The secret of successful tailoring

1910·3.4 MB·English

by  Watkins, Edward. [from old catalog]

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The
Secret of
Successful Tailoring
EDWARD WATKINS
By
NEW YORK
THE MORSE-BROUGHTON CO.
Publisher!of L'ART DE LA MODE, "TheFashion AuAorily
Copyrighted, 1910
BY
The Morse-Broughton Co.
New York
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PREFACE
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HIS little handbook is compiled from
the series of twelve articles on "The
Secret of Successful Tailoring"
which were published monthly in
L'Art de la Mode, concluding in
the April (1910) number. The author, Mr. Ed-
ward Watkins, who was formerly with the Mrs.
Osborn Company, is now recognized as
one of New York's most distinguished tailors
and an authority on the art of tailoring and dress-
making. Mr. Watkins writes from his wide
experience in a way that gives practical informa-
tion of inestimable value to the ambitious tailor
and dressmaker, as well as to the woman who
makes her own clothes. No new ,or essential
point on this interesting subject has been over-
looked, and we believe the chapters present the
clearest, most accurate and most condensed work
on the subject ever published.
While the articles were appearing serially in
the magazine, readers of L'Art de la Mode were
encouraged to write personally to Mr. Watkins,
who cheerfully solved for them any puzzling
problems. Many of these questions and their
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THE SECRET OF SUCCESSFUL TAILORING
answers have been incorporated in this handbook,
as we believe them to be of general interest to
those who now study the book for the first time.
Editor L'Art de la Mode.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. The Choice of Material and Design. 7
11. First Fittings 13
III. Cutting 19
IV. Second Fittings 26
V. Collars, Facings, Sleeves and Lining 34
VI. Skirt Construction and Finishing. 42
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VII. Designing 50
VIII. Lines 61
IX. Waist Linings 67
X. Practical Suggestions to Dress-
makers 74
XL Furs
79
XII. Bookkeeping 85
Questions Answered by Mr. Wat-
kins 93