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I H
T H E
TAILORS ’
GUIDEC O NTA I N I NG
SY STEM S O F DRAUGHTIN GFROCKANDSACK COATS, PANTS,
.V E S T S A N D SHIR T S,
WITHVAL UABL E IM PROV EM E N TS , WARRAN TE D SUPE R IORTO AN Y THIN G E VE R OF F E RE D TO THE TRAD E .
BY
L . E . Q O L E ,
P ractica l C utter ("
or the pa st 30 y ea rs .J
y/I’g} C opv R‘ght S ‘
em‘
o d
Jan . 1 8 . 18 69 .
MQ
MIL W A U K E E
STA R R ft S O N , BO O K A N D JO B P RIN TE R S , 4 1 2 A N D 4 1 4. E A ST WATE R S TR EET .
L . E . C O L E’S
IM P R OVED
SYSTEMOF DRAUGHT NG COATS,BY A C TUAL M EASUREM E N T .
Thi s sys tem was fi rs t pub l i shed by the p ropr ie to r i n N ew Y o rki n 1 835, and now republ ished wi th val uab l e imp rovemen ts , su chas have sugges ted themsel ve s t o h im du ri ng a p ract ical exp er i encein u s i ng the s ame du ri ng the pas t th i r ty years
,al l o f wh ich i s
warran ted to fi t al l s hapes and s izes of men,wi thou t any vari at i o n s
i n draught i ng,i t b ei ng s impl y a trans fer o f i n ches taken o n the
man and app l i ed o n the c loth i n draugh t i ng , p rec i s el y as takenthereby
,p roduc i ng a perfec t fi t t i ng garmen t for al l s hapes a nd
s i zes o f m en,making i t i n al l respec ts a perfec t se l f vary i ng ru l e
o r sys tem of draught ing coats; t herefo re I n ow o ff er th i s to thetrade ; and al l I cl a im fo r i t i s : t hat you wi l l give i t you r mos tc r i t i cal and carefu l s c ru t i ny as to i ts mer i t s and p ract i cal u t i l i ty ;and bel i ev i ng that th i s sys tem i s what has l ong been wan ted
,by
the t rade,and that i f on ce adop ted -wi l l n ever. be abandoned , I
mos t cheerfu l ly subm i t the s ame to you r i n spec t i o n and u se .L . E . COLE .
M ILWAU K E E,May
, 1 8 6 8 .
4 L . E . c ow’s TA I LOR S’ GU I DE .
O N M E A S U RIN G .
P la te 1 and 2.
I t i s of the greates t importance i n cu tt i ng, to measu re wi th theu tmos t care and exact ness ; fo r i f th i s be done i n a l oo se andcarel es s manner
,exactnes s i n del i neat i ng wi l l ava i l bu t l i t tl e . The
fi rs t p roces s towards taki ng a measu re i n th i s sys tem i s a s fol l owsLe t you r cus tomer s tand i n hi s natu ral pos i t i o n
,wi th hi s hands on
h i s h ip s,and h i s coat bu ttoned ; then p ro c eed : Fi rs t make a
mark at O,o r where you wi sh th e co l l ar seam al so m ark ou t 235
i nches o n co l laroseam,as at K
,Fig . 1 next
,mark at L
,on F ig. 2,
where you wi sh the cen te r of back cye ; next , p l ace you r tape o rs qua re at L and M
,and mark o n top edge of same on back seam
as at B next,p l ace you r square i n fron t of a rm—the sho rt arm
i n fron t and po i n t i ng upward—crowd the same up i n fro n t of arm—al so the l ong arm up
,as s nug u nder the arm as the cus tomer
wi shes the coat ; wh i l e i n th i s pos i t i o n , mark i n fro n t of squareas a t H
,oppos i te the top edge of square ; al so mark at I , on F ig .
