3908. Do not cut without a measure, and always measure all that you have bought or have given you for a dress, before you begin to cut.
3909. The number of yards required depend on the width of the material. Ten yards of any material, eighteen inches wide, will make a dress for a moderate-sized person, with full body, but no trimming on the skirt.
3910. Cut your plain skirt off the piece first, body and sleeves after; leave your trimmings to the last; large turnings are bad and waste the stuff; measure carefully and cut exact.
3911. Six yards of French merino, or any other material of that width, will be found sufficient.
3912. In cutting off the skirt, if the length, we will suppose, should be forty-two or forty-six inches long, leave four inches more for the hem and turnings at the top.