Manual of Apparel Drafting and Sewing

The figures shown on the herein of diagrams simply represent actual measurements of work, and one understands what the lines stand for by their position and order of measurements. This is an age of great factory power, and with electric machinery our ready-made clothing is representative of a high type of perfection and civilization; nevertheless, individual effort should be encouraged and maintained, in order to obtain the beneficial results in our homes and in our schools. In our homes many physicians are advocating the good of this kind of training, explaining that the anatomy of growing children demands well measured and comfortably made clothing, and for their delicate female patients, knitting and embroidery are often prescribed, with the suggestion that in tranquilizing the spirit the body will invariably respond.
After learning this garment drafting course, one can dispense with the experience of having to serve as an apprentice in a tailoring establishment...