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Identifier: sciencegeometryo02jack (find matches)
Title: The science and geometry of dress
Year: 1876 (1870s)
Authors: Jackson, Louisa L., Mrs. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Dressmaking
Publisher: Indianapolis, Ind
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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n the Diagram; viz., 4 or 5inches below the neck, and IJ inches above the end of the Shoul-der-line. The Side-form is separated from the Back and placed at the topof the goods in the manner previously described, and the Skirtdrafted in the usual manner. Miss Polonaise/With Side-Form. Closed at the Front. (See Diaobam 42.) How to Draft the Front. Rule 64.—Place the Front-Guide on the goods in the positionindicated by the Diagram; viz., with the Front edge of the Guideslipped 1 inch over the Fold-edge of goods; then draft the Waistby the measures printed on the Diagram, in the same manner asfor Tight-Waist, open at the Front, remembering to add only thewidth of one Dart to the Waist-measure. How to Shape the Side-form. Rule 65.—First, make a dot on the Waist-line 3 inches fromthe Fold-edge of goods; then place the lower part of the Side-form-Rule, on this line, and the upper part of the rule, resting atthe lower B-dot on the Arm-curve, and draw a line from the Waistto the Arm-curve.
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(71) How to Draft the Skirt at Front. Rule 66.—This is done by placing the A-point of Skirt-E,uleat the 3-inch terminus of the Side-form-line on the Waist, and thestraight-edge of the rule, parallel its entire length with the Fold-edge of goods, and making a dot at the figure 2 for Gore, nextFront. The Line for Skirt at the Seam next Front is drafted by placingthe Straight-edge of Skirt-rule up to the Gore-dot, and drawing asloping line from the Waist to the bottom of the Skirt; slippingthe rule down a little at each move, and keeping it in the sameslope all the way down, until the required length is obtained. Theremainder of the Front is drafted in the usual manner. Explanation.—The Space indicated in the Diagram, under thelower part of the Side-form-line, denotes the place for cutting outand taking up the Dart; the shape of this Dart being first obtainedby placing the Side-form-Rule in such position, under the Side-form-line first made, as to form a point a little above half-way

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