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PERFECT
DRESSMAKING
SYSTEM
Sl
VyV:.
1914
COPYRIGHT
BY
ELLA
A.
BENNETT
/5/vf/^^The
Perfect
Dressmaking
For
Perfect
seam
with
lit to
any
is not
tape
an}^
as
seams
children's
chart.
to
The
garments.
It
drafts
simply
give perfect lines
or
square
measure
insures
System
wants,
well
and
and
every
perfect
figure.
Perfect
The
the
ladies', misses'
cutting
System
System
what
especially adapted
are
garment
be
may
bring
they
today;
figure as;
her
to
made
out
of
woman
every
fit with
to
defect
every
all
in
the
figure.
Perfect
The
for
"
style must
the
figure
any
of
lines
is the
System
in
the
is
what
the
size
not
have
to
do
Perfect
The
how
knows
never
cut
Most
Perfect
invest
System
in
and
often
garment.
in
women
measures
and
wants
garment
you
more
l)e.
before
use
garments
life.
year
time
by
any
times
that
the
It
garment.
measure.
look,
to
changing,
than
cut
tape
any
many
patterns
require
Perfect
The
inexpensive
system
is no
no
changing,
It is practical because
some
or
pasteboards
can
learned
be
her
each
of
you
her
patterns,
naturally
takes
can
the
there
number
can
style,
to
come
garment.
and
of
out
go
must
seams
perfect
practical
not
can
you
System
she
and
seams,
have
because
inexpensive
that
system
simple,
simple because
or
figure may
with
contrivance
insure
to
is
It
is
have
most
world.
matter
you
other
System
are
which
actual
even
that
woman
if she
the
price
not
cut
to
has
of
the
their
is wearisome
making
of
taking"the
Before
across
from
front
Avaist
back
of the
and
shoulder,
One
line.
case
wasting
inches
A\^atch
form
the
until
paper
then
All
wanted
to
until
they
garment.
without
inches
twenty
wide
this
straight across
Fig. 2.
drafting patterns.
and
number
on
measures
your
measurements,
necessary
taken
be
just
wanted
are
taken
be
1.
Fig.
line
2 to 4.
in
4.
dot.
parts
some
must
measures
all the
should
fit ; if
to
straight across
one
2 to
Draw
dot
taken
dot
See
about
See
just
to
measurements
to
arm
easilyrectified
be
paper
diagram
have
you
from
cut
top.
and
easier
It is much
down
the
neck.
can
top.
long.
from
six inches
about
and
center
One
under
patterns from
paper
before
cutting
system
from
inches
twenty-one
down
line.
directly
the
they
back, take
the
waist
to
placed straight
One
about
front, take a paper
twenty-hve
inches wide, draw
a line straight across
inches
four
cutting
In
the
mistakes
of any
material.
this al^out
and
the
In
and
cut
be
neck.
back,
below
inches
beginner should
thoroughly understand
in
of
center
The
So
should
neck
from
one
down
four
about
line
junction of the
the
at
junction
the
of
center
the
chest
the
measure
that
as
the
and
loose
is
garment
others
tight,
way.
from
the straight line at the
depth
of
2 to 2. Width
shoulder
to straight line at junction of neck
is taken
neck
on
straight line at junction of neck 1 to 1. But
front line.
and curved
to center
be placed at top of neck
must
Shoulder.
neck
2.
From
at 1 to shoulder
point at 3 gives
the shoulder
drop.
length, and from 4 to 4 gives shoulder
Xeck.
1.
"
is taken
The
"
3.
as
Arnieye.
low
line under
of
depth
to
6 and
5.
6 to
arm
to
line
Cut
waist
Length
should
line,
of
Avaist line at
or
7.
added
4 inches
Front.
"
at
arm
be
from
half
in
Line.
Waist
under
trim
to
taken
be
4 to
out
the
5.
front
center
come
just
high
as
distance
line
up
as
from
to 4.
up
at
should
should
This
6.
straight
curve
at
is taken
This
"
of Front
3 inches
at
6.
the
Front.
armseye.
\\^idth
desired
of
not
gradually
front
to
desired,
Width
4.
to
as
The
"
From
"
7 to
to
is taken
8.
If unlined
this
for dart
the
This
in
to
measure
from
ter
cen-
waist
give
is
ness
full-
lining.
junction
of
the
neck
at
7.
Length
line 6 to
8.
"
From
underarm
on
line
u"
waist
9.
Dart.
not
of Uiulerarni.
"
in
This
is
general
only
use
to
with
be
used
present
when
sired,
tight lining is deMeasure
back
styles.
from
center
bust,
then
taper
out
front
taken
to
and
up
up
from
tlie4
highest part
waist
inches
of dart
line to
allowed
10.
at
highest point
waist
line
of
and
Neck.
9.
2
Then
2.
to
from
and
Width
under
line
to
the
not
Back.
arm
of
back
center
waist
14.
be
6.
that
length
from
up
should
armeye
trim
to
is taken
This
4 to
at
at
^^'aist
under
arm
should
be
back
center
come
5.
