A COMPLETE COURSE IN DRESSMAKING
and mark around it for a diagram. (See Fig. 83.) Shorten it the width that you want the lower band and curve the lower edge as the lower edge of the flowing sleeve was curved. Mark the slash at the center as the line CF. The band cuff is just a straight piece of goods.
Make a two-piece skirt pattern, as described in the Lesson on Skirts. On this diagram, measure the amount that the dress is below the waistline. (See Fig. 84.) Cut new pattern a seam's width above dotted line.
Cutting a Bloused Dress: Remember that you have the pattern for both the fronts. Also that the collar pattern provides for the entire piece. Cut these pieces on only one thickness of the goods.
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Fig. (84) Marking the low waistline on the skirt pattern
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