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The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopaedia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework dealing fully with the details of all the stitches employed, the method of working, the materials used, the meaning of technical terms, and, where necessary, tracing the origin and history of the various works described (1882)

Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : A.W. Cowan · leaf 52

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uch as—for adults, a shirt, chemise,nightdress, and drawers; and an infants barrow, shirt,stays, petticoat, and nightgown. Shirt.—To cut out an ordinary medium sized shirt,like the annexed pattern at Fig. 251, allow 37 inches inlength for the back and 3G in front, cutting from apiece of linen or… … Front. Back. Fig. 251. Diagram of Memum-Sized Mans Shirt. So place the back and front pieces of the body together asto leave the difference in their length or tail at thelower end. Mark off at the side, from the top, the 9 inchesin depth for the armhole, and divide the remainder belowit into two…

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