, ':■ l^' T« !;«»• W 'U- 1*»» \«^ «.' m- VT i* I J^' ')iifi. p^ 14 *^ # ti^ 1^ ^>- ,1^ !^ ^t# ^.l** jtr 1% .■'* i^- }<|j» f'^ M» r?- -^^ I*^ i l«. -v^ f i*" I*' >* 1 r 1# i# i# •]:* f [m -WW j« i*? .1*' ]*■ v^'^i- i'^. I (^ ^ ^ -A^m' \m l^t -I# i«^ i?' T^ 1'* ',■•■" i'^C fs ^- ^«^ tse> \^ '"^ • >" ^« ■ f.^ ff'' [•"• i»- I^- ■ 1«- I^ h- "ii H^ ji^. !*. 1: - ;„ y^' ■!*?■ {%: "M- 1*. k:'' i* ■ f^' '^^ T^- ?- I* [rt. \^ i; ^ |f lit !*■ w^- 1^' ^^ fe I* -t?- ^ v^^ l-i ^ ■ it" It >,' i^r' .f^ If ~ '^- f ^- " ^* f- ■;*' 1^^ It !%•' * (*■ K .. 1*^ -.' ifc 1% :|is> ;*. !^ f- 1" W y: \y i* E1F=1E BE 3F==1E - " — " " — " " " " " — ■' — ■ ■- 0rk s Habits* ©atlor i'gat^m ~" " " " " "~ ir II II — It- 1 A SELF INSTRUCTOR IN THE ART OF CUTTING AND FITTING LADIES' GARMENTS W. A. WORK. Prop R 22 N. FOURTH ST.. HARRISBURG. PA. COPYRIGHTED. 1914 fi — II II II II II ir II -II it- IL. j i -J ii - " — 1 1" E1F==1E ElBE WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM O < 2 up from length of front. Run waist line from U A to L F. Hip line is 6 inches below L F and should slope with waist line. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 80 BACK OF LADIES' FITTED WAIST New Style This waist is panel front and back. Use same scale. Get L B and U A same as for old fitted waist. Hip line is 6 inches below L B. Slope with waist line. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 81 Front of Ladies' fitted waist. Use scale corresponding with bust. Measure and draft same as for front of old fitted waist. Waist line is 6 inches below L F. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM la^^^ No. 124 No. 122 LADIES' SET-IN SLEEVE Ladies' Set-in Sleeve is for Mannish Waist No. 123. Draft same as for all sleeves. Get elbow and wrist from point 8 '2. This sleeve is full length. Fold on straight line ; cut double. LADIES' RAGLAN SLEEVE This sleeve is for Mannish Waist No. 121. Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Get EL and WR from point 5. Locate WR 2 inches less than regular length to wrist, the 2 inches less is for cuff. Fold on straight line ; cut double. WORK'S LADIES' TAFLOR SYSTEIVT 3 W? No. 138 No. 139 LADIES' WAIST SLEEVES No. 138 is for drop sFioulder waist No. 137; No. 139 is for waist No. 134. Draft same a? for all sleevesv No. 7, Gents' Shirt Sleeve. Use scale corresponding witK chest measure. Make wrist 3 inches less than- length of arm on inside secim. WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM Cf--"^^ WR No. 88 LADIES' DRESS SLEEVE This sleeve has a seam to elbow only. Get elbow and wrist from point 9. 3 '2 below EL and 3 below W R is with scale. Fold on straight line from 14/2 to I 5. Cut double, beginning at elbow. No. 87 SHIRT WAIST SLEEVE Use scale corresponding with bust measure 2,'j and 9. From point 9, get length of sleeve to wrist, less two inches. The two inches less than full length is for cuff. Fold on straight line from 15 to 14: cut double. WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM WR No. 90 LADIES' DRESS SLEEVE This sleeve is in two parts, upper and lower. Get full length from point 9. 7 is below E L. 1% below WR with scale. Fold on line from 13^2 to 15,' 2. Begin cutting at EL or 15'2 ; cut to 9 to W R all around sleeve. Open out, cut from 13 '2 to 8 to 9, also from 8 to 12, then to 5; cut from 1 2 to 15>^ which leaves upper and lower sleeve. No. 89 LADIES' ONE-PIECE CLOSE-FITTING SLEEVE From point 9, get E L and W R, full length P. Measure at E L from 4 to straight line and from 6 to 14. Sleeve can be made as tight or as loose as desired by taking up or letting out on inside seam. Fold on straight line ; cut double. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 155 LADIES' KIMONA WAIST Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Get length of back from point I. Make under arm one inch less than regular measure. In drafting front, get under arm from 15'. and waist line from point 6. Make waist one inch longer than regular measure. Join shoulder seams together and cut goods solid. No seam on shoulder, WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM 5 2/a No. 156 No. 157 LADIES' PEPLUM EFFECT Us se scale corresponding wi th h ip measure. Draft entirely by scale. This foundation can be cut in many ways. Can be made shorter at back and square instead of rounding. THE MARCELLA DRAWERS No. 157 is Marcella Drawers. Use scale corresponding with hip measure. Locate all points down base line with scale. Measure down from 33 '2 locating bottom at desired length. Lines from 5^4 to 10 and to 22 '2 is front. Line from byi to 6 and 10 '2 is back fold on straight line from 12yi to 44 and cut double. WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM No. 162 COMBINATION CORSET COVER AND DRAWERS No. 162 is Back. Use scale corresponding with bust measure. From upper right hand corner, get length of back. From 19, get under arm. From length of back or waist line, get length of drawers; get from 5 to 25 up with scale. Center back lines lap entirely over side form and must be separated with a tracer. WORK'S LADIES" TAILOR SYSTEM No. 163 LADIES' COMBINATION CORSET COVER AND DRAWERS No. 163 is Front. From point 6, get length of front or waist line. From 21, get under arm. From waist line get desired length of drawers. 