2 ; then p l ace the squ are acros s the back , ranging wi th I , and markat C o n back seam ; next mark at D ,
the natu ral wai s t,and at E
fu l l l ength ; next mark ou t on h ip , near where s ide p iece i s cu t o ff ,say 7 i nches from D to I next
,mark at P 2 i nches from fron t of
co at at wai s t ; next , extend the l i ne from H to G and to fron t ofb reas t ; at 8 next mark ou t h i s l i n e
“from H to G 4 i n ches nextmark at P
,Fig. 1 , and at 8 On br eas t
,and at N o r the th roa t .
Y ou are now ready t o take you r measu re .Commence at O A
,Fig. 2
,and measu re down to B and to
C 8 33 , and to D 1 7 , and E 1 9 , and fu l l l ength ski r t 36 i nches ;next
,pl ace you r tape measu re a t H and measu re acros s u nder
arm by I,Fig . 2
,to C on back seam
_
1 2 i nches,and up to O 1 6
i nches ; next , from H up to K ,o n Fig .I, o r to where 232; i nches
i s marked ; on F ig . 2, 9 9: i nches , and to O ,on Fig. 2, 1 2 i nches ;
and from same poi n t,over shou lder, to B
,o n Fig. 2
, 1 42,and to C o n 2
,1 6 % i nches , from same po i n t to J 9 i nches ,
and from same po i n t to P,1 1 % i nches ; next commence at G
and measu re up to N'
7 i nches , and to K and over shou lde rto B and to L
,o n F ig. 2
,1 1 , and to I 1 5 i nches , and next
S Y STEM O F DRAUGHT I NG C OAT S . 5
down to P 1 05- i nches ; next , from D to J 7 i nches ; next ra i s ethe arm up o n a l eve l wi th B on back
,and bend the el bow' at r igh t
angl es wi th back,and measu re from B to M 7% i n ches , and to
e l bow 20 , and to hand 32; next measu re ac ross b reas t from arm toarm
, o r 8 to8 , 1 6 i nches , and round neck_
1 0 i n ches,over ves t
co l l ar ; next , round b reas t 36 i nches , and wai s t 32 i n ches . Breas tand wai s t measu re ove r ves t .To draugh t back
,draw l i n e o n edge of then commence
at O,and draw l i n e down to E
,abou t two i n fro m edge o f
c l o th,o r fi rs t l i n e at . E ,
and square top of om O to do t o ntop o f back
,then measu re down from O and to C
and to D 1 7 , and E 1 9 i nches , and fu l l le of back 36 i nches ;then measu re from O to do t 2A, and m B to back cyc o nl i n e B 75; i nches , and from E width ba at wai s t 2 i nches
,o r
as you wi s h ; next , fo rm the shou lder , to f back,and s ide seam
as rep resen ted .
To draught forepart,l ay the back on th oth where i t wi l l come
ou t bes t,then extend l i n e C acro s s by H G to fro n t o f b reas t
,
o r as far as neces sary ; then measu re toH1 2 i n ches,and
to G 1 6 or 4 i n ches from H,and to b reas t 20 i n ches
, o r
8 i n ches from H nder arm and up to O,
1 6 i nches,as taken o n the man
,measu re m H to cyc , the width
of square as app l i ed i n measu ri ng,and are u p i n fro n t o f eye
as rep resen ted then fo rm back par t o f e and bot ton,and up t o
l i n e 4 ; next measu re from H up to 9% i n ches , and up toA 12 i n ches ; mark i n the s ame rang 1 47i and 1 6 11 as takenover to B and to C , then sweep from by K and by 1 2,1 45: and 1 62 ; next mark from H J 9 i nche s , and to P1 1 % i nch es ; next , commence a t G measu re up to N 7
i n ches,and to K and over shou to B 15% i n ches , and
to cen te r o f back eye o r L ,an 5 i n ches
,and from same
po i n t to J 1 1 i nches , and to P 1 0 3 ; next , sweep from Hby J 9 i n ches , and from G by J 1 1 next
,from where sweep
c ro s se s at J , measu re back to D 7 n ext,carry the back i n
at wai s t l e t t i ng i t tu rn o n the d shou l der b l ade,u n t i l the
outs ide o f back at D res t s o n sw nches from J ; th i s givesthe coat the exac t sp r i ng at wai s t ; h i l e the back i s i n th i spo s i t i o n
,mark s ide seam from sho ade t o bo ttom o f wai s t
,
as per do tted l i n es , hol l owing i t a then draw l i n e from cye
down to wai s t a t J and form s ide p iece to J ; next ,
E . cow’
s TA I LO R S ’ GU I DE .