4 to
out.
from
should
taken
be
line
high
as
distance
as
up
from
6,
to
4.
to
up
Line.
7 to
added
From
"
To
"
is taken
This
"
8.
this
to
If unlined
from
waist
is
ness
full-
give
to
measure
of neck
junction
15.
^Measure
under
up
should
measure
straight
from
inches
eight
across
Arm.
be
good
well
as
2 to
at
fit to
placed
on
the
fit the
arm.
long
and
the
down
waist
sleeve
twenty
and
center
one
1.
to
Place
"
1 to
arm
line
top 1
the
Around
the
as
twenty^-eightinches
inches
and
waist
to
cut
comfort
give
about
paper
wide.
Draw
a
Take
the
1.
(See
each
side
tape
line
loosely
of the
Fig. 3.)
of straight line (down
Half
center).
Top Shape of
together at underarm,
16.
in
back.
of
Sleeve.
Then
the
then
curve,
17.
Height
line around
length
was
arm
remove
of
to
placed
point
taken, then
"
of
pattern
part of
and
so
curve
is not
the
Cut
waist
and
pattern
of
This
inches.
two
front
Sleeve.
waist
part
line 1.
is
for
the
lowest
on
back
lowest
place
right side of measure
of
shape as armeye
unpin
and
measures
and
the
at
at
same
the
front
the
it
paper
the
Pin
"
then
on
cut
(pattern) at
front
side
Then
1.
line
to
front
in the
curve
of
1.
shoulder
of Back.
Sleeve.
it must
is
shoulder,
on
1 to
measure
back
7.
14.
the
neck
the
line.
Length
line at
close
This
"
to
Back
line
to
2 inches
at
and
depth of the
leaving anything
of
Width
desired
line
for
measure
measure,
Cut
depth of armeye.
and then gradually curve
13.
across
to
on
The
"
desired,
12.
up
front
shoulder
to
line
back
center
drop.
Armeye.
just as
from
Use
"
for the
shoulder
11.
width
from
center
up
straight line
taken
for
the
Shoulder.
10.
was
Measure
"
on
place
at
paper
on
up
the
left
placed straight as
low^er
like the
part of pattern
pattern to top
pattern.
Measure
up
shoulder,
mark
this
or
measure
center
to
where
up
of
arm
the
from
from
shoulder
straight
/T^.S.
line around
shape
18.
the
arm
the
of armeye
Arm
to
arm
Length."
hand
center
on
5 to
5 to
This
2 to 2.
line 4 to 4.
highest part
should
Then
of center
be taken
from
curve
from
measure
well
the
at
up
4.
under
Bottom
19.
the
over
slipped
of Sleeve.
and
side of center
part of
arm
arm
minus
1 to
measure
from
1.
is desired
hand
size.
one
Dot
"
1 to
taken
loose
be
can
is
on
easily
placed on
the right
3 to 3.
line
at
measure
fullness
1 and
be
sleeve
largest
to
3.
Fig.
the
the
plus one
inch
is placed
of sleeve length
bottom
at
Shape.
If full sleeve
and
half
measure
Sleeve
20.
should
measure
left side
the
This
"
3 to
should
1)e added
the
to
3.
Skirts.
beginner should
thoroughly understand
The
When
be
the
skirt
snug.
The
hip
w^aist
line, and
This
floor.
than
shorter
floor
from
patterns
the
measures
waist
is taken
measure
taken
be
they
measures
taken
are
should
measure
inches
seven
but
easy,
is to
the
until
paper
system.
should
back
the
taking
taken
the
cut
loose.
not
from
below
waist
the
Then
if the
be
subtracted
The
line to
skirt
is to
from
be
the
length.
Five
measure
into
five
the
waist
inches
at
gore.
The
the
four
five
the
skirt
front, each
the
the
front
1.
of the
double
front.
to
line and
8 inches
which
is twice
gore
the
and
measure
then
You
the
at
hip
width
inches
17^
inches, leaves
gored
As
w^aist
the
10
or
Divide
"
skirt
line
for
of the
for
hip
5
have
each
at
top
of
each
the
gores.
each
As
at
front
bottom,
other
Skirt.
Gored
back
Front
gore
fold.
is
measure
be
Gore.
"
measure
Measure
Fig.
4.
^^ inch
at
paper
is used
back
higher
for
2}^
the
top,
in center
the
pieces
never
for
front,
inches
at
as
at
the
from
bottom.
gore,
it is cut
waist, and
l:"ack than
lengths
front
in
than
back
the
at
in skirt
difference
The
three
have
longer in the
inches
be
made
Fold
just
1^
must
gore
See Fig. 4.
must
you
up
half
the
on
"1
an
inch, down
7 inches
inches,then'38
5 inches
width
wide
of the
down
at
top
for
center
bottom.
at
the
bottom.
F^o.f.
front
gore
should
be
center
gore
twice
and
the
Side
2.
Gore.
Measure
back
from
the
straight
"
paper
inches
hip
depth
bias
side
side
at
and
of
is
gore
back
waist
join
to
it
of
inch,
from
gore,
the
where
inches
th^
long
inches
17}^
for
As
inches
38j/^
cut
and
inches
edge.
