How long does it take to read Parisian Ladies' Tailoring System for Designing, Pattern Cutting, Fitting and Making Waists, Skirts, Dresses, Suits and All Outer Garments?
Alexander Zalay Zeisler
Parisian Ladies' Tailoring System for Designing, Pattern Cutting, Fitting and Making Waists, Skirts, Dresses, Suits and All Outer Garments by Alexander Zalay Zeisler takes about 1 hour 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 34 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1917. 85 pages, about 23,375 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 58 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This little book explains how to draft a pattern without special tools - all you need is a measuring tape. In addition, it goes into further detail, instructing you to make changes from the basic draft into designs typical for the era. Included are various pockets, collars and cuffs on coats, capes, dresses and skirts.
Subjects: pattern drafting, pattern cutting, Tailoring (Women's) [from old catalog]