This section is from the book "School Needlework. A Course of Study in Sewing designed for use in Schools", by Olive C. Hapgood. Also available from Amazon: School Needlework: A Course Of Study In Sewing Designed For Use In Schools.
To make a gored skirt one yard long, having a four inch hem, three and one-third yards of material, one yard wide are required.1 Tear off three breadths, each forty inches long.
 
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