sweep fromHtoand measu re fromrep resen ted ; next ,i nches
,then p l ace t
the po i n t where thep o i n t at B o n bacc ro ss from H to Bi s i n th i s pos i t i o neye, and gorge frof or making up ; thentaken o n the man a l
P,and al l ow 2 i nches
TO DRA UGHT F RO C K C OAT SKIRT .
Ob tai n the p i tch of ski r t i n fron t by l ay i ng the fo repar t on i na
'
j o ining pos i t i o n at wais t , and drawi ng a l i ne ru nn i ng i n rangeof fro n t of b reas t to abou t !» i nches i n from the bo ttom -o f skirti n fron t ; al so p l ace the s ide p iece i n a j o i n i ng pos i t i o n at wai s t ,and mark the fol d i n ran
ge of s ide seam to bottom of ski r t
,then
round the fol d as per diagram .
To draught s l eeve,draw a l i ne o n the edge of cl o th
,o r where
you wi s h t o take ou t the s l eeve , and square cros s top from R toA i s on e i nch
,and to S 4 i nches o r width of eye, then square from
S to T,measu re from S to T 8 and from D to i nches o r half
the s i ze of cye, drawu
l ine from 1 1 by 8, 8 i nches from and paral l el
wi th fro n t l i n e,o r hal f the s iz e, then fo rm from S the top o f
s l eeve head to 1 1 , then take o ff width of back and measu re toe lbow 1 9 and to hand 32, l ength of s l eeve ; add on 2
“ i n ches ate lb ow from 8 to 1 0 , and form s leeve as rep resen ted
,any width at
hand you choose ; form unfl'
er s ide as represen ted .
i nches,and from G by P 1 0% i nches ,
to P 0 i nches , and form wais t seam aseep from G by K and ' by Bback
,the d o t
,o r 25‘ i nches from A ,
onsweep s
,cro s s at K
,
from H and G,and the
am ; o n the po i n t where the two sweeps ,and G to B and wh i l e the backthe shou lder seam and the remai nder of
N 1 6 i nches,and al l ow one i n ch
rm breas t from N to P,the l ength as
app ly wai s t measu re from D to J and tor making up fo r fi sh .
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L . E . C O L E’
S
D R A U GHTIN G S
P A N T S
O N N EW PR IN C IPL E S .
C opv R'
grht S .
‘
Gul‘
O d
Ja n. 18 . 1 8 39 .
0 0 —
Thi s sys tem i s en t i re ly new wi th the p rop r ie to r, and fi rs t pub -
l ished i n 1 858 and now repub l i shed wi th valuab l e imp rovemen ts , andwarran ted to fi t al l shapes
,e i ther co rpu l en t o r regu l ar fo rm , wi th—
ou t any variat ion s I n d raught i ng ; al l p an t s be i ng draughted byth i s sy s tem p rec i sel y the same
,and no th i ng woul d i nduce h im to
repub l i s h th i s sy s tem at th i s t ime bu t a fi rm bel i ef that i t i s no to n l y the bes t
,bu t the on l y sys tem ever pub l i shed fou nded upo n
tru e sc i en t ific p r i nc ip l es of act ual measu remen t , every par t bei ngdraughted by i t s own measure the reby giv i ng to each part the exac tqu an t i ty of cl o th requ i red and i n the r igh t p l ace, and no more .The importan t featu reso f th i s sys tem d i ff er i ng from al l o thers arethe es tab l i shmen t of a bas e o r wo rki ng l i n e ru nn i ng from the wai s tto the i ns tep th rough the cen tre of the l eg
,and by worki ng each
way from th i s l i n e at wa i s t,th igh
,knee and bot tom , giv i ng to each
part the number o f i nches cal l ed fo r and n o more . Pan ts draughtedby th i s sys tem never twi s t
,bu t alway s hang perfect l y square and
can be cu t any shap e e i ther hal f and hal f on each s i de o f base l i n eo r top s ide narrow at any par t , as what comes o ff from top s ide i sadded to u nde r s ide
,a lway s a l l owing o ne- hal f the s i z e of l eg a t
any par t o n each s ide of bas e l i n e,as that i s the cen te r of bo th
top and u nder s ides, c en te r of i n s tep and cen te r of heel , cen te r of
knee,th igh and wai s t . I th i nk a gl ance a t the p r i nc ip l es of th i s
sy s tem and i t s work i ng,i s su ffic ien t to conv i nce any p rac t ica l cu t -
IO L . E . C O LE S TA I LOR S GU I DE .