3 to 16 is up from length with scale. WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM No. 133 LADIES' BATHING SUIT Use scale corresponding with hip measure. Draft Back first. Get length to knee from point 28 to K. K is to knee. 9 below is with scale. Front.— Use same scale. From point 23, get length to knee, which is K. 11 below is with scale. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 7 No. 5 3 3^ No. 156 LADIES' PEPLUMS One with illustration is the round pointed at back Peplum. No. 5, is Long Skirt Peplum, gathered. No. 6, is Coat Peplum, gathered. No. 7, is Hip Peplum. Use scale corresponding with h;p measure. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM '-^^o^ No. 110 LADIES' DRAWERS Use scale corresponding with hip measure. No. 6 is ladies' drawers. No. 4 is waistband for drawers. Get length from point 26, as long as desired. 7 inches is about right. Fold pattern on line from 34 to 34. Trace on dotted line. Cut double. Open out pattern. Cut on traced line, which is front. No. 5 is shirt waist belt. BACK AND FRONT OF LADIES' CORSET COVER Use scale corresponding with bust. For back, locate L B from point 1 . For front, locate U A from point 13'^. Drop 3 below UA and 4, outside base, same as for shirt waist. Cut out I on heavy lines. Dotted lines can be used for square yoke effect. WORK'S L. ADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM u/jt u/or/f No. 169 LADIES^ GIRDLE AND COLLARS No. 2 and No. 3 is the Madici Collar. No. 2 is the foundation. No. 5 is the Shawl Collar. No. 4 is Folding Collar. No. 6 and No. 7 is Standing Collar. No. 8 is a Turn-over Collar. No. 1 is Girdle Foundation. For Collars 3, 5, 7 and 8. fold pattern on straight line; cut double. Use scale corresponding with bust measure. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 168 KIMONA APRON AND NIGHT GOWN Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Get length from point 6 as long as desired. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 167 COMBINATION SLIP AND ENVELOPE DRAWERS Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Get L F from point 6. Get length of drawers from L F to just above the knee ; each side laps over in drafting. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM SKIRT K No. 141 THE BLANKET SKIRT Hip line is 7 inches below waist line. This skirt has no seams. Fold pattern on line from 27 to 27. Cut double. Line from 3 to 1 2 to sweep, is lap over center of front. WORK'S LADIES" TAILOR SYSTEM No. 166 LADIES' THREE GORE PANEL BACK SKIRT This skirt has seam in front. Used for narrow material. Can be gathered, tucked or draped up by fizzing. Use scale corresponding with hip measure. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 165 LADIES' FOUR GORE PANEL BACK SKIRT This skirt is tucked or gathered at side. Use scale corresponding with hip measure. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 164 LADIES' TWO PIECE, SIDE SEAM, PEG TOP SKIRT Use scale corresponding with hip measure. Get length of front from point 9. Draping up is done same as for all Peg Top Skirts. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM ijr No. 160 THE PEG TOP SKIRT Use scale corresponding v/ith hip measure. Length of front is taken from point 2'j to floor points 1 and 48, can be taken up or let out according to how wide you wish the skirt at bottom. Cut on dotted line from 12 to 12 at top, then to 21, following curved lines to back. In pegging up front, the lines to 18, 5/2 and I 7 may not be exactly right, it depends on your care in drafting. You can clip out after the pegging is done, letting lines be a guide. The draping can be done so as to show many different draped effects. Illustration shows four folds. It can be draped into three folds. The slit at bottom is not necessary if you do not wish it. It is very stylish and advised by us. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No.161 THE THREE TIER SKIRT Use scale corresponding with hip measure taken over largest part of hips. Get lengths to floor from pomt 1 1 Y-i which is waist line ; clotted Hne from 8 is high waist line. No half hip is taken on hip line as this skirt is much larger than hips at hip line. 39 is from front with scale, 4 is from >^ Hip. Cut out on lines 39 and 4. These lines can be set in or out according to how wide you wish skirt at bottom. Dotted lines are for tiers. They can be set as desired. Cut on these three dotted lines as each tier must hang free from waist line. Make lower tier as long as possible, if you are not tall, so as not to cut your height. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 158 LADIES' TWO GORE SIDE SEAM SKIRT Use scale corresponding with hip measure taken over largest part of hips. Swing hip line same distance from waist line measure was taken from figure. This measure is never less than 7 inches, and on many ladies it is 8 and even 9 inches below waist line. Locate !