Uploaded October 2022 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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These are some options for drafting your own patterns from the second half of the 19th century. You don't need any drafting training!
This copy of the Diamond Cutting System has a Library of Congress stamp from August 1895, but I can't say for sure if that's the exact time of the switch. At least we know it was by August. archive.org/details/diamondgarmentcu00gold/page/n7/mode/2up

Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 1, Grimble (out of print): amazon.com/Fashions-Gilded-Age-Undergarments-Overskirts/dp/0963651757

Fashions of the Gilded Age, Volume 2, Grimble: amazon.com/Fashions-Gilded-Age-Accessories-Dressmaking/dp/0963651765

Bustle Fashions 1885-1887, Grimble: amazon.com/gp/product/0963651781

Directoire Revival Fashions 1888-1889, Grimble: amazon.com/gp/product/096365179X

The Voice of Fashion, Grimble: amazon.com/Voice-Fashion-Turn-Century-Instructions/dp/0963651722

59 Authentic Turn-of-the-Century Fashion Patterns, Harris: amazon.com/Authentic-Century-Fashion-Patterns-Costumes/dp/0486283577

Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns, Harris: amazon.com/Authentic-Victorian-Fashion-Patterns-Complete/dp/0486407217

Diamond Cutting System apportioning rulers (up to 60" bust): shop.theamericanseamstress.com/product/diamond-cutting-system-scale-approption



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