ter o f i ts superio rity over any and ,
al l o ther sys tems n ow i n u se .Hundreds of tes t imon ial s of i ts super io ri ty cou ld begiven fromthose now us i ng i t
,bu t i t i s deemed u nneces sary as the p ri nc ip l e
ful l y shows fo r i ts el f,and fee l i ng the fu l l es t co nfidence that th i s
sys tem,i f o nce adop ted
,wi l l n ever be abandoned
,I cheerfu l ly
subm i t i t to you r i nspec t i o n a nd u se .
L . E . COLE .
M ILWA U K EE,May
,1 8 6 8 .
T O MEASURE F O R P AN TS .
P la l a 2Commence at top of h ip bone and measu re down to knee
,22
i nches,and to bo ttom 42; next i n s ide l eg measu re t o s o l e of boot
next to boo t heel 32 i nches,next rou nd wai s t
,h ips
,s eat
,th igh
,
knee,bo ttom ;
T o draught upper s ide or diagram A by th i s sys tem,fi rs t
d raw l i ne o n edge o f c l o th from O to C at bo ttom,next meas—
u re down from O to B 2 and to C 42,next up to A 32
,next
draw l i ne from A to D 25 i nches i n from C ,next measu re
i n from D to K 1 7 , s cal e A bo ttom measu re next sweep fromK by P to N at knee and from A to H at th igh
,and from O -to I
at wai s t,next measu re i n from A to E 21
,sca le A
,th igh measure;
next draw base l i n e o r Work i ng l i ne from K.
by E to J at wai s t andfrom th i s l i ne you work each way by p l aci ng the cen te r o f draught i ngs c al e o n th i s l i n e
,the p ro trac tor po i n t i ng down and mark o ut each
way from wais t,th igh
,knee and bottom accord i ng to the measures
taken,as each part i s draughted by i ts own measu re , no o ne meas—
u re havi ng any th i ng to do wi th the o ther ; p l ace the scal e o n bas el i n e at “wai s t and mark each way 1 4, s cal e A wai s t measu re , nextmark ou t from E to A 21 , s cal e A th igh measu re , and to F 21 ,s cal e B
,and to G 21
,s cal e A th igh measure , and add the dres s to
H,then pl ace cen ter of scal e at M and mark each way to P and
N,scal e A knee measu re
,next from K to L 1 7 , s cale B bo ttom
measu re,then draw l i ne from F to I and from G to N and- L at
S Y STEM O F D RAUGHT I NG P ANT S . IIbo t tom
,then F ORM from I to G and from I to H fo r dres s
,and
from A to R and from H to N and bottom as rep resen ted .
