Identifier: koesterschoolboo00cowarich (find matches)
Title: The Koester school book of drapes; a complete text book and course of instruction in merchandise draping
Year: 1913 (1910s)
Authors: Cowan, George John, 1877- Bates, William Henry, 1879-
Subjects: Show windows Display of merchandise Draperies
Publisher: Chicago, The Dry Goods Reporter
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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tile idea of having a half-round topthat is the back of the form would beexactly like the front. This shows howit is i)()ssiblc to continue almost indcli-nilrly to conceive new forms on whichto plan new drapes or on which to useold drapes in a new way. Instead of showing you how torape this form with the front of theand towards you, we drape it in Drape24 so that the back and one side of theform are facing you. This gives you anew thought and wc now sec that it ispossible to start an entire new set ofdrapes by reversing all the forms wehave already mentioned, and by turningbacks and sides to the front of the win-dow, we will get entirely new effects.Care should be taken in coveringthe plain surfaces that__ the goods be stretched perfectly flat. The small-est indication of awrinkle will almost spoilan otherwise well exe-cuted drape. Lessons in Draping DRAPE 28—MUMMY DRAPE FOR making this drajic, a six or seven yard Icngtli of goods is required. Start with anend ,of the goods at the t

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