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mmm ACTICAL: ^•DRESSMAKM SARA.-MAy-ALLIN( TT 5\5 Class JiA Book CopyrightN°. COPYRIGHTDEPOSIT. 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. A r, s* 8" ire ©CI.A351233 '<? 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 CONTENTS PAGE Neck Measure 3. 34 4. AUrnmdheorlAerMmeaMseuarseure . . . -3534 5. 6. Upper Front Measure 35 Back Length Measure 10987.... ABFrarocmnktLWeLinedgnttghhthMMeeMaaessauusrrueere . . ..33533665 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

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