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Drafting

Cutting a Silk Waistcoat

28 June, 2011 by James

Today I worked on cutting out a silk waistcoat, drafted from Devere, 1866. I obtained the silk brocade from Needle and Thread in Pennsylvania a few …

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Ladies Single-Breasted Frock Pattern

18 January, 2011 by James

While making over two dozen frock coats for Connecticut Valley Field Music, I inevitably came across the issue of having to fit women into a …

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Coat Measurements

28 August, 2009 by James

Before the first stitch is made, and before the drafting pencil ever touches the paper, measurements must be taken. When measuring, the goal is to …

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Ladies’ Skirt Cutting

6 August, 2009 by James

Learning to draft clothing patterns can be very intimidating at first. There are pages and pages of instructions to read, such as with Devere's …

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Devere’s Graduated Rulers

23 June, 2009 by James

I’ve been drafting patterns using a copy of Louis Devere’s The Handbook of Practical Cutting on the Centre Point System (1866) for almost …

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