LESSON VI
THE TUCKED WAIST
In Fig. Q is shown not only a waist but a sash as well. First draw the waist, then the sash.
The yoke curves slightly to follow the form, the lines for the yoke being directly opposite each other. Be careful to make the yoke fit into the top of the sleeve and not hang over like a collar. This may seem unnecessary advice, but students have made this mistake. The fullness falls from the yoke, the main lines following the form, although a few of the smaller ones may take the opposite direction.
The tucks follow the waist line and wave slightly (the waist being a full one). They extend past the form at the sides. The vest lines follow the center line. Be particular to draw the tucks directly opposite each other on both sides of the vest.
Place the full sleeve on the form, there being no fullness at the top, while the bottom hangs well over the deep gauntlet.
The cuff, being pointed at the back, causes a slight reverse curve at the top. The inside of the cuff follows the bottom line of the sleeve, gradually changing until it takes the opposite direction for the point, which is at the back. The cuff being open, you observe a little of the wrong side of the opposite point.
The sash is all important. It fits around the waist, being crossed in the back, and from there it fits around the hips and is tied at the side of the front.
In placing this full girdle, draw as if it were a flat belt, then place the fullness, which extends just a little past the normal waist line, as does also the part that fits the hips, which extends just a little past the normal hip line.
After ascertaining the width, realizing that it is narrower where tied than at the other parts, draw the lines for the fullness, all lines fitting between other lines.
The left-hand side of the sash, after going under the right side, hangs over it and both ends hang straight down. Note XX on the ends. The ends being cut diagonally, the lines are like the lines of the over-skirt. (Lesson III, Fig. G.)
THE TIGHT JACKET