38j/2
be
must
the
down
of
edge
7
straight
measures
gore
on.
side
up
inches
front
the
and
back
bias
or
the
at"
wide
the
the
at
bottom.
Back
3.
Gore.
Measure
back
from
straight
the
paper
for
bias
gore
edge
and
hip
inches
of
is
and
17^
to
side
the
join
39^
inches
on,
from
inches
wide
long
at
straight
be
must
at
the
the
bottom.
39
back
edge
39
cut
inch,
}"^
up
measures
gore
it
and
waist,
back
and
depth
side
the
at
inches
inches
or
down
bias
inches
inches.
As
where
long
at
side
of
edge
"
the
the
of
the
back
straight
the
gore,
/7^. S.
Fig. 5 differs
length is 1
hich longer on
front
/2
the
inch
lower
front,
"^--
See
at
J-
from
inch
the
the
diagram
than
or
"
in
-^"
in the
bias
Fig. 5.
side
back.
at
the
Each
gore
top than
is cut
it is at
7^/ V. ^
Fio-
differs
and back
frontTside
straight
the
same
across
from
only
at
length.
being
the
top.
Fig.
the
same
Both
in
the
skirt
length,
sides
of
the
each
lengths.
gores
gore
are
will
Ihe
cut
be
Plaited
skirt
The
4, 5 and
one
at
shown
6, but
center
with
back.
in
Fig. 7
allowance
Two
^".
Skirts.
Gathered
or
is the
for
inches
same
one
are
?'
skirt
shown
pleat at
each
allowed
on
in
seam
seam
Figs.
and
side
from.
to
back
center
size
gathers
of
each
as
make
to
plaited
When
or
gore
desired.
in
diagram
See
seam.
Then
is
this
brought
over
plait.
for
Fig.
is
skirt
gathered
as
7.
Fig.
plain
8
skirt.
skirt
shows
/^/(7.
9.
first
used,
Then
with
find
add
two
the
exact
plaits
plaits
at
and
side
front
gore
like
(front) of
side
back
gore,
the
front
and
gathers
at
top
(back).
of center
One
and
Piece
Figs.
Waist.
1 and
2.
"
Cut
Pin
out
these
together
F/^. /o
and
at
the
back
pattern
shoulder
line.
If the
be
waist
layed
is to
the
on
back
may
seam
in front.
Place
2.
the
half
arm,
back
and
If
long
sleeves
to
hand
measure
point
line.
shoulder
to
fold
of
the
full
length
Pin
"
the
Then
w^aist
the
The
part
of
the
side
of
the
should
be
If short
the
taken
sleeves
bottom
sleeve
should
Fig-.9.
each
on
length.
tapered to
be
front
come
sleeve
not
Collars.
the
See
desired
desired
at
1.
Diagram
The
should
are
back
material.
should
1.
1 to
they
the
loosely around
measure
shoulder
used
be
to
front
the
from
of
double
measure
this
of
fold
the
on
in
opened
double
laid
be
be
from
are
1 to
together
pattern
2.
to
at
on
place
yoke is to be used in the front, mark
the
(See
shape and
depth of yoke desired.
pattern the
Cut
the
of
around
neck
in
and
back
diagram.)
shape
yoke
in front.
If no
the shape of the
yoke is used, cut all around
neck.
The
collar may
then be cut any shape or size.
If square
collar is to be used, as in diagram 1, lines 2 and
2 must
.come
at the same
on
point
armeye.
the
of
fold
2.
Yokes.
depth
from
Diagram
the
same
desired
and
and
back
should
the
the
on
seams
as
than
point
of the
same
is to
armeye
distance
is
from
the
not
to
the
from
be
shoulder.
line. See
the
to
curve.
the
used
or
line
the
depths
width
waist
have
require
should
should
waist
line
back
seam
be
If
"
placed
it follows
so
the
as
it must
the
l)e
than
at
the
3 and
the
the
shape
be
the
If the
arm.
put in
4,
gibson
from
line should
at
the
be
wider
not
is
be
to
will
Tucks.
yoke
the
If the
will
of
center
around
back
Other
gibson,
style yoke
1^ inches narrower
yoke in diagrams
In the
underarm
as
be
front
also, which
yoke
1,
neck,
the
as
and
back.
the
be
1 and
around
size and
trace
shoulder
should
straight
the
the
front
material
Gibsons
4.
shoulder
to
double
should
back
neck
shoulder
down
the
shoulder
used
be
of the
tuck
and
3 and
the
Square
shoulder.
at the
Diagrams
tuck
or
yokes
yoke
square
depth.
bottom
and
in other
the
fold, then
in the
of
and
in the
opened
at
double
fold
from
pattern
be
neck
side
double
the
on
same
the
the
on
open
the
on
in the
out
cut
cut
laid
front
shoulder, excepting
the
on
is to
necks
shaped
in the
width
pinned together
front
and
neck
on
or
the
same
waist
If the
be
the
Mark
depth.
desired.
Round
"
the
be
the
width
any
Avhich
should
to
If
material.
back
center
seam
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