Shelter and clothing; a textbook of the household arts (1913)
Kinne, Helen, 1861-1917, Cooley, Anna M. (Anna Maria), b. 1874, Woolman, Mary S. fmo, Helen Judy Bond Collection. fmo · New York, The Macmillan Company · leaf 242
laits or inserts, one between waist and bust and the otherbetween bust and shoulder. To shorten or lengthen a simpleskirt pattern, cut and insert a piece, or lay a plait from 6 to8 inches below the hip line in each gore — that will be about12-1 inches from waist (see Fig. 98). This shows alsohow… … Wrn. QW AH-fir&fir.r> r>f nat + Prns. Fig. 99. —Alteration of patterns.222 PATTERXS 223 In order to test the commercial pattern after such sug-gested changes have been made, cut a simple waist or skirtpattern from inexpensive muslin or calico and change it byfitting and adjusting to suit…
Home Economics · Textile fabrics
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