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FRONTISPIECE. Drafting a bodice to measure, from Charles Hecklinger's 1886 text book subtitled How to Cut and Make Ladies' Garments. (Library of Congress.) Sewing Patterns @ccareylit craigcarey.net 01.08.2015
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1893 Butterick Pattern
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Juan de Alcega’s, Book of Geometry, Practice, and Patterns (1580)
FIGURE 2. Measurements needed to draft the coat, waistcoat, and breeches o from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 4. (Smithsonian Ins FIGURE 3. Parts of the three garments in a man's suit, from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 5. Coat: A, front; B, back; C, sleeve; D, cuff; E, pocket flap; CC, reinforcement for back pleat. Waistcoat: a, front with pocket flap; b, back; c, sleeve. Breeches: d, front, e, back, f, waistband. (Smithsonian Institution.) FIGURE 4. Man's suit, 1769, from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 4. (Smithsonian Institution.)
/ ' APPAHEL. "^ - cJlj IWloriag, ^ / 6^-^ ^ . : - . ) C - ' Tmp' 771 che Rule let CullJnq Ciarinencs 3 0 ft: • f 3 in •'Hi ^1^=3 ? J^L. X i l i Z ^.i^^X. <',-..' . ^/,uJ,.,.'f"/Sy' /P.r^^^j£k^ /s-'- ^rar.MEASURINGINSTmiMENTS: [38J railoTs'Meaaorw. ^^ _r^ 7" X^^dl^ JflfBWKBia.B^jpjjjgj >i;,,l!JtJi;i,l,J„tj@tJtuE '''''''''^''•'^•rmm.mjtj^ ?, _,,| gJl^Ajf^jrlituiiJii .Jit,/!b,x?i|i;,i;2,35a„-!,tu:!;ffl;tttrafca,Ea±J r' ! _^ - -^_^_^*^ •'.'."-C.-C,/^' _ . ^ . * J t ^ 1 / / / •'•J L. / ' ' ^ LI I I I , , - ' 7 _iiLu.«l_. / ' APPAHEL. "^ - cJlj IWloriag, ^ / 6^-^ ^ . : - . ) C - ' Tmp' 771 che Rule let CullJnq Ciarinencs 3 0 ft: • f 3 in •'Hi ^1^=3 ? J^L. X i l i Z ^.i^^X. <',-..' . ^/,uJ,.,.'f"/Sy' /P.r^^^j£k^ /s-'- ^rar.MEASURINGINSTmiMENTS: [38J railoTs'Meaaorw. ^^ _r^ 7" X^^dl^ JflfBWKBia.B^jpjjjgj >i;,,l!JtJi;i,l,J„tj@tJtuE '''''''''^''•'^•rmm.mjtj^ ?, _,,| gJl^Ajf^jrlituiiJii .Jit,/!b,x?i|i;,i;2,35a„-!,tu:!;ffl;tttrafca,Ea±J r' ! _^ - -^_^_^*^ •'.'."-C.-C,/^' _ . ^ . * J t ^ 1 / / / •'•J L. / ' ' ^ LI I I I , , - ' 7 _iiLu.«l_.
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Facsimile of Butterick Pattern No. 5688
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Overlaid pattern sheet in Harper’s Bazar
Craig Carey craig.carey@usm.edu @ccareylit 01.08.2015 This slideshow by Craig Carey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

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  • 1. FRONTISPIECE. Drafting a bodice to measure, from Charles Hecklinger's 1886 text book subtitled How to Cut and Make Ladies' Garments. (Library of Congress.) Sewing Patterns @ccareylit craigcarey.net 01.08.2015
  • 8. Juan de Alcega’s, Book of Geometry, Practice, and Patterns (1580)
  • 9. FIGURE 2. Measurements needed to draft the coat, waistcoat, and breeches o from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 4. (Smithsonian Ins FIGURE 3. Parts of the three garments in a man's suit, from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 5. Coat: A, front; B, back; C, sleeve; D, cuff; E, pocket flap; CC, reinforcement for back pleat. Waistcoat: a, front with pocket flap; b, back; c, sleeve. Breeches: d, front, e, back, f, waistband. (Smithsonian Institution.) FIGURE 4. Man's suit, 1769, from Garsault, "L'Art du tailleur," plate 4. (Smithsonian Institution.)
  • 10. / ' APPAHEL. "^ - cJlj IWloriag, ^ / 6^-^ ^ . : - . ) C - ' Tmp' 771 che Rule let CullJnq Ciarinencs 3 0 ft: • f 3 in •'Hi ^1^=3 ? J^L. X i l i Z ^.i^^X. <',-..' . ^/,uJ,.,.'f"/Sy' /P.r^^^j£k^ /s-'- ^rar.MEASURINGINSTmiMENTS: [38J railoTs'Meaaorw. ^^ _r^ 7" X^^dl^ JflfBWKBia.B^jpjjjgj >i;,,l!JtJi;i,l,J„tj@tJtuE '''''''''^''•'^•rmm.mjtj^ ?, _,,| gJl^Ajf^jrlituiiJii .Jit,/!b,x?i|i;,i;2,35a„-!,tu:!;ffl;tttrafca,Ea±J r' ! _^ - -^_^_^*^ •'.'."-C.-C,/^' _ . ^ . * J t ^ 1 / / / •'•J L. / ' ' ^ LI I I I , , - ' 7 _iiLu.«l_. / ' APPAHEL. "^ - cJlj IWloriag, ^ / 6^-^ ^ . : - . ) C - ' Tmp' 771 che Rule let CullJnq Ciarinencs 3 0 ft: • f 3 in •'Hi ^1^=3 ? J^L. X i l i Z ^.i^^X. <',-..' . ^/,uJ,.,.'f"/Sy' /P.r^^^j£k^ /s-'- ^rar.MEASURINGINSTmiMENTS: [38J railoTs'Meaaorw. ^^ _r^ 7" X^^dl^ JflfBWKBia.B^jpjjjgj >i;,,l!JtJi;i,l,J„tj@tJtuE '''''''''^''•'^•rmm.mjtj^ ?, _,,| gJl^Ajf^jrlituiiJii .Jit,/!b,x?i|i;,i;2,35a„-!,tu:!;ffl;tttrafca,Ea±J r' ! _^ - -^_^_^*^ •'.'."-C.-C,/^' _ . ^ . * J t ^ 1 / / / •'•J L. / ' ' ^ LI I I I , , - ' 7 _iiLu.«l_.
  • 17. Facsimile of Butterick Pattern No. 5688
  • 19. Overlaid pattern sheet in Harper’s Bazar
  • 20. Craig Carey craig.carey@usm.edu @ccareylit 01.08.2015 This slideshow by Craig Carey is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License