. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. uld be used to keep thegoods from getting twisted during this operation and the right side should always be keptuppermost and toward the front. The pleated section is then lifted up and placed over the top of the upright as shownin Fig. 5, leaving the surplus to fall l;L-hind the stand. The edges of the pleats should bemade to extend exactly to the front edge of the upright (no further). A temporary pinis placed in the top to hold the pleats while the sweep is being formed. To form the s
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. uld be used to keep thegoods from getting twisted during this operation and the right side should always be keptuppermost and toward the front. The pleated section is then lifted up and placed over the top of the upright as shownin Fig. 5, leaving the surplus to fall l;L-hind the stand. The edges of the pleats should bemade to extend exactly to the front edge of the upright (no further). A temporary pinis placed in the top to hold the pleats while the sweep is being formed. To form the sweep carry the goods out to the right and pin to the floor with a singlepin through the upper selvage. The distance from the stand to the point on the floorwhere the pin is placed is determined l)y the width of the goods. It should be placedjust far enough away so the lower ctlge of the sweep meets the outer edge of the twopleats that have already been formed, as shown in Fig. :?. When the goods have been pinnedin the proper place the folds of the sweep will fall into place naturally and little adjust-. drape and arrange four folds so theyThe puffing should then be arranged as andDraw nient will be needed. Step out in front of evenly and smoothly as shown in Drape !can be seen in the drawing. Now step to the back of the stand and smooth out the pleats that fall down over theleft side of the upright. Having gotten the edges together, pin at point G in Fig. G. Thisis done to get this part of the goods into a small compass, where it cannot be seen whenthe drape has been completed. At the top of the upright the rear edges of the pleatedgoods extend out some distance. Bring these edges to a point at the extreme topcarry the point around to the left until it reaches to the front of the upright,this point tightly and pin, as shown in the Fig. G. Then remove the temporary pin from thetop of the upright. The purpose of this is to bring the top of the upright to a small poi
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