A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
to line DC from point J to point I. Now measure one and one-third inches from point I on the IH line and mark point L. Measure seven and a half inches on line IJ, starting at point J and mark point N. From point K extend a line toward line DC and at right angles to line HI. Then starting at point E draw the shoulder line from point E to line K, making it three inches long. Curve a line from there to point L on line HI and from there to N on the IN line. Measure two and a half inches from point C on the CD line and mark point M. Draw a line from point N to point M. Blend a line from point M to point B. To blend a line refer to Lesson II on blending a line at the bottom of the apron. The line must be at right angles from line AB by at least three inches. This gives a diagram for the front. (See Fig. 11.)
Slip a piece of paper under the diagram and trace around the outer edge of the pattern, allowing a hem at the bottom and seams at the side, armhole, shoulder and neck.
For the back make the box ABCD. Lines A to B and C to D measure fourteen inches. The lines A to C and B to D measure thirty inches. Always be careful to retain right angles. Next draw the box for the neck. Measure one-quarter inch from point B on
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