. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Draping on Forms. Draping on Forms Tlie large drawing (Drape 14), illustrates a very neat drape in the Empire form is first covered smoothly, by starting at the top and bringing the goods tothe floor in covering the form. From the floor the goods are brought up to the backof form, where the folds of skirt commence. One fold of the goods is draped back of theform and fastened on the front at about the knee, then plaited in three folds and drapedto the floor back and to the front


. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Draping on Forms. Draping on Forms Tlie large drawing (Drape 14), illustrates a very neat drape in the Empire form is first covered smoothly, by starting at the top and bringing the goods tothe floor in covering the form. From the floor the goods are brought up to the backof form, where the folds of skirt commence. One fold of the goods is draped back of theform and fastened on the front at about the knee, then plaited in three folds and drapedto the floor back and to the front of form. Now bring goods up to same point again in theback and drape the four large folds of the skirt, the last fold being brought up to a pointhalf way up the back of waist. From here the goods are concfalrd in Uk- back of furm and l)rought up to the extremepoint on back and pinned in tiny plaits, ilie i;ot)(ls are then brought down to the front ofform, following the upper edge. Jhis width of L;oods lliat follows this upper edge is thenpuffed or fulled out with tissue paper until it appears as in the drawings. This l


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