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The Double Grade How
from two
to grade stout vests
This grade
is
made from 38
patterns.
inches to 48 inches breast.
Place the backpart of a 38 inch breast waistcoat on a 48 inch back pattern with breast line on Mark the small pattern on the large one.
breast hne and centre seam to centre seam.
Draw
G—G
;
connecting
lines
also connect the
equal parts, and
all
—
A A, and divide
grading points as from
two armscyes as
at
D— D,
B — B, C—C, E — E, F— F,
and
the grading points
ten
all
into
number them.
THE FOREPART. Trace out the forepart of a 48 inch breast waistcoat on a paper; mark the breast and waist lines also the pockets.
Now on breast
place the forepart of a 38 inch breast waistcoat on
and front of armscye
line,
with breast line
forepart
the 48
Mark
to front of armscye.
small pattern on the large
the
one; also prick through the pockets of the small waistcoat on the large pattern.
Now and
I
—
I
Put
;
draw connecting
lines
many more
in as
Divide
all
— L—L, M — M, O— O, — P.
between the two foreparts as from J from S S, R R, Q Q, and P
—
also connect the pockets as lines as
you
—
like so as to
—
J,
ensure perfect uniformity.
the connecting lines into ten equal ])arts and
number them.
This finishes the
grade.
Now
beginning with the backpart.
Mark the centre seam and tottom, after which prick through Remove the grade and trace out the 39 backpart with the 38 Continue with the 40
in the
same way, tracing
it
all
points
marked
39.
pattern.
out with the 39 pattern.
THE FOREPART. Place the graded forepart on a sheet of paper and mark around the lower part of scye, the side of the forepart
marked
and part of the bottom,
after
which
prick
through
39.
Remove Continue
the grade and trace out with the 38 pattern. in the
same way, always tracing out with
the next smaller pattern.
tlie
all
arm-
places