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49 TUNIC SKIRT.

LESSON 19.

This draft is not connected with any other skirt draft, this skirt is usual for all short garments cut to the natural waist line, or for tunic effect garments. Measurements are as follows:—35 inch Waist, 42 inch Hip, 12 inch front length. To begin we draw a square line from A to D and from A to C, now measure from A to D half of waist 12-1/2 inches, from D cross a line up to E. 6 inches and cross to F. Mark from A to B 6 inches for the hip line, from A to C is full length of this skirt 12 inches, now take half of F to E makes K, from K to L is 1-1/2 inches, now curve from F to L hip to E. Now follow with a curve from G to H parallel with the curve of F, L and E, now curve the, same way from C to I, now measure the space which is from A to F, now take half of this from B to G, now cross a line from F to G and C, C is full length, now measure half of hip from G to H, now cross a line from E to H and I, from E to I is the length in back. The skirt can be made to any length wanted. Cross a line from F against B to reach N, this line is drawn after the draft is all complete, F B N is the front part of this skirt and E H I is the back part of this skirt.