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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
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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INa.) I R Diagpram 24.—This represents the Back Part of Loose-Wrapper. Rule 35.—First, measure 5 inches across from the Selvage-edgeof Goods, and draw a line, parallel with the edge, all the way down. (This allows sufficient Goods for making a Gore at the Center ofhe Back. Then proceed to draft by placing the Center-of-Back •Jedge of Guide, up to the 5-inch line, and the Neck-edge of Guide flipped up to the toj) of the Goods; then draft the Waist according (to rule 26, Diagram 18, for Back of Loose-Waist. h The Side-Gore, for the Back, should now be drafted in the samemanner as described in rule for Front of Loose-Wrapper; viz., byplacing the A-point of Skirt-Rule, at the end of Length-of-Waist-line, and the Straight-edge exactly parallel with the edge of Goods;then dot at the figure 4, denoting the slope of Side-Gore. Nextdraw the line for Leugth-of-Skirt, as described in rule previouslygiven for drafting the Side-at-Front. DIAGRAM 24. Back of Ladys Loose fittingSacque Wrapper.
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(44) The Center-of-Back Gore is drafted by reversing the position ofthe Skirt-Rule and placing the A-point, on the Waist-line at theCenter-of-Back, and the Straignt-edge, parallel with the edge ofGoods; then dot at figure 2, denoting the slope of Gore for theSkirt at Back. Next draw the line for Length-at-Back, by placingthe Straight-edge of the Bule on a line with the 2-inch Gore-dot,and the A-jpoint of Skirt-Rule touching the Waist-line at the Cen-ter-of-Back; then draw a line from the Waist to the bottom ofthe Skirt; viz., 42 inches. N. B.—The Bottom of Skirt is shaped by the Curved-edge ofSkirt-Rule. Explanation.—If a Gore is not desired at the Center-of-Back, theGoods should be folded double, when commencing to draft, andplacing the Back-edge of the Dress-Guide up to the Fold, asshown in Diagram 8. XjEISSOZU 7. Front of Ladys Basque. (See Diaobam 25.) The Waist of this garment is drafted according to Rules previ-ously given under Diagrams 2, 3, 4 and 5. How to Find the Slope

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