The New Dressmaker (1921)
Butterick Pattern Company
Butterick Pattern Company
Index
INDEX
PAGE - Altering Boys' Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
161 - Altering Length of Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
19–23 - Altering Skirt, Yoke and Drawer Patterns for Figures That Vary From the Average................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
28–31 - Altering Waist Patterns for Figures That Vary From the Average................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
24–27 - Applied Trimmings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
132–142 - Applique Embroidery................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
144 - Aprons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - Armhole................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41 - Arm Measure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
11 - Arrowhead Tacks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
127 - Backstitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Ball-Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
147 - Barred Buttonholes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
112 - Bar-Tacks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
127 - Bastings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
81 - Bathing-Suits................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
67 - Bathrobes (Ladies and Misses)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - Bathrobes (Men's and Boys')................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165 - Belts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
111 - Bias Bindings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
131 - Bias Strips................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15 - Bias Trimmings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
129–131 - Blanket-Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
125–126 - Blind Loops................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
117 - Blood-Stains................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158 - Blouses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
42–43 - Bound Buttonholes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
114 - Boys' Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - Boys' Suits................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
161–165 - Box Plaits................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98 - Braid................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
143 - Bust Measure................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10–11 - Butterick Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10–18 - Buttonholes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
112–115 - Buttons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
115–116 - Capes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64 - Care of the Clothes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
156 - Casings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
111 - Catch-Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
83 - Children's Dresses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51–52 - Children's Coats................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64 - Cleaning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
157–159 - Coats and Capes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58–64 - Collarless Neck................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41 - Collars................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
109-111 - Collars (Detached)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
46 - Collars (Ladies' and Misses' Coats)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59–61 - Collars (Men's and Boys' Clothes)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165 - Combination Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Corded Facing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
95 - Corded Tuck................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
130 - Cording................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
130 - Cord Piping................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
131 - Cord Seam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88 - Cord Shirring................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
139 - Cross Tucking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97–98 - Crosswise Fold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15 - Crosswise of Material................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - Crow's-Foot Tack................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
128 - Cuffs (Blouse)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43, 111 - Cuffs (Coat)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62 - Cuffs (Shirtwaist)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
45–46 - Curved Tucks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97 - Cutting Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32–36 - Darning................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
146–148 - Darts................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17–18 - Deltor................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6, 14, 18 - Detached Collar (Shirtwaist)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
46 - Diagonals................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
35 - Doll Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - Drawn-Work................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
121–122 - Dresses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51–52 - Dresses (Infants)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
77 - Dress-Form................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8–9 - Dressmaking Equipment................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7–9 - Dyeing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
151 - Emblems and Chevrons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
55–56 - Embroidery Trimmings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
133–134 - Equipment for Dressmaking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7–9 - Eyelets................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
115 - Facings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
94 - Facings (Ladies' Coats)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
61 - Facings (Men's and Boys' Coats)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
164 - Fagot-Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
122–123 - Feather-Stitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
126 PAGE - Fell, French Seam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86 - Figured Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
34–35 - Flat Fell Seam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87 - Fly Closing (of Trousers)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
162 - Folds, Bias................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
129 - French Gathers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
138 - French Hem................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
92 - French Hemstitching................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
119 - French Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86 - French Tacks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
84 - Furcloth or Fur................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
64 - Fur (Sewing on)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
144–145 - Gaging or French Gathers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
138 - Gatherings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
138 - Gibson Tuck................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
44 - Grease Spots................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
157–158 - Half-Backstitch................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Half-Lined Coat................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63 - Hanging a Skirt................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
48–49 - Hemming Stitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
83–84 - Hems................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91–93 - Hemstitching (Hand)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
119–120 - Hemstitching (Imitation Hand)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
120 - Hemstitching (Machine)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
118–119 - Hooks and Eyes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
116–117 - House Dresses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
65 - House Jackets................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165 - Illustrated Instructions................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6, 17 - Infants' Clothes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
73–80 - Ink Spots................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158 - Inserting Embroidery................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
133 - Inserting Lace................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
134–135 - Inserting Ruffle in Hem................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