T o draught u nder s ide o r diagram B,l ay the upper s ide o n the
c l o th where i t wi l l come ou t bes t ; then extend the bas e l i n e fromJ to U ,
nex t extend the sweep s from G to S and from J to T atwai s t
,from J to T i s o ne - fou rth the s ize o f wai s t , and V taken
o ut,from G to S i s 21
,s ca l e C thigh measu re
,add to u nder s ide
a t N t i l l they wi l l make up the requ i red s ize,1 7 i nches , al s o add
from 1 7 upper s i de a t bo t tom to 1 7 under s i de t i l l they make up1 7 i nches , the requ i red s ize as p er measu re ; from J to U i s 1 4,s cal e A wai s t measure
, an sweep f rom F by R ; s ee d iagram A ;draw l i ne from U to T
,and take ou t V
,and fo rm top as repres
-
ented ; draw l i ne f rom‘
U to C at fo rk,next app l y h ip measu re 34,
and from 3 to 4, s eat measu re, 36 i nches , then fo rm from U to Cand S
,and from T to knee and to bo t tom as rep resen ted , dropp i ng
the p o i n t at SS,abou t o ne i nch
,and s t retch i ng the s ame up as
marked o n d iagram B ; al s o s t re tch ing i n the cu rve a t- G,C o n
u nder s ide has a very beau t ifu l e ffec t i n th e fi t o f pan ts .D iagram C i s draughted the same as d i agram B in al l respec ts
,
giv i ng to each par t the requ i red number o f i nches cal l ed fo r astaken on the man—i t s hows the difi'
erencel
between the regu l ar formand the co rpu l en t one . Th is bei ng the form o f the co rpu l e n tm an
,and the d i s tance each way fr
‘
om J to K and J to I be i ng 21each way
,i n s tead of 1 4 o n the regu l ar fo rm at wai s t , and from 3 to
4, s eat measu re , 44 i n s tead o f , 36 on d iagram B .
I th i nk th i s i l l u s t rat i o n of the d i ff eren t forms,and the d i ff eren t:
s hapes p roduced,wi l l conv i nce any p ract i ca l cu t te r o f the t rue s e l f
vary i ng p ri n c ip l es o f th i s sys tem over any o ther sys tem .
D iagrams D and E are o n the s ame p ri nc ip l e o f draugh ti ng,
o n ly showi ng the manner of draught i ng s ide band goods,a s you
can no t ho l l ow the top s ide a t knee,i t requ i res a l l the ho l l owi ng o n
the u nders ide at the knee,as rep resen ted o n d iagram D .
D iagram E shows the manner o f tak i ng the measu re as app l i edo n d iagram A and B .
L . E . C O L E’S
IM P R OVED
BY A C TUAL M EASUREM E N T .
TO DRAUGHT SAC K C OAT A N D SHORTBUSIN ESS F RO C K .
P la te 3 .
Thi s p l ate con ta i n s the d raugh t of Sack Coat i n fu l l,al so Sho r t
Bu s i ne s s Frock .
I n measu ri ng fo r Sack Coat you p roceed the same as fo r FrockCoats
,o n p l ate 1 , figs . 1 and 2, excep t you wi l l n o t measu re to o r
mark a t J a t h ip , o r at P at fro n t of wai s t . Afte r mark i ng al l theneces sary p o i n ts
, you wi l l take you r measu res as fo l l ows from Oto B 5, and to C 8 and to D natu ral wai s t 1 6 , and to bo ttom 30i n ches ; next p l ace you r tap e at H ,
and measu re ac ro s s u nder armto
'
C 1 2 i nches,and up to O A 1 6 i n ches
,nex t from H to K
and to O 1 2 i n ches,and ove r to B l 4a} , and to C 1 6 a} i nches , nex t
commence a t G and measu re to N 7 and to K DE and to B 1 5%i nches from G to cen te r of back cyc , to cen ter of back cye 1 1 %
and to I 1 5 i nches , next p l ace the arm at r igh t angl es and measu refrom B to M and to el bow 20 and to hand 32 i nches
,next
ac ro ss b reas t and arou nd neck 1 6 and 1 6 i nches, next aroundb reas t 36 i nches .To draft back
,c ommence at O and measu re down to B 5
,and to
C 8 , and to wai s t 1 6 , and ful l l ength 30 i nches ; width of back a ttop 2% inches ; s quare ac ro s s a t B and C and D and at bo t tom ;
next measu re ou t o n l i n e B and o n l i n e C 6 i nches ; draw l i n efrom 6 t o bo ttom o f back paral l e l wi th back seam
,and from the
back as you p l ease .
