Page:The practical designer, for women's, misses', juniors' & children's cloaks & suits, shirt waist suits and dresses.djvu/102

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THE PRACTICAL DESIGNER

makes 5, also half of H to 1 makes 6, now cross a line from 6 to 5 down to 27, from C to 7 is 1 inch. Both sides of 5, take out 3/4 of an inch at 25 and 26, both sides of 27, allow 3/4 or an inch on the hip line, now cross lines from, 6 to 25 and 36 to the waist line also from 25 to 29 and from 26 to 28 down to the hip line. Now begin the front the same as usual, from G to F is 3 inches for all sizes larger than 36, for smaller sizes this space shall be 1/6 of the size, otherwise this draft is allowed as usual. Now draw a line from, F up to 30, from 30 to 31 is 1/6 of the size whatever the size is, large or small, the same is used from 31 to 32 and from 31 to 33, now crosses the front shoulder line from 32 to T, now measure the front shoulder, before measuring the front shoulder, measure the back shoulder from L to M and place the same amount for the front shoulder from 32 to 34, from F to 37 is 1 1/2 inches, now cross a line from 34 to 37 for the front armhole, now measure the bust from T to 8 is half of 43 bust is 21 1/2 inches, from 8 to 9 is 3 inches for seams. Now cross the line form from 9 to 38, from 10 to 11 is 2-1/4 inches for all sizes, now measure from 1 to 36 1/4 of an inch and from 3 to 24, 1 inch on the hip line from E to, 35 is 1 inch also, from 2 to 34 is 1 inch, now cross lines from 34 to 3, from 35 to 24 and from 24 to 36, now cross a line for the long waist line in front, from 24 to 11 also the line in front, from 9 to 14.

Now mark the dart in front as usual, divide across the chest, from F to 9 makes 15, measure the space from 9 to 15 and place the same from 12 to 39 on the straight waist line. Now cross a line from 15 down to 17 and 21, divide from 15 to 17 makes 16, 16 is the begining of the dart, now make the dart, from 17 to 18 is 1 inch, from 21 to 22 is 1 1/4 inch, from 17 to 19 is 3 inches, now cross lines from 16 to 18 also 19 and 20, now from 18 to 22, now spare a line out from 18 to 20, and draw a straight line down to 23, from 20 to 23 shall measure the same as from 18 to 22, make from 40 to 14, 6 inches also from 24 to 35 and cross a line from 35 to 14 and connect 23 to 41. Now curve the arm-hole as usual, this draft is showing how to work the different sizes.