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Identifier: sciencegeometryo01jack (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
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up Center of Front, 16; Sixth: Around theNeck, 14; Seventh: Length of Shoulder, 6 inches; Eighth: Lengthof Skirt from Arm-point to the bottom, 25 inches. The outline of this garment is drafted by the rules previouslygiven for Dress-Waist, and applying the above measures for thispurpose. How to Shape the Back-Neck. EuLE 76.—The Waist of this garment being drafted, then pro-ceed by making a dot on the edge of Goods 2 inches above the 16-inch dot. The Back-Neck is now shaped by the Neck-curve of theGuide, drawing a line»(with the Guide in a reversed position) fromthe 2-inch dot on the edge to the 14-inch dot of Upper-Neck.This being done, make another dot 2 inches from the edge of theGoods on the curve of Back-Neck. Then make a dot three-fourtJis ofan inch below the Q-inch dot, (at the terminus of the Shoulder). Aline should now be drawn across from the 2-inch dot (on the curveof Neck) to the ;-inch dot, below the end of Shoulder. Next, trim DIAGRAM 51. . 1% Arm.measure. QENTrS SHIRT
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(84) out the Neck by cutting exactly ou the line of the Neck-curve andShoulder to l;-iuch dot below the top of Arm-curve. The Goods should now be folded over on the line drawn from the2-inch dot to the ^-inch dot, so that the Shoulder-edge of the Yokewill meet at the dotted line indicated in the Diagram as the Yoke-seam. Explanation.—The Back of Arm-Size is shaped with the Side-form-Eule, by drawing a line on the under-edge from the Shoulder to the1-incli dot below the Arm-point. How to Shape the Front of Shirt. Rule 77.—First shape the Front Neck. This is done by makinga dot IJ inches below the 16-inch dot, indicating the length upFront, and then drawing the curve designated in Diagram by thedotted line. Explanation.—This curve for Front-Neck is shaped, after the Yoheis folded over, by the Neck-Curve of the Guide being placed in suchposition as to unite with and form a continuous line with the curveof the Yoke at Back-Neck, as shown by Diagram. The dotted line in the Diagram (l
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