. The "Keystone" system. A text-book on cutting and designing ladies' garments. i inch and finish the armhole as shown. As the vest will fit better to have a narrow strap, reduce the width from R to Sij4 inch and the same from P to O, and shape the arm-hole as shown by theblack line. Half-way between the front of breast and B, fix point 7 and square down from 7. An inch back of 10 place point i i. From this a line is drawn slanting forward about \ j,4 inch at 14, and theamount of dart reduced. One-half inch button-stand is added in front, and the shape made accordingto any style wanted, as sho
. The "Keystone" system. A text-book on cutting and designing ladies' garments. i inch and finish the armhole as shown. As the vest will fit better to have a narrow strap, reduce the width from R to Sij4 inch and the same from P to O, and shape the arm-hole as shown by theblack line. Half-way between the front of breast and B, fix point 7 and square down from 7. An inch back of 10 place point i i. From this a line is drawn slanting forward about \ j,4 inch at 14, and theamount of dart reduced. One-half inch button-stand is added in front, and the shape made accordingto any style wanted, as shown on the plate of vest fronts. Apply the length of front from O down to the bottom, and shape according tostyle. Go back from L to side-seam I/4. waist and i inch. From 2 forward to side-seam is ^ waist and 2 inches. One inch is taken out at 5 and 4 in a V, which reaches up to 21 about 2 inchesbelow the line under arm. THE KEYSTONE SYSTEM FOR LaDIES GARMENTS. 47. DIAGRAM 32. 48 THE KEYSTONE SYSTEM FOR LADIES GARMENTS. VEST FRONTS. DIAGRAMS 33, 34, 35 AND 36. p^HE diagrams given on this plate are intended to show some of the variations-^ in the style of vests. Although they do not comprise all which are or can be made, they are suffi-cient to illustrate the rules by which all others can be cut, because the principlesof all apply either to one or more of those shown. When the plain draft is made and the allowances for seams have been added,then, for a single-breasted vest, buttoning to neck, there will be one-half inch addedto the front for the button stand, as shown on diagram A. The centre line is P, C and D, and H, F and E is J^ inch, or the addedamount in front of centre line. A standing collar, such as is cut for a jacket, as explained, will be suitable forthis also. One dart is all that will be necessary unless the material is hard, such as Mar-seilles, when two more readily divide the fullness. The bottom is gauged to the style of cut des
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