Tailoring Rates and Alterations




Oct. 31.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3173

MISCELLANEOUS.

For padding cloth in foreparts, from the cuts to meet forepart .. .. ½
For back fittings of cloth, to include canvas .. .. .. ¾
For making separate wings, as buggy .. .. .. 1
For making and putting on each tab, with hole and button .. .. ½
For sewing on plain pinking .. .. .. per yard 1
For cording or binding on flaps .. .. .. per pair ½
For sewing on ornamental buttons .. .. .. each 1½
Gun-pads on any garment, cloth .. .. .. 1
Gun-pads on any garment, leather .. .. .. 1½
Making and putting on plain side edges .. .. .. each ¾
Making and putting on plain side edges, if pointed .. .. .. each 1¼
For putting stay in waist, not more than 3 in. wide, seamed in .. .. 1
Plain tab on collar, back, or sleeve, with two holes and buttons .. .. 1
Stay-tape down centre of back .. .. .. .. ¼
Fancy tucks .. .. .. .. each ¼
Weights inside .. .. .. .. per pair ¼
Weights outside .. .. .. .. per pair ½
Loops inside garments or out for bands or belts .. .. .. each ¼
For shrinking and blocking sleeves .. .. .. per pair ½
For shrinking and stretching under arms of habit-bodice .. per pair ½
For shrinking and stretching all other parts, per pair, no extra.
For rough serging all seams inside not pressed open, except breast-cuts .. 1
For rough serging all seams inside, if pressed open .. .. 2
For taping seams or other parts .. .. .. per yard 1
For plain felling down seams to bottom .. .. .. per yard ½
For putting bones inside .. .. .. each ½
For putting bones, if outside, fell-stitched on .. .. .. ¾
Re-pressing ladies’ coats not more than 26 in. long .. .. .. 1½
Each additional 5 in. or part thereof .. .. .. ¼
If dyed or washed .. .. .. .. extra ½
Re-pressing ladies’ skirt, plain .. .. .. .. 1
Re-pressing ladies’ skirt, riding, divided .. .. .. .. 2

ALTERATION AFTER COMPLETION OF GARMENT.

Stand collar off or part off .. .. .. .. .. 1
Stand collar and shortening .. .. .. .. .. 1¼
Stand collar and lengthening .. .. .. .. .. 2
Turn collar off .. .. .. .. .. 2
Turn collar shortening .. .. .. .. .. 1
Turn collar across back .. .. .. .. .. ¾
Turn collar off part of front .. .. .. .. .. 1½
Turn collar, reducing fall .. .. .. .. .. 1¼
Lapel tops or steps lowered .. .. .. .. each ½
Shoulders out .. .. .. .. per pair 1
Shoulders part out .. .. .. .. per pair ¾
Sleeves out .. .. .. .. .. 2½
Sleeves part out, not to exceed half-scythe .. .. .. 1½
Sleeves, back arm-seat out, moving button and tack .. .. per pair 2
Sleeves, back arm out to elbow .. .. .. .. ¾
Sleeves, forearm to elbow .. .. .. .. ½
Sleeves, forearm all through .. .. .. .. 1¼
Plain sleeves lengthened or shortened .. .. .. .. 1
Button-hole cuffs lengthened or shortened .. .. .. .. 1¾
Cuffs off loose .. .. .. .. .. 1
Hand facing .. .. .. .. .. 1
Front breast cut out .. .. .. .. .. 3
Back out .. .. .. .. .. 1¾
All other seams in bodice or jacket out .. .. each 1½
All other seams in bodice or jacket part out .. .. each 1
Waist-seams out .. .. .. .. .. 2½
Waist-seams part out .. .. .. .. .. 1½
Pleats out .. .. .. .. per pair 1¾
Pleats part out .. .. .. .. per pair ¾
Front edges out .. .. .. .. per pair 3½
Front edges not exceeding half out .. .. .. per pair 1¾
Bottom out .. .. .. .. .. 2
Bottom part out .. .. .. .. .. 1
Bottom, if with buckram, canvas, or haircloth .. .. .. extra 1
Bones shortened, part out, inside or outside .. .. per pair ½
Ulster, seams out .. .. .. .. per pair 2½
Ulster, seams part out .. .. .. .. per pair 1
Ulster, front edges out .. .. .. .. per pair 5
Ulster, front edges part out .. .. .. .. per pair 2½
Each pair of tacks .. .. .. .. .. ½
Refastening habit-tabs .. .. .. .. per pair ¼
Vest alterations, cuts out, to pay same as bodice.
Vest back seams out, half-time of bodice.
All other alterations same as bodice.

MACHINE LOG.
LADIES’ GARMENTS.
Ladies’ Jackets.

Seaming sleeves and sleeve-lining .. .. .. .. ¾
Seaming all body seams and facings .. .. .. .. 1½
Seaming linings .. .. .. .. ¾
Seaming and stitching edges .. .. .. .. 1½
Seaming and stitching pockets .. .. .. each ½
Seaming cuts in breast with canvas and lining .. .. .. ¾



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