Excerpt from Martin's Tailor System for Dress and Cloak Cutting, or Dressmaking Self-TaughtB to C, Si}, B to F, B to H, 15, B to I, B to J, 22 or length required. Place end of'tape at C on back seam and measure to L, 6, to elbow, 17, full length 29. End of tape at, measure to F, 10, and.up to C, 11, and B, 135 Under short measure: End of tape at V as before, measure over front of shoulder to B, on to C, 12, and to F, 14% inches. Called over measures. End of tape still at V, measure down to 8, for waist line 7% inches, also from V to >l'z, 7 inches. Now place end of tape at 8, measure back to H, 673, inches. Bust, measure close around the bust at the fullest part, close up under the arms, 34, draw the tape very close, around the waist in same manner, 24, around hip, at I.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.