. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Draping on Forms down aliout 12 inches below the pins at the Ijotlum of tlie Iiody of the form; bring up thegoods perfectly straight to the waist, carrying it around the waist line to form the side andback of the skirt. Note in Fig. 9 how straight up and down the skirt must set. The backdrape is then worked into a train. The skirt is then finished by bringing the other end of thegoods up in front and pinning. All that now remains to be done is to apply the trimmings. Fig. 10 shows the co
. The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping. Draping on Forms down aliout 12 inches below the pins at the Ijotlum of tlie Iiody of the form; bring up thegoods perfectly straight to the waist, carrying it around the waist line to form the side andback of the skirt. Note in Fig. 9 how straight up and down the skirt must set. The backdrape is then worked into a train. The skirt is then finished by bringing the other end of thegoods up in front and pinning. All that now remains to be done is to apply the trimmings. Fig. 10 shows the completed iorm with a row of buttons down the front sweep. Thehat, parasol and other accessories to the costume have been added. Our Fig. 11 showsthe drape as it appeared in the window with accessories and a draped waist form. The description of this process of draping may seem a bit complicated to the is because there are many simple little twists and turns which require much more time to describe than to Will s Ijefore^urprise(l form of fabrichim, any trimmer will beto lind iiow easy it is to followthese pictures and the started right there will belittle troul)le. It is highly , liowever, that the (»ns be projjerly laid. For in-stance, the row of pins aroundthe bottom of the body of tlieform should be placed with greatcare. These pins are to take careof any surplus goods that wouldcause unevenness over the help to give the clinging,narrow hipped effect that is atpresent so much in vogue. Iwould advise tlie use <jf TheQueens Own Toilet Pins, Supe-rior Ouality, Size B. B. Theseare extremely small, smooth as hue as a needle, andtlierefore they cannot damage thematerials. And it is absolutely necessaryto learn to work with a trimmer cannot afford to takechances on fine materials, evenwith the smallest of aside from damaging the goods, the thimble is much easier and quicker
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