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THE PRACTICAL SKETCHER


LESSON NO. 18

BACK VIEW OF SKIRT WITH TRAIL EFFECT

The trail effect, back view, which you will note is as a rule used for evening wear and therefore has an increase on the bottom in length of 1 additional inch from 2 to 5, and 1 additional inch in width from 5 to 6.

The foundation is drawn the same way. The waist is equally divided in the center as the front view of skirt as shown on the diagram. X is the center of 1 and 3, and from X to 7 and 8 is equally divided. At 4 there is ⅛ a of an inch space in and connect it up to 8.

In order to draw the right hand side line take ½ from 1 and 2, which makes 9 and draw a line from 7 to 9 down to 6 as shown on the diagram, and then make a trace line which will show the back seam from X at the waist line ¼ of an inch in lost with a curve to 2 down to 6 following the effect of the line from 7 to 9 to 6, and the bottom to be curved from 4 to 5 in connection with 6, as shown on the diagram.