Book/Printed Material How to cut, fit, and finish a dress.
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Image 2 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. TT 515 .Le2 Copy 1 HOW TO CUT, FIT, AND FINISH A DRESS. BY Mdme.v LOFVALL, PRACTICAL TEACHER OF DRESSMAKING, *-^^3#^^^ %Z%i /t^ BOSTON: ALFRED MUDGE SON, PRINTERS, No. 24 Franklin Street....- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 3 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. -i Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1892, By Fkeu k S. McGregor, In the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington. The Rights of Translation and of...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 4 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. JUST PUBLISHED: How to CUT, FIT, and FINISH A DRESS. (No Chart required.) By MADAME LOFVALL, of London, the eminent teacher of high- class millinery, dressmaking, French model ciittine and fitting...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 5 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. FACE Dress Trimming, Kilting -38 Single Box Pleat 39 Double Box Pleat 40 How to Make a Gathered Flounce 40 Puffings 42 Feather Ruche 44 Fluted Ruche 46 Fluted Flounce 46 Gathered...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 6 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. Front Measurement for Jacket or Round Bodice. From neck to waist-line i-i Length of body from shoulder seam at neck to depth required for basque 2-2 Width of shoulders from shoulder seam...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 7 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. Back Measurement for Jacket or Round Bodi From neck band to waist-line Width of shoulders Across from armhole seams Back line for bust measure Back line for waist measure Back line for...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 8 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. INTRODUCTION. This book is published at the earnest request of many of my former pupils, and I gladly send How to Cut, Fit, and Finish a Dress forth with the sincere wish...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 9 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 6 INTRODUCTION. Thirst teach your little daughter to make the waist, then the pretty puff sleeves and, after they are set in the armholes, teach her how to make the skirt and...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 10 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. INTRODUCTION. 7 Simply because they had been taught the business by a patient teacher. Seeing that dressmaking is not so difficult to learn as some of the fancy work taught in. our...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 11 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress.- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 12 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRbSSMAKlNG HOW TO TAKE THE PATTERN OF A MADE BODICE. Use white leno, or white tissue paper, and, remember, no turnings are to be allowed on any seam but what is taken...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 13 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. lO DRESSMAKING. find it difficult at first in any case, there can be no harm in taking the pattern from the out- side. HOW TO TAKE THE PATTERN. First take the half...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 14 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. II Now, with the right hand, pinch up a fold of the leno, or paper, and put a pin through it then move the left hand up to the top of...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 15 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 12 DRESSMAKING. Second, lay the bodice over your left knee, and, with your left hand under the bodice stretch the chest over your fingers, and pin the leno across in a straight...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 16 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 1 3 see that the leno is quite smooth, and allow i^- inch to go over when you pin the leno down the middle of the back, to admit of the...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 17 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 14 DRESSMAKING. seam below the elbow, and pin it close round the wrist turn back the leno in aline with the edge of the cuff, and cut off all turnings. In taking...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 18 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. I 5 being nearest to you. Now place your waist pattern on the lining with the front to the selvage edge and with the shoulder part of the pattern towards the...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 19 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. l6 DRESSMAKING. the back, J to i inch for shoulder seams, an inch for the seam to fit side-form, and not quite of an inch for the neck and armhole seams. Now...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 20 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 1/ smooth. Be sure to pin and tack in the marks made by tracing-wheel let the tacking stitches be about i an inch in length, not more, and very regular (a...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 21 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 1 8 DRESSMAKING. together. The bodice will now be ready for fitting on, stitching, etc. FITTING ON AND ALTERATIONS. If the bodice from which you have taken the pattern be a good...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 22 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. IQ If the size of the bust is to remain the same, be careful not to let out more than necessary, nor too high up in the breast-dart seams. If you...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 23 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 20 DRESSMAKING. towards the chest and armhole at the front of the bodice. These are often caused by the shoulder seams being drawn too much towards the front at the neck, and...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 24 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 21 on, then you will be able to judge if the sleeves need any alteration. Be careful to make the sleeves fit at the elbow point, and see that the highest...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 25 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 22 DRESSMAKING. the breast darts, and allow the casing to go a little beyond the top of each dart this part of the casing must be doubled over an inch or two,...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 26 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 2 3 If the bodice is cut pointed back and front, and is intended to be worn untrimmed, it should be piped round the edge (if in fashion). To do this,...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 27 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 24 DRESSMAKING. tacking, fold the part marked for turning in, at the edge of the basque, over on to the leno, and sew the raw edges lightly down on to the leno...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 28 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 25 pin the neckband towards the front at either side now tack it firmly down, and sew it neatly with the muslin nearest to you, turn in the edges, and line...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 29 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 26 DRESSMAKING. run your tracing wheel close to the edge of the pattern, as a guide to sew by, then cut the lining out allow an inch on each side for turnings,...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 30 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 2/ press open each seam now cut off the turnings at the wrist, leaving of an inch to turn on to the muslin or leno. Next line the inside of the...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 31 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 28 DRESSMAKING. sleeves will now be ready to fit into the arm- holes of the bodice, and, when you pin them in, see that they set easy on the tops, from the...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 32 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 2g the bottom, and at the top, after allowing for darts, from lo to 15 inches (according to the figure of the lady). After you have cut the front breadth, pin...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 33 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 30 DRESSMAKING. Next, move the bodice away, and with chalk, tacking cotton, or tracing-wheel, outline the darts in the front breadth, but do not cut them. After you have done this, take...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 34 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 3 1 breadth you intend to gore. Then trace a sloped line from the mark at the top to the mark at the bottom, and cut the gore carefully out by...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 35 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 32 DRESSMAKING. When you have finished pinning the gores to the front breadth, tack them together a good inch in from the edge, keeping the gored part next to you. The tacking...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 36 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 33 before the skirt is joined together. Now press open each seam on a wooden roller to be had at the drapers) with a piece of flannel sewed firmly round it....- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 37 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 34 DRESSMAKING. lining when you are cutting out the skirt, then you will be able to cut it the exact shape. When this is done, stitch and press open each seam, and...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 38 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 35 on to the inside, tacking and hemming it down on to the muslin. Now put the braid on. The best way is to fold the edges of the braid together,...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 39 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. 36 DRESSMAKING. sewing-machine, not quite of an inch from the edge (this is the best way, as it encloses the raw edge). When the pocket is finished sew it into the seam...- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892
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Image 40 of How to cut, fit, and finish a dress. DRESSMAKING. 3/ Now measure the length for your waist-band, and be sure to allow a little over the size of the waist for the false hem at the vent or placket- hole....- Contributor: Löfvall, J. H, Mme
- Date: 1892