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46 LESSON NO. 25

COMPLETE DRESS FOUNDATION BACK VIEW

In order to begin this lesson it will be most advisable to see the beginning of back view of the blouse, which is shown on pages 15, 16 and 17 as they show the beginning of how the same is conducted. The difference is that this time we use the entire foundation for the dress, which consists of 7 one inch spaces in length and 2 one-inch space in width and note the following:

The first or top space is divided by 5 and 6, on which the shoulders rest and from 5 to 12 and 6 to 11 is ⅛ of an inch in. The line at 7 and 8 is the neck line where the neck is raised up at 9 and 10 the same as on the blouse sketch. 13 and 14 is the ½ space of each inch space and from 11 to 13 and 12 to 14, make also the same curves and the continuation with the hip curve from 13 against 19 to 4 and from 14 towards 20 down to 3, 19 and 20 is ¼ of an inch in from the outlines, which gives a medium size hip.

No doubt, the hip wants to be larger and also the bottom of the skirt is to be larger. The sleeves for this diagram is conducted the same as the back blouse, lesson 8 shown on page 17. Otherwise, there is very little difference between this dress or blouse foundation.