Of equal imjiortancM* with line and tiie spaces formed by these
lines is the study of color, texture- — ^an extremely subtle surface
quality of a fabric often eonfased with color^ — and dark and hght
values (pages 45 to 47). This is a problem for each individ-
ual; it can not be studied too much. After deciding, then, on
the ty|>e of gown necessary for the occasion for whicli it is to be
worn, the following pliases of costume design must be considered,
if the result is to l>e harmonious and beautiful: silhouette; line,
incluiling space division and balance; dark and light spacing;
color; texture.
It is unwise to lay down hard and fast rules for the use of
suitable color in costumes for different types of persons, be-
cause general rules may have many exceptions, TIic following
table, however, may be suggestive,
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addition to the cosioniary iiieccs of equipment, a floor ehith, a
dress form, a sleeve form, and pn^ssiug boards arc almost necet*-
sary eonvenience^.
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placed on the floor under the machine to catch ravelings and
cnttin>i:s. This cloth may tlien be fokled around the base of the
machine at night and opened when work is redumed^ or it may
be shaken,
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time are considered. This may be oblainiHl at a department
store, or ordered directly from a manufaeturer, A dress-form
ig bought hy size, thenumlxT corres{x>nding to ready-made gar-
ments. A form one or two sizes too small should bo seleeted
and padded out to the correct size. Only in this way is one
able to make a form showing individual mea.^urements. A tight-
fitting lining must be made of some very heavy material, sueh
a.s unl>leached muslin or drilling, and fittefl on the i>erson. The
normal armhole, nock, f)ust, waist and hip-line should lie
marked. The hning should be made to extend afjout 10 itjelK«
below the waist-line or to fit well down over the fullest part of
the body. This lining should then lx^ placed on the form and
padded out with tissue paper, hair, or excelsior. The hning
should be overhanded firmly together in the back, from the top
of the collar to the bottom of the pc^plum. It is also desirable to
make a skirt for the figure which will fit tightly around the hips*
A sleeve lx>ard and a skirt hoard, well padded, are very use-
ful. It is also convenient to have a padded bi-oom handle over
which seams may be pressed without marking the remainder of
the garment*
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Of equal imjiortancM* with line and tiie spaces formed by these
lines is the study of color, texture- — ^an extremely subtle surface
quality of a fabric often eonfased with color^ — and dark and hght
values (pages 45 to 47). This is a problem for each individ-
ual; it can not be studied too much. After deciding, then, on
the ty|>e of gown necessary for the occasion for whicli it is to be
worn, the following pliases of costume design must be considered,
if the result is to l>e harmonious and beautiful: silhouette; line,
incluiling space division and balance; dark and light spacing;
color; texture.
It is unwise to lay down hard and fast rules for the use of
suitable color in costumes for different types of persons, be-
cause general rules may have many exceptions, TIic following
table, however, may be suggestive,
♦ John Raskin. Airowa of the Chace*
332
A MANUAL OF HOME-MAKING
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EQUIPMENT FOR THE SEWING ROOM
Good equipniont is necessary if the home worker is to turn
out j^ootl work with the lefisi rlraifi or her own strength. In
addition to the cosioniary iiieccs of equipment, a floor ehith, a
dress form, a sleeve form, and pn^ssiug boards arc almost necet*-
sary eonvenience^.
A tlt>rii- eloth is a large square of cloth or a sheet which may lye
placed on the floor under the machine to catch ravelings and
cnttin>i:s. This cloth may tlien be fokled around the base of the
machine at night and opened when work is redumed^ or it may
be shaken,
A dress-form is almost indL^pensable, when good work and
time are considered. This may be oblainiHl at a department
store, or ordered directly from a manufaeturer, A dress-form
ig bought hy size, thenumlxT corres{x>nding to ready-made gar-
ments. A form one or two sizes too small should bo seleeted
and padded out to the correct size. Only in this way is one
able to make a form showing individual mea.^urements. A tight-
fitting lining must be made of some very heavy material, sueh
a.s unl>leached muslin or drilling, and fittefl on the i>erson. The
normal armhole, nock, f)ust, waist and hip-line should lie
marked. The hning should be made to extend afjout 10 itjelK«
below the waist-line or to fit well down over the fullest part of
the body. This lining should then lx^ placed on the form and
padded out with tissue paper, hair, or excelsior. The hning
should be overhanded firmly together in the back, from the top
of the collar to the bottom of the pc^plum. It is also desirable to
make a skirt for the figure which will fit tightly around the hips*
A sleeve lx>ard and a skirt hoard, well padded, are very use-
ful. It is also convenient to have a padded bi-oom handle over
which seams may be pressed without marking the remainder of
the garment*
Sewing machine*