1922 Essential Stitches

Essential stitches and seams

1922 Pattern Making

Pattern making

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1923 The A B C of Dress

The A B C of dress / by Harry Collins

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1926 Clothing Club Manual

Clothing club manual

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1933 Clothing Construction

Clothing Construction

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1940 Distinctive Clothes

Distinctive Clothes, How To Select And Make Them:

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1955 Clothing Construction

Clothing Construction and Wardrobe Planning

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1972 Advanced Sewing Techniques

Advanced sewing techniques by Mead, Marjorie; Siemen, Esther

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1979: Cutting a Fashionable Fit: Dressmakers’ Drafting Systems in the United States

Hold the phone and shut the door!!!!

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manteau-or not (inc patterns)

Originally posted BY MICHAELA DE BRUCE | 2019-03-02 · 13:35

mantua easy draft

I spent a day digitising a cheat draft for a mantua. It’s very similar to Hunnisett but what I have tried to do was show the rationale behind it.
It uses minimal measurements just like the originals. From left to right are the discreet drops of fabric that can be torn before any cutting or pleating is started.