ABSTRACT
This chapter explains more about how to use this book. The book follows a logical sequence that begins with taking accurate measurements for one intended wearer and drafting the female basic block, and continues through to creating a new historical pattern. It is important to read each section carefully and follow the pattern-drafting process precisely. Instructions on how to gather and record the measurements for model and create an individual table of panel sizes for the pattern people are drafting is included on the page with the specific historical pattern. One can check the key measurements of his or her pattern by adding up the width of each panel across the pattern from the centre back (CB) to the centre front (CF). Each historical pattern has a series of tables of calculated measurements to enable one to draft a pattern to fit model. Each panel is clearly numbered within the instructions for specific stays or corset.
