Page:The practical designer, for women's, misses', juniors' & children's cloaks & suits, shirt waist suits and dresses.djvu/105

Rh HOW TO DRAFT A BON COAT FOR A STOUT FORM.

LESSON 43.

The stout coat is commenced the same as the others, except the change of the stoutness, the measurements for this garment are taken as usually,

Begin to draft as usualy, from A to B is 7 1/4 inches, depth, from A to C is 15 3/4 inches waist length, from C to D is 6 inches hip space, from A to E is 30 inches full length of coat, now cross all lines as usual, now measure from B to G and from D to H 2/3rds. of size as always, cross a line from H to G up, now divide from B to G makes J, from J to I is 1/4 inches, draw a line up from I to K, from A to L is 1/6 of size, from L to M is 1 inch, now draw a line from M to K and, N and square a line down to I, from C to 12 is 2 inches, cross a line from 12 to A, now begin the front. from G to O is 3 inches, now raise a line up from O to P, from P to Q is 1/6 of size, also from Q to R and to F, now cross a line for the front shoulder from R to T, now measure the hack shoulder from M to N and place the same amount to the front from R to 9, now cross a line from 9 to O,