Excerpt from Clothing for Women, Selection, Design, Construction: A Practical Manual, for School and HomeThis book presents practical working directions for the design and construction Of women's clothing, including various kinds of outer and undergarments. It includes problems embracing the fundamental principles involved in the selection and design of clothing, the theory and use of color, pattern-making and clothing Construction.As the mission of the text is chie¿y the exposition of constructive processes, the selection of apparel and choice of material has been treated in a manner as best fitted into the scheme of the book. A more scientific treatment of textiles may be found in the numerous texts listed in the bibliography.The construction of garments has been approached from the standpoint of those who have had instruction in elementary Sewing. For those who have not had such instruction, a review of the funda mental stitches, and some simple processes, have been included in the section on undergarments.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.