Excerpt from The Practical System for Drafting Ladies' and Children's Clothing, Vol. 1: Designed for Use in the Public Schools The object of this book is to outline a series of easy and practical lessons in drafting, such as are required in the course of study in the Philadelphia Public Schools. It is a recognized fact among the teachers of sewing that the making of stitches and applying them to seams is only a small part of the work involved in the teaching of sewing, and that the drafting, cutting, and making of garments must follow as a natural sequence. The following rules are designed by the authors to enable the pupils to take certain fundamental measurements of the body, and through their knowledge of drawing, apply them to the drafting of a pattern. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.