I4 L . E . C O L E’
s TA I LOR S ’ GU I D E .
To draft forepart,p lace the back on the c l o th , and extend l i n e
acro s s to fro n t o f b reas t,then measu re from C to H 1 2 i nches
,
and to G 1 6 o r 4 from H and to fro n t o f breas t,and al l ow 2
i nches from 8 to fro n t ; measu re back from H to eye 1 i n c h o rw idth o f square
,as u se i n measu ring
,then square up i n fro nt of
eye as per d iagram next p l ace tape at H and measu re up to Kand to 0
,top back
, 1 2 i nches ; measu re i n s ame range 1 42-and 1 6 13 i n ches ; then sweep from H by K 1 2
, 1 4% and 1 6 %i nches ; next commence a t G and measure up to N 7 , and to K O z} ,and to B 1 551L i n ches ; next from G to L and to I 1 5 i nchesn ext p l ace th e back o n po i n t 2% i nches , touch i ng po i n t Wheresweep from H and G crosses at K
,and po i n t B Where sweep from
H and G c rosses a t B on back,then fo rm the shou lde r seam
,and
fo rm go rge from K to N next from eye and b reas t add o n abou ttwo i nches a t bo t tom of fo repart a t . back , and d raw l i nefrom l i neD to bo ttom
,and shap e s ide seamas per d i agram .
To draugh t s leeve,
'
f rom O to 1 i s 1 i nch , and to 4 i s 4 i nches ,or Wi d th of cye ; from 4 to 1 5 i s 1 5 i nches o r s ize of eye ; drawl i n e 1 5 to bo ttom of s l eeve paral l e l wi th fron t l i ne ; al l ow abou t2 i nches at 1 9 p lace the back a t top of s l eeve
,and measu re from
ou ts ide of back t o el bow at 1 9 , and to 3 1 l ength of s l eeve 3 1i nches
,and form sl eeve as rep resen ted .
D iagram A,B
,C,D
,are draughted the same i n al l respec ts as
frock coat o n P late 1 .
S Y STEM O F DRAUGHT I NG C OAT S . 1 5
TO DRAUGHT O VER C OAT A N D C A P E .
P la te 4 .
To draught th i s over—coat and cape, you w il l p roceed i n al l
respect s the same as i n d raught i ng sack u nde r coat,o n p l ate 3 ,
excep t you wi l l add to a l l - the measu re taken from O ,E and F , as
fo l l ows : f rom O to B 1 i n ch,and from E to B 1 i nch , and from
E to O at top of back,and to H
,A
,B,each 1 i nch , as you wil l
s ee the al l owance i s made al ready i n the draught , and marked i nfigures on the l i nes
,as from E to B 1 3% i n s tead o f 1 25 as taken
o n the man ; al so from E to H ,A and B 1 35, and 1 8 , in—
s tead o f 1 4A, and 1 7 , as taken o n the man ; al so al l ow 2i nches ac ros s b reas t in fo rm i ng al l p arts . See diagram s A ,
B and C .
Th i s d i agram shows a - very good way o f cu t t i ng a fi rs t ratefi t t i ng cape by th e go rge of co at w i th the back i n a j o i n i ngpo sItio n.
TO M EASURE F O R VEST .
With D elinea tor .
