Sewing: Fitting a Pattern

Duration: 11

Year Published: 1951

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Description: Shows how a dress pattern is chosen to flatter the figure, with pattern size determined by the bust measurement. Then all figure measurements are taken and compared to those of the pattern. Shows how to lengthen, shorten, let out, or take in a paper pattern without changing the basic lines of the garment. Narration and live action photography of two teen-agers explain how to take accurate measurements and how well the pattern can be fitted to size.

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