_• H on hip Ime. Run center back from 31 to 22. If there is a difference between center back line and ' _' H, take this difference out on each side of centre gore dart at hip line. This diagram will give the right shape for all up-to-date side seam two gore skirts. Most all draped skirts are made from this foundation. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 159 LADIES' FRONT AND BACK PANEL FOUR GORE SKIRT Use scale corresponding with hip measure taken over the largest part of hips. The hip line is located on pattern same distance from waist line, measure was taken on figure. It is never less than 7 inches on many figures 8 and 9 inches below waist line. Measure out on hip line locating point at one half hip measure. Run back panel from 26'l' to 29 and from 22^^ to .19. If there is a difference between |i hip point and center back line, take this difference out at back gore dart on line from 22, '2 to 19. This diagram is the foundation for all up-to-date panel skirts. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM rO/ 1 K mm > 3^ 7/oJl No. 143 GENTS' SHIRT 16 No. 2 is back; 3, front; 4, yoke; 3, collar band. Use scale corresponding with chest measure. If in doubt as to length, back can be made at 36 with scale; front, 34. The better way is to locate length with tape, back from 'j ; front, 2%. For sleeve, use diagram No. 7. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 136 LADIES' FOUR GORE SKIRT Draft same as for all skirts. Hip line is six inches below waist line. Back and front are cut on fold of goods. WORK'S LADIES- TAILOR SYSTEM 27 2'^ No. 135 LADIES' FIVE GORE SKIRT Use scale corresponding with hip measure. Draft same as for all skirts. This diagram gives the newest shape in five gore skirts. WORK'S LADIES' TAILOR SYSTEM No. 129 LADIES' PRINCESS SLIP Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Locate waist line from point 5>4. Hip line is 6 inches below WL. Get length of skirt front from WL Cut through from I \ on shoulder to 10 on bottom of skirt, and from 6^4 to 14 also on bottom of skirt. No. 130 LADIES' PRINCESS SLIP Use scale corresponding with bust measure. Draft same ss for fitted lining No. 80 and No. 81, Get length of ski.t from LB. Hip is 6 inches below LB. Back and under arm laps over side back. To separate, first cut on lines marked \, then cut on lines 3, then paste on side back lines 2, which was cut off in cutting off back and under arm. L»E "^ CWGRES? 013 0rk*0 Uait^s* Satlnr ^gst^m We are anxious to secure the services of ladies everywhere, to sell Work's Ladies* Tailor System, and wish to direct your attention to a few facts in regard to same. It is the most complete system, for cutting and fitting ladies' garments, now in use. It is the only system in use, that drafts according to mechanical drawings and publishes new dia- grams, or drawings, when the fashion changes, giving the new shapes in every detail. There is no other system doing this valuable work, which is absolutely necessary. Fashions are continually changing, new shapes are worn. Unless a system gives the new shapes, when the styles change, you cannot cut them by that system. We respectfully invite you to investigate. If it is true that shapes of garments are always changing with the different fashion of each sea- son, and if it is true that you cannot draft them unless your system gives some idea of the new shapes, then Work's Ladies' Tailor System is, by all means, the system you should use. Everyone is aware that styles and fashions change. If you will consult any skilled mechanic, he will tell you, if you are called on to construct anything that has changed in shape, that you will have to secure a drawing giving ths new shape desired, with complete specifications, as there is no other way. It is a fact, that every lady who sews should have a guide, that will enable her to construct the garment by measurement — there is no such thing as fitting correctly by eye guess or block pattern. It is becoming more generally recognized every day, that fitting is dressmaking ; that the fit is the most important thing about a dress. Therefore, it is generally understood by those who sew, that they should have a good system. In vicinities, where this fact is known, our agents have been able to teach every lady in their community this system. Ladies are clearing $100.00 per month, selling Work's Ladies' Tailor System, one of the most useful articles that is on the market to-day. Write for terms and full information. We also furnish system to dressmakers. Give your apprentice Work's Ladies' Tailor System, and she will become a good fitter, and a good fitter makes a successful dressmaker. If she is a poor fitter, she is destined to be an unsuccessful dressmaker — it makes no difference how well she sews. Write for terms to-day. Address all communications to W. A. WORK, Prop'r 22 NORTH FOURTH STREET HARRISBURG. PA. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS 013 964 959 A *