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[totchipanda]

The video I was watching on Friday was Stephanie Canada's newest box opening, where some of the patterns from the late 50s declared "BISHOP METHOD of clothing construction" on the envelopes. Bishop method? What the heck is that?

So I googled and it was a book that was first published in 1959 and again in 1966. I found the full version on archive.org. Browsing through it on my phone (not an ideal way to do so) it appears to be just the now-modern way things are constructed.

The Bishop Method of Clothing Construction, first presented in 1959, received widespread acceptance by homemakers, teachers, and students throughout the United States as well as certain areas of Canada, Europe, Free China, and Australia.

This revision reflects additions necessitated by fashion changes as well as certain modern techniques. The Bishop method is founded on a few revolutionary principles and techniques which are essential in the construction of the most elementary garment. It contemplates the maximum use of the sewing machine and the minimum amount of hand work. Sewing is made easier and the joy of accomplishment substituted for the old-fashioned, laborious, and time-consuming pinning and basting method.

The Bishop method embraces the following fundamental principles:

Grain perfection
Accuracy in preparing, cutting, and marking fabric
Cutting to fit
Perfection in stitching
Perfection in pressing

Ooookay then. And yet we still make toiles...

Comments

[danabren]

This is such an arrogant outlook. The basic tenets are sound, but the presumption of perfection from math makes me think of Kass and we all know where those patterns belong.