Dress Making - Drafting and Pattern Making

This vintage book contains an introductory guide to tailoring, including complete directions for drafting and pattern-making. With step-by-step instructions and many helpful tips, this volume is designed to introduce the beginner to dressmaking, and aims to walk the novice through the creation of a few simple items. Contents include: 'Dressmaking and Tailoring', 'Drafting and Pattern-Making', 'Shirt-Waist', 'Shirt-Waist Sleeve', 'Foundation Skirt', 'Tight-Fitting Waist and Collar', 'Tight-fitting Sleeve', and 'Kimono Waist'. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dressmaking and tailoring.