A handbook of elementary sewing by Flagg Etta Proctor 1868-

Author:Flagg, Etta Proctor, 1868-
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Sewing
Publisher: Boston, Little, Brown, and company
Published: 1915-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

34 A HANDBOOK OF ELEMENTARY SEWING

Place half on each square of the gingham or calico and baste the edges down to the filling, turning the opposite sides first.

In one corner place the tape and baste to position.

Place the two pieces of gingham or calico together; baste firmly in place.

Top sew fine, hemming down the corner where the tape comes.

Find the center and tie the darning cotton, using four strands. Repeat halfway between the center and each corner.

Doily

Materials. Natural colored linen six inches square; Coats's crochet cotton in a soft brown shade; No. 5 crewel needle.

Directions. With a pencil mark a circle on the linen three and a half inches in diameter; one eighth of an inch inside mark a second circle lightly in pencil. Outline the two circles in running stitch. Scallop stitch over these with the brown cotton, being careful that the needle goes in and comes out exactly on the line. Fringe to this scalloped edge and trim the fringe to one inch.

Pincushion Top

Materials. Scrim eight inches by six and one half; crochet cotton or D. M. C. No. 8; colors, pale blue and yellow; crewel needles No. 5; sewing needles

No. 8.

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