Archive for June 22nd, 2008
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
Pleats came along more rapidly. They began to appear the moment fitted clothes introduced a need for garments that could billow neatly over body contours. At first pleats were tied or pinned in place, not stitched. The first fastened-down pleats were apparently those used around the waist of men's tunics; ...
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Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
After all the preliminaries of dress--making have been finished the fabric and pattern selected, cutting and marking completed—the last stage of the sewing art is at hand. That is the actual sewing of the separate pieces into a garment, and its goal can be summed up in one word: fit.
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