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Title: McDermott's new tapeline tailor-system..
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: McDermott, L. M. (from old catalog)
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ack strikes E.N Line. Is measured up from the end of M until the neck to top of rule measure strikes L.O Line. Is squared with L and is one-half of the back in length, or the same as M.P Line. Connects M and O. We get one-half of this line and then dot 1 inch higher for the shoulder.Q Line. Is the shoulder.R Line. Is the waist line. To get this line, first measure down from the neck to the length of back, and then curve it with rule or tape as cut shows. Now measure round it from back to front one-half of waist measure, and drop back % inch if the measure was taken over the dress, and dot.S Line. Is made by laying the rule so as to strike the lower neck dot and the dot made for one-half of waist measure. Now with the rule resting on these two points, dot half way between E and R.T Line. Is curve in up to dot, and out up to neck. EXTRA YOKE. The easiest way to do this is to cut an extra yoke by yourfront yoke and lay the shoulder lines together. 16 McDermotts New Tapeune Tailor System.
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Pirate No. 6. McDermotts New Tapeline Tailor System. 17 Designing of Trimming, &c. (See Plate No. 6.) This diag-ram shows how to design trimmings of differentkinds. After cutting our linings we lay the shoulders of a frontand back together and then mark on them the shape of what iswanted, running as far down in the back and out on the shoulderand down in front as desired. Then trace through onto a piece ofpaper and cut out to suit. This practiced will give an unlimitedidea of designing. A picture can be looked at at first, and the de-signs imitated until the idea is fully obtained. Loose Garments. The linings can be cut without darts or forms, by putting one-fourth of bust and one-fourth of waist in each front and back. Shirt Waists.—I^ay the lining in from the edge of the goodssufficient for plaits or gathers for the outside goods. Blouse Waists.—L,ay the lining on the fold of the goods infront, and same in back, and allow from 4 to 5 inches wider onwaist line to both back an

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