The Cutters’ Practical Guide to the Cutting of Ladies Garments

This section follows [Vin92].

At least some of the original blocks included sewing allowances: they have all been consistently removed, and the automatic sewing allowances from Valentina used instead.

All measurements have also been converted to metric.

Measurements

The blocks have been converted to metric measures.

All measurements should be taken on top of basic underwear, including a corset and bustle , following the instructions given by the book.

The file cutters.vit include all the measurements used in these blocks and the patterns derived from them.

Instructions on how to take them are on the pages listed of the book itself.

Jackets, Ulsters, Bodices, Habits, Dolmands &c.

Pages 5/6, Figures 8 and 9, Plate 3

Cutters’

Valentina

Chest

G04

bust_circ

Waist

G07

waist_circ

Hips

G09

hip_circ

Scye Depth

H21

neck_back_to_highbust_b

Natrl Waist

H19

neck_back_to_waist_b

Side lenght

H03

armpit_to_waist_side

Long Side Length

A04

height_armpit

Across Back

I08

across_back_b

Width of B. to Elb.

O12

arm_across_back_center_to_elbow_bent

Full length sleeve

O13

arm_across_back_center_to_wrist_bent

Across Chest

I03

across_chest_f

Prominence of Bust

P09

armfold_to_armfold_bust

Neck

G02

neck_circ / 2

Front Sholdr.

P02

neck_back_to_armfold_front

Over Sholdr.

P01

neck_back_to_bust_front

Sholdr to waist

O01

neck_back_to_waist_front

P04

highbust_back_over_shoulder_to_armfold_f

Note that the hips measurement is taken on top of a bustle

Skirts and Trousers

Cutters’

Valentina

Front length

A13

height_waist_front

Side length

A05

height_waist_side

Back length

A23

height_waist_back

Waist to chair

N04

rise_length_side_sitting

Riding Habits etc.

Cutters’

Valentina

Blocks

S. B. tight-fitting Jacket

Page 7, diagram 1, plate 4., plus sleeve from page 26, diagram 41, plate 21.

Vest

Page 21, diagram 29 to 34, plate 16.

Skirt

Page 41, diagram 87, plate 38.