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~u

is midway between C K.
the scye from R through F and

II

~Form

A to 3.
~Square

from C to D and I by C K.
~Mark
from M, , I".
~Mark 6 from 16, I".
~By K U, square from Von waist-line
to X,
~Mark X from V, 9".
~Square line X Y by X V.
~Measure from L to 7, place that
quantity on X, and make Y half seat
measure and 2 1 2 " (12).
~Form curves of side-seam from I
through H, E and 6, and from 3 through
Y to bottOm.
~ leasure the width of back, place
that quantity at H, and mark off at 4
the sleeve length less Y2".
~Make R a pivot and sweep the run of
wing from 4 to 2.
~With F as a pivot, sweep S to D, and
shape the gorge from S through D.
~Mark G from C, 3".
~Mark T from
2 311".
~Chalk the run of fronts from G and
T to style.
~Place 22, the half seat from 17 (19),
~ Drop 23, I Y.t" below 22, and compete the bottom.
~Chalk run of wing about 4" from
front edge, and add a slight round from
Q through 0 to 2.
~Measure from I to 7 and make Q to 5
the same with Y2" added. The wing i
left loose from these points.

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THE MACFARLANE.

*,

Drafting the MacFarlane
~Rule

B 17, the full length (42)
to \V, the natural waist length
(17Y2).
~Square the line W 1VI by B W,
~Mark L from \V, 311".
~Rule a line from B to L.
~Make K from B, the depth of scye
(9 Y2).
~Square the lines K C and 22 17 by B W.
~Line B \\1 17 is the crease edge.
~Place F from K, the front of scye and
four seams (13).
~MakeE from K, half the front ofscye
and I Y2" (7Y2).
~Square by K E 10 0,
~l\lake 0 from E, one-third o\'ershoulder and 1 2 " (6 1 2).
~H from E, one-founh o\'er-shoulder
~B

(..111).
~\Vith B as a pivot, sweep from F to
A and S,
~Mark A from F, one-sixth overshoulder (3),

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~Measure from A through F straight
up to S, the front shoulder length and
1"(13Y.t).
~ Rule a line from S to B,
~Make J from Bone-sixth overshoulder (3).
~ Place
above J, 311".
~Rule from N to O.
~Square the line F R by F K.
~l\lark 25 at half
O.
~Measure from K to 25, place that
quantity on F, and make R the o\'ershoulder and 1 1 " (18 Y2).
~ Rule from S through 0 to 2
~l\lark C from F, the cross-chest
measurement (8).
~
is midway between C K.
~Square from H to 9.
~Rule from
to J, and from S to 9.
~ Form front shoulder slope from S by
line S 9, hooking in slightly at Q.
~i\lark Q from S, 1 ~"Iess than
O.
~With S as pi\'ot, sweep from
to 5,
CUlling E 0 at 10.
~1\leasure from
to 10, and sweep 8
the same distance from 5.
~\\'ith Q as a pivot, sweep fr0111 S to 8.

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~Form the back shoulder slope Y2"
from 8 to Q.
~ Form the scye from R through F and
A to 3.
~Square from C to D and M by C K.
~* from M, 1".
~Place IS from W, IY2".
~Square IS 16 by 15 K.
~By K U, square from Von waist-line
to X.
~ arkXfromV,9".
~Square line X Y by X V.
~1\leasure from L to 7, place that
quantity on X and make Y half seat
measure and 2 311 " (12 Y.t).
~Go out I Y2" from 16 as at X.
~ Form curves of side-seam from
through 9 and X, and from 3 through Y
10 bOllom.
~Place the width of back on H, and
mark off the leeve length les 1 2 " as
at X.
~\\'ith R as a pivot, weep from X to 2.
~Form the curve of wing from 8,
springing out 1 2 " from 2, and missing
5, by the amount from H to 9.
~\Vith F as a pivot, sweep from S to 0
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