A guide to fitting and altering ready-made dresses, or home-sewn dresses that that have been cut and basted. Does not include instructions for pattern alterations.
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A guide to fitting and altering ready-made dresses, or home-sewn dresses that that have been cut and basted. Does not include instructions for pattern alterations.
Physical Description
29 p. [1] : ill. ; 23 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [30]).
Contents: How to know a good fit -- Helps toward a good fit -- Darts are useful fitting aids -- A plan of fitting -- Fitting the neck and shoulders -- Collar difficulties -- Fitting the bust and back -- Fitting armhole and sleeve -- Fitting the waistline -- Fitting the hips -- Hem difficulties -- Fitting the ready-made dress -- Typical alterations on ready-made dresses.
"Supersedes Farmers' Bulletin no. 1530: Fitting dresses and blouses"--p. [2] of cover.
Printed in 1944; issued January 1945 and distributed February 1945.
This book is part of the following collections of related materials.
Government Documents A to Z Digitization Project
An ongoing project, A-to-Z encompasses U.S. federal government documents published prior to 1960. We are digitizing the documents alphabetically, starting with the call number A, which includes agricultural documents. By popular demand, the A-to-Z Collection also contains vintage War Department field manuals and technical manuals.
The United States Department of Agriculture Farmers' Bulletins were produced to disseminate information about agricultural topics. This collection includes bulletins published between the 1880's and the 1980's.
