Front Measure 35
Back Length Measure
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11. Elbow Measure 36
12. Inside Arm Measure from Armhole to Bend of Arm 36
13. Hand Measure . 36
14. Front Length of Skirt 36
15. Side Length of Skirt 36
16. Back Length of Skirt 36
17. Take Hip Measure 38
LESSON
6.
Drafting the Shirt-waist . . . 39
LESSON
7.
Drafting the Shirt-waist Sleeve . 43
LESSON
Draft8i.ng the Blouse-waist .47
LESSON
9.
How to Cut the Sailor Collar, or any Large Collar . . 49
LESSON
10.
How to Draft the Kimono Waist . 51
LESSON ....
11.
The Making and Finishing of the Shirt-waist 53
LESSON
12.
Drafting the Tight Waist with Back Forms . . . . . 59
LESSON
13.
Drafting the Waist without Back Forms 65
LESSON
14.
Drafting the Waist with French Forms . . . . 71
LESSON
15.
How to Cut, Fit, and Make the Waist 77
LESSON
16. .85
Drafting the Coat or Lining Sleeve
. . . . . .
LESSON
17.
The One-piece Tight Sleeve 89
LESSON
18.
The Flowing Sleeve . 91
LESSON
19.
Drafting the Sleeve with the Tight Elbow and Large Top . 93
LESSON
20.
Drafting the Leg o' Mutton Sleeve 97