The “Keystone” Jacket And Dress Cutter

About this eBook

Author

Hecklinger, Charles, 1840-1903

Title

The "Keystone" jacket and dress cutter : A treatise on jackets, dresses and other garments for women

Original Publication

New York: The Herald of fashion co., 1895.

Credits

Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TT: Technology: Handicrafts, Arts and crafts

Subject

Dressmaking -- Pattern design

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 78496

Release Date

April 19, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE “KEYSTONE” Jacket and Dress Cutter . A TREATISE ON JACKETS, DRESSES AND OTHER GARMENTS FOR WOMEN. Specially Designed for Self-Instruction.
2. 2.INDEX.
3. 3.PREFACE.
4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
5. 5.THE MEASURES. — THE BACK LENGTH. — FRONT LENGTH. — THE FRONT OF ARM. — THE HEIGHT UNDER ARM. — THE LENGTH OF SLEEVE. — THE BREAST MEASURE. — THE WAIST MEASURE. — THE HIP MEASURE. — THE ELBOW. — THE WRIST.
6. 6.THE SYSTEM. — DRAFTING THE WAIST. — DIAGRAM 1. — DIAGRAM 2. — DIAGRAM 3. — DIAGRAM 4. — LARGE FORM WITH EXTRA LENGTH OF WAIST. — DIAGRAM 5. — STOUT FORM. — DIAGRAM 6. — ERECT FORM. — DIAGRAM 7. — STOOPING FORM. — DIAGRAM 8. — THE ETON JACKET. — DIAGRAM 9. — THE BOLERO, OR ZOUAVE JACKET. — DIAGRAM 10. — THE DARTS IN THE FOREPART. — DIAGRAM 11. — DIAGRAM 12. — DIAGRAM 13. — LOW-NECK WAIST. — DIAGRAM 14. — JACKETS. — DIAGRAM 15. — JACKETS WITH FULL SKIRTS. — DIAGRAMS 16, 17, 18 AND 19. — SHORT JACKET WITH PLAITED SKIRT. — CUTAWAY JACKETS. — COVERT JACKET. — FROCK COAT. — CUTAWAY FROCK JACKET. — DIAGRAMS 31 AND 32. — DOUBLE-BREASTED RIDING JACKET. — DIAGRAM 33. — SINGLE-BREASTED RIDING JACKET. — THE SKIRT. — SHIRT WAISTS. — THE FOREPART. — THE BACK. — SHIRT WAIST WITH YOKE. — THE BACK. — THE FOREPART. — THE PLAIN SLEEVE. — CHANGES FROM THE PLAIN SLEEVE. — LARGE SLEEVE HEAD. — DIAGRAM 47. — A VERY FULL SLEEVE. — DIAGRAM 48. — SLEEVE FOR SHIRT WAISTS. — DRESS SLEEVES. — SINGLE-BREASTED VESTS. — DIAGRAM 52. — DOUBLE-BREASTED VESTS. — COLLARS. — BROAD COLLARS. — FULL ROUND COLLAR. — THREE-QUARTER CAPE. — PLAIN CAPE. — WRAP-SHAPED CAPE. — THE ULSTER. — DRESS SKIRTS. — DIAGRAM 76. — THE FULL DRESS SKIRT. — DIAGRAM 77. — RIDING SKIRT. — THE FRONT. — THE BACK. — TROUSERS. — DIAGRAM 80. — BREECHES. — DIAGRAM 81.

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