Take the l ength from socket bo ne at n eck ove r s hou lder anddown to h ip and i n fro n t
,the n round the b reas t , wai s t and neck ,
also the heighth o f r o l l . Th is ves t i s draughted by a del i neato rmade fo r the pu rpose
,and Warran ted good . I n d raught i ng ves t
,
p roceed as fo l l ows : Draw l i ne o n edge of c l o th , then draw 2d l i n e2 i nches i n s i de and paral l e l w i th the fi rs t and square the top
,the n
take the del i n eato r and p lace the edge of same on i ns ide l i n e and l etthe figu res 36 res t on the top l i n e ; then mark al ong I n thed i ff eren tspaces and al o ng the bo t tom of del i neato r
,and then mark a t 36 I n
each sp ace and on the fro n t and bo ttom,then fo rm the ves t from
po in t to po i n t marki ng from one po i n t to the o ther by the marksmade at the figu res 36
,o r any o the r
' s i ze you wi s h to draught asthe figures i n the space al l i nd icate the d i ff eren t b reas t meas u resand are al l app l i ed as above .The back 1 8 draughted the s ame wav by p l ac i ng the del i n eato r
-
o n l i n e 0 fig. 36 , a t top res t i ng o n top l i ne , then mark I n a l l thespaces as i n draught i ng fo rep art then fo rm ing from one po i n t t othe o ther.Thi s del i neato r cu ts a beau t i fu l fi t t i ng ves t and can no t be bea t .
I6 L . E . G O L E’
s T AIL O R s’ GU I DE .
TO DRAUGHT SHIRT .
P la te 4.
D iagrams A,B and C of sh i rt d raught
,shows a p l an of draught-
i ng a sh i rt ; and I guaran tee i t to be one of the bes t fi t t i ng sh i r t sever go t up i n th i s cou n try . I t i s al l r igh t .The measu res fo r sh i r t are taken as fo l l ows firs t measure from
0 l ength of sh i rt, next l ength of s l eeve from Socket bone at O,
l e tt i ng the arm hang down,measu re from O over the s hou lde r
’
down to hand,say 32
,and ful l l ength of wri s t b and 34 ; next
round neck 1 6 , and b reas t 38 fo r th i s draugh t. - Th is draugh t i s38 breas t.T o draugh t the back , commence at O ,
from 0 down to 1 i s 1i nch ; to 2 i s to 3 , 8A; to to 5
,2 to 6
,31 ; and
to A,35 i nches . Square ou t from
,
l i ne 0 at 2,3,4, 5, 6 and A ;
next mark ou t o n top from O to T 2% i nches ; next ou t o n l i n e2,
o n 3,
o n 4,1 2 ; on on 6
,form bo ttom
of back from A to 1 2% where sh i rt i s l eft Open at bo t tom,draw
l i ne from T to 9 % to 9% and to C ,and from 1 2 by 1 0 to l 29.t a s
rep resen ted .
To draught fron t of sh i r t,commence at O measu re down 2
,
7 17 , 30 and 34 i nches ; then squ are ou t from 1,2,3,4,5
and B ; next measu re i n from O at 2,
and on l i n e 2,A; l i n e 3 , 1 2 ; l i ne 4, l i n e 5
,1 2A; and fo rm l i ne B as you
see to draw l i ne from A to D,and form from D by 9% to
C, and from C by 1 25 to 1 2% at bo ttom as rep resen ted ; next cu ta p i ece the shape of a yoke
,and p l ace o n as you see, coveri n g
shou lder seam,to be be s t i tched on same as yoke .
D iagram C or s l eeve : commence at 0 ,m easu re down on 0
l i n e 2A, 1 1 % and 22 ; s qu are ou t 0 l i n e, and at 1 , 2, .
and at hand6 i nches ; then fo rm sl eeve as per d iagram . Make cu ff any widthor s i ze you wi sh .
C O NTA I N I NG
SY STEM S O F DRAUGHTIN GV E S T S A N D SHIR T S ,
WITHVAL UABL E IM PROVEME N TS , WARRAN TED SUPE R IORT o A N Y THIN G ‘
EVE R OF F E RE D T o THE TRAD E .
BY
L . E . C O L E ,
P ractica l C utter for the past 30 y ea rs .
C up“R ight SecuredJd u. 1 8 . 1869 .
hd llI. VV t\IJI(IZIZS TA R R Sc S O N , BO O K A N D JO B P RIN TE RS , 4 1 2 A N D 4 1 4. EA S T W ATER S TR EET .
1 8 6 8 .
