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FOR MEDIUM FIGURES.

Make base lines first. Then suppose we are cutting for a lady whose measures are:

Chest 33. Waist 23. Length of Waist 15½. Elbow 19½. Length of Arm 29.

Add one inch to last two measures amount required for seams, which makes the elbow measure 20½ and the length of arm 30 inches. Take rule 33 which corresponds; with chest measure and then follow directions for applying the rule, marking all points down base line to point 2A inclusive which is waist line. Now take tape line and measure from the first point marked or the letter B down 15½ inches on base line the length of waist we want, and mark it, and then by measuring the difference between point 2A (original waist line), and the waist line point marked with the tape line, we find it is necessary to make the waist ¾ of an inch shorter than original waist line or point 2A which we marked with rule.

Now shorten point 4E one-half as much as you did the waist line, or ⅜ of an inch.

Now place the end of rule at the corrected waist line (according to directions on points to measure from), and mark the points for skirt. Now strike lines across from base line points wherever they occur on the diagram, and then get all points on them for width of garment. Then take scroll and connect points according to hands on draft following special directions on (Applying the Scroll).

Then lay off all seams as they are marked on diagram inside of the lines just drawn and use scroll in the same manner to connect your points for the seam lines. Read carefully directions for seams before laying them off.

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