. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. I Fig. 2 Or do you make an analysis of these inexpensive fabrics with a view to suggestingsome of the uses to which they niay be put, and then endeavor to show by your drapesa practical example of what these uses may be? For instance, at a certain season, practicalmothers are preparing their young daughters for school. Window displays of ginghams,or of cheap dress goods suitable for school dresses, are common at this time; but hasit ever occurred to you to drape these fabrics to imitate
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. I Fig. 2 Or do you make an analysis of these inexpensive fabrics with a view to suggestingsome of the uses to which they niay be put, and then endeavor to show by your drapesa practical example of what these uses may be? For instance, at a certain season, practicalmothers are preparing their young daughters for school. Window displays of ginghams,or of cheap dress goods suitable for school dresses, are common at this time; but hasit ever occurred to you to drape these fabrics to imitate childrens school dresses? Little or nothing has been published showing drapes of childrens dresses: We illus-trate these drapes of this kind, giving a fair idea of what may be done in this style ofdraping. These were all made on an ordinary childs form, eight year old size, and usingabout a six-yard length of gingham or 3fi-inrh dress goods. 220 Childrens Form Drapes ^^. Drape No. 1 shows a panel front, and to make this, start at about the center of thepiece of goods and form a wide box plait in at the waistline and also at the top continue to lay plaits in the goods around the waist line on both sides to the backforming the skirt. Pin the plaits that arc formed above the waist line, close to the sideof the form. Then bring the two ends of the goods up over the shoulder from the back,having the goods folded double; bring down the front under-neath the edge of the panel to the waist line. Fit around thewaist, allowing the surplus to hang from the shoulder tosuggest a sleeve. Finish with a belt of velvet ribbon bystarting the ends of the ribbon underneath the panel velvet ribbon is also used to pin around the edges ofthe sleeves. Drape No. 2 is made with the surplice style front. Thesleeves are formed by fitting the goods over cardboard foun-dations, starting from an end of the goods for each the cardboard sleeves to th
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