(*) Material for dish cloths, soft, half-worn muslin or
other cotton or linen goods; for dish towels, Kght-weight crash
or other soft, loosly woven goods. These may be kept for
the next year's cooking class. Thread and needles at dis-
cretion of the teacher.
10-11. Bags: Material, chambra gingham, 1-2 yard,
solid colors. Each class selects its color, uniform (*). Thread,
the color of cloth.
Form: Cloth folded crosswise in middle; hem one inch
wide; seams oversewed; raw edges overcast. Draw-strings of
color of cloth (optional).
These bags may be kept for next year's cooking class.
12-13. Gathering and Banding. The Doll's Apron:
(a) Gathering.
(b) Placing the gathers.
(c) Backstitching the gathers to the band.
(d) Felling down the edge of band.
(e) Over-sewing the edge of band.
Material, checked gingham.
Apron cut 4xl2-inches; the band 12 1-2 by 2 inches.
White cotton No. 40 and No. 60. Needles No. 7 and
Na 9.
14-15. Cutting and Making a Three-gored Apron:
Material, checked gingham (*).
Size, adapted to pupil by measurement No ruffle or
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bib; seams overcast. In this and all lessons following, the
thread and needles at the discretion of the teacher.
16. Patching:
The hemmed-on patch.
Material, checked gingham; piece cut 6x9 inches (*).
17. Darning:
Material, cardboard cut 4x4 inches. Germantown
wool.
Darning needles adapted to wool.
The pupils mark card at top and bottom, one half inch
from edge, with pencil; for holes for the darning needle;
then puncture the card through each dot, using a large pin or
a darning needle. After the marking, the puncturing may
be done at home.
18. Darning:
Material, stockinet; darning cotton. Pieces cut 4x4
inches.
The "cut," the "tear," the "hole."
19-20. Button-Holes: The square ended, tailored
buttonhole.
(a) Measuring and cutting the hole.
(b) Barring.
(c) Working the buttonhole.
Material, bleached muslin.
There is, probably, no special work in sewing more
poorly taught and more poorly learned than the making of
the buttonhole. Since the introduction of the "sewing ma-
chine buttonhole," the art of making a smooth, firm, and
serviceable buttonhole has been practically lost, except
among tailors; while there is no one feature of the depart-
ment of "finishing," in sewing, that tends more to the beauty
and the comfort of a garment, than well-shaped and well-
made button -holes.
21. The Linen Hem: On towels, table cloths, or
napkins.
Material linen -" cotton crash for towels, table
linen C).
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22-26. Drafting, Cutting and Making Underskirt:
Simple method of drafting.
Material, bleached muslin. (*). Finished with
plain hem. Seams backand-fore stitched, overcast.
27. Tucking.
Material, unbleached muslin. Piece 6x6 inches; 4
tucks, 1-4-in. wide.
28-29. The Toy Pillow Case:
Material, bleached muslin C'), cut 10x9 1-4-in., made
5x8 in. Seams over-sewed on right side. Raw edges over-
cast. Hem one inch wide.
30-32. The Toy Sheet:
Material, bleached muslin (*), Hxl9 in., made
13x17 in. (One sheet).
33-34. The Toy Bed Blanket:
Material, white outing flannel (*).
Blue Germantown wool. Blanket cut 13x18 in. Edges
finished with a blanket stitch.
35-36. The Toy Bed Comfort:
Material, white cheese-cloth (*).
Cotton batting, blue darning cotton. Size, 16x30 in.
37. The Cradle Mattress:
Material, striped ticking C). Cotton batting.
38. The Toy Pillow Ticks:
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(*) Material for dish cloths, soft, half-worn muslin or
other cotton or linen goods; for dish towels, Kght-weight crash
or other soft, loosly woven goods. These may be kept for
the next year's cooking class. Thread and needles at dis-
cretion of the teacher.
10-11. Bags: Material, chambra gingham, 1-2 yard,
solid colors. Each class selects its color, uniform (*). Thread,
the color of cloth.
Form: Cloth folded crosswise in middle; hem one inch
wide; seams oversewed; raw edges overcast. Draw-strings of
color of cloth (optional).
These bags may be kept for next year's cooking class.
12-13. Gathering and Banding. The Doll's Apron:
(a) Gathering.
(b) Placing the gathers.
(c) Backstitching the gathers to the band.
(d) Felling down the edge of band.
(e) Over-sewing the edge of band.
Material, checked gingham.
Apron cut 4xl2-inches; the band 12 1-2 by 2 inches.
White cotton No. 40 and No. 60. Needles No. 7 and
Na 9.
14-15. Cutting and Making a Three-gored Apron:
Material, checked gingham (*).
Size, adapted to pupil by measurement No ruffle or
SEWING 145
bib; seams overcast. In this and all lessons following, the
thread and needles at the discretion of the teacher.
16. Patching:
The hemmed-on patch.
Material, checked gingham; piece cut 6x9 inches (*).
17. Darning:
Material, cardboard cut 4x4 inches. Germantown
wool.
Darning needles adapted to wool.
The pupils mark card at top and bottom, one half inch
from edge, with pencil; for holes for the darning needle;
then puncture the card through each dot, using a large pin or
a darning needle. After the marking, the puncturing may
be done at home.
18. Darning:
Material, stockinet; darning cotton. Pieces cut 4x4
inches.
The "cut," the "tear," the "hole."
19-20. Button-Holes: The square ended, tailored
buttonhole.
(a) Measuring and cutting the hole.
(b) Barring.
(c) Working the buttonhole.
Material, bleached muslin.
There is, probably, no special work in sewing more
poorly taught and more poorly learned than the making of
the buttonhole. Since the introduction of the "sewing ma-
chine buttonhole," the art of making a smooth, firm, and
serviceable buttonhole has been practically lost, except
among tailors; while there is no one feature of the depart-
ment of "finishing," in sewing, that tends more to the beauty
and the comfort of a garment, than well-shaped and well-
made button -holes.
21. The Linen Hem: On towels, table cloths, or
napkins.
Material linen -" cotton crash for towels, table
linen C).
146 DOMESTIC SCIENCE
22-26. Drafting, Cutting and Making Underskirt:
Simple method of drafting.
Material, bleached muslin. (*). Finished with
plain hem. Seams backand-fore stitched, overcast.
27. Tucking.
Material, unbleached muslin. Piece 6x6 inches; 4
tucks, 1-4-in. wide.
28-29. The Toy Pillow Case:
Material, bleached muslin C'), cut 10x9 1-4-in., made
5x8 in. Seams over-sewed on right side. Raw edges over-
cast. Hem one inch wide.
30-32. The Toy Sheet:
Material, bleached muslin (*), Hxl9 in., made
13x17 in. (One sheet).
33-34. The Toy Bed Blanket:
Material, white outing flannel (*).
Blue Germantown wool. Blanket cut 13x18 in. Edges
finished with a blanket stitch.
35-36. The Toy Bed Comfort:
Material, white cheese-cloth (*).
Cotton batting, blue darning cotton. Size, 16x30 in.
37. The Cradle Mattress:
Material, striped ticking C). Cotton batting.
38. The Toy Pillow Ticks: