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Identifier: handbookofelemen00flag (find matches)
Title: A handbook of elementary sewing
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Flagg, Etta Proctor, 1868-
Subjects: Sewing
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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Materials. Two pieces of flannel or outing flannelnine inches long by seven and one half inches wide.White sewing silk, pink or white twist, white threadNo. 60, No. 8 needle, two pieces of tape six inches longby one fourth of an inch wide. Directions. Sew the two breadths of flannel to-gether with combination stitch, one edge overlappingthe other by an eighth of an inch. Make seam a littleless than one fourth of an inch deep. Turn longeredge over flat and cross or catch stitch with fine, closestitch. Cut down the middle of one breadth two and one halfinches. From the right-hand side of the skirt turn overa half-inch hem. From the left-hand side turn over aneighth-inch hem. Catch stitch with fine, close stitch. At the bottom of this placket fold the half-inchhem over flat and catch stitch or place two rows of finestitching across. Turn an inch hem at bottom; baste and catch stitch. One fourth of an inch from top, double gather fine,each half by itself. Fold band lengthwise and place 54
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3 A HANDBOOK OF ELEMENTARY SEWING 55 center to the center of the skirt at the top. Arrangethe gathers evenly and baste. Stitch just below gather-ing thread. Fold over one fourth of an inch of theband, then turn down over the gathers and baste.Hem fine. Insert the tape one fourth of an inch into the ends ofthe band and hem down on both sides. Finish theends of tape with a fourth-inch hem. Around the upper edge of the hem, place a row offeatherstitching worked in twist. Lawn Apron. Dolls Size Materials. White lawn or muslin five inches long byseven inches wide; white thread No. 70; No. 9 needle. Directions. Turn an eighth-inch hem on sides anda half-inch hem on bottom of apron; hem. Place a row of fine running stitches one eighth inchfrom top of cloth; then one eighth inch below. Markthe middle of top with a cross stitch. Straighten the gathers carefully by gently pullingthem while on the needle or by pushing them along thethread and under the thumb and finger. Cut a band one and one ha

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