132 - Ironing-Board................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154 - Iron Rust................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158 - Irons................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154 - Juvenile Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - Kimonos................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - Kimono Sleeve Garment................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
36 - Knots................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
81 - Lace (Use of)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
134–136 - Lapped Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87, 90 - Layette................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
73–80 - Layouts for Cutting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
6, 14 - Lengthwise Fold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15 - Lengthwise of Material................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
14 - Lining (Ladies' Coats)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
62 - Lining Materials (Waists)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
37 - Lining (Men's Coats)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165 - Lining (Waist)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
38–40 - Machine-Oil Stains................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
158 - Marabou (Sewing on)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
144 - Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13, 32–36 - Maternity Dresses................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
72–73 - Mending Tissue................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
148 - Men's Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
13 - Mildew................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
159 - Milliners' Fold................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
129 - Misses' Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - Mitered Corners................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91 - Nap or Pile................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32–33 - Negligees................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
66 - Notches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
16 - Nuns' Tucks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97 - One-Piece Dress................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
51 - Outlet Perforations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - Outlet Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - Outside Waist................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41 - Overcasting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Overhanding................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Padding Stitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59 - Paint Stains................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
159 - Patching................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
149–150 - Patch Pocket................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104 - Patent Fasteners................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
116 - Perforations................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
15–18 - Picot Edging................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
119 - Pile................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32–33 - Piping................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
131 - Plackets................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
100–103 - Plaid Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
33–34 - Plaitings or Frills................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43–71 - Plaits................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
98–99 - Pockets................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
104–105 - Pockets (Trouser)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
102 - Pressing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154–155 - Puffing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
141 - Puff Ruffle................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
142 - Quilling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
142 - Reinforcing................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
146 - Remodeling................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
151–153 - Removable Collar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
110 - Rolled Seam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87 - Rolled Edges................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
123 - Rolled Hem................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
133 - Rompers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
67 - Round-End Buttonhole................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
113 - Ruches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
137, 140, 141, 142 - Ruffles................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
132–133 - Running Stitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
82 - Sailor or Naval Suits................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
53–57 - Scalloped Shirrings................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
139 - Seams (Ordinary and Outlet)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
17 - Seams (Undergarments and Bloomers)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
09–70 PAGE - Seams, Simple................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
86–87 - Seams, Tailored................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87–90 - Set-In Sleeve................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
41 - Sewing-Room................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
7 - Sewing Stitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
81–85 - Shirring................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
139 - Shirt Waists................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
43–46 - Skirts,................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
47–50 - Sleeping Garments................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
165 - Sleeve Board................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154 - Sleeve Form................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
9 - Slot Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
89 - Small Women's Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
12 - Smocking................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
52 - Sponging Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32 - Square Corners................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
91 - Standing Collar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
110 - Stand of Coat Collar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
59 - Steaming Materials................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
32 - Stoting................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
148 - Strap Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
90 - Stripes and Plaids................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
33–34 - Tailored Coat (Ladies, Misses, etc)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
58–64 - Tailored Coat (Men's and Boys)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
164–165 - Tailored Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
87–90 - Tailors' Buttonholes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
113 - Tailors' Cushion................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
154 - Tailors' Strap................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
130 - Tailors' Tacks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
85 - Tailors' Tissue................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
148 - Tears................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
148 - Trimming Stitches................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
118–128 - Trousers................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
162–163 - Tucks................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
97–98 - Tuck Seam................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
88 - Tuck Shirring................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
139 - Undergarments................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
68–71 - Use of Butterick Patterns................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
10–18 - Waists, Lined................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
37–41 - Washing Clothes................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
160 - Weights................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
8 - Weights in Coats................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
60 - Welt Pockets................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
107–108 - Welt Seams................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
89 - Whipping on Trimming................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
134 - Yoke................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
52 - Yoke (Sailor)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
63 - Yoke (Altering Yoke)................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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