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A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
Finish lower edge of lining with grosgrain belt and tack lining to dress at shoulders.
Making a Pattern for a Waistline Dress. If the dress you are copying has a joining at the waistline, then the problem you have is merely that of a waist and skirt. In the case of the dress, shown in Fig. 58, use your block waist pattern, marking for the vest front.
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Fig. (58) A waistline dress that you might copy in a cotton goods or silk
Mark around the front of the block pattern, as shown in Fig. 59. Then, draw a line where you want the side of the vest, as line AB. Also mark the band at the top of the vest. See lines CD and EF. You will want the
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