Or Diary of Desire Part 4 – Learning never ends and I am finally getting to use the McDowell Drafting Machine that I won at the Victorian Tea two Conventions ago!
Squeals of delight or sheer terror, can't work out which is winning but think the squeals are taking over!
Looks about right. So far so good – measure, set, check measure, check set. Yep so far so good. Yes, the front bodice section is short, up to you to work out the 'skirt' part of it. Crikeys, thought it looked like something was missing. For machines numbered over 7,000 (and mine is 13,742) the skirt rule is 5″ below the waist line.
Check this out too. The patent markings, show various versions I assume, from 1879 – 1886.
Note the book says and I quote “…….It also simplifies the work that a fifteen-year-old child can easily learn to fit garments scientifically.” Haa Haa Haa better get back to it then.
Keep measuring and smiling š
Kat xo
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Hi. How did it go? Do you still use it? Thrilled to know!
It worked perfectly! Will be using it again in the near future!