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The blanket stitch is used to pro-
tect the edge of heavy woolen goods,
as well as to ornament it. The edge
worked upon it is held toward you as
i you work from left to right. Insert
the needle to the required depth, hold-
ing the thread down by the left thumb.
Bring the needle out, allowing it to
come over the thread, thus forming an edge. Hold thread again with
the left thumb, and insert the needle about an eighth of an inch from
the place where it was inserted before, and repeat the stitch. Original-
ity may be brought into it by varying the lengths of the stitches and their
arrangement. Heavy silk is best for the blanket stitch.
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Draw threads across the material to
the desired width of stitching. Baste
down hem even with the last thread
drawn, nearest edge. Hide knot in
hem, nearest the left end. Hold
material over forefinger of the left
hand. Take up four or five threads of material on needle, and draw needle
through, forming a loop with the thread in it. Draw the loop tight, and,
holding it firmly with the thumb, insert the needle in the edge of hem, at
the right of the loop made, and repeat.
Buttonhole stitch. In this stitch
an exception is made regarding the
length of the thread used. The thread
should be long enough to finish the
buttonhole without rethreading the
needle. Cut the buttonhole a little
larger than the button, because the
thread used in making it makes it a
little smaller. Baste around the line
to be cut for buttonhole, to hold the goods firmly in place. Double the
material so that the fold will divide the length of it in half, and cut along
a thread in the material to be sure it will be straight. Overcast the edges
to prevent them from fraying. Thread the needle with coarse thread.
Bring the needle through from the wrong side, from the inner end
of cut, so that the end where the greatest strain falls the work is unbroken.
HEMSTITCHING
BUTTONHOLE STITCH
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Fasten the thread by taking- two small stitches at the same place. Never
use a knot in making a buttonhole. Hold the buttonhole over the first
finger of your left hand.
Working on the edge nearest you, bring the needle out about an
eighth of an inch from the cut edge. Before drawing the needle out,
draw the thread, doubled as it comes from the eye of the needle, under
the needle, around to the left. Bring the needle through the loop just
formed, to draw the thread so that loop forms a stitch at the top of
cut edge. Make the next stitch very close to the first, inserting the needle
through the material the same distance from the cut edge as the first
one was.
At the end of the lower edge, begin to spread the stitches around the
corner, and continue along the upper edge the same way.
Finish the buttonhole by taking two short stitches, one over the other,
and across these work several stitches close together.
When practicing these stitches, use coarse material, such as unbleached
muslin. Colored thread will show up the stitches best.
LESSON IV
CUTTING AND SPONGING
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BLANKET STITCH
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The blanket stitch is used to protect the edge of heavy woolen goods, as well as to ornament it. The edge worked upon it is held toward you as i you work from left to right. Insert the needle to the required depth, holding the thread down by the left thumb. Bring the needle out, allowing it to come over the thread, thus forming an edge. Hold thread again with the left thumb, and insert the needle about an eighth of an inch from the place where it was inserted before, and repeat the stitch. Originality may be brought into it by varying the lengths of the stitches and their arrangement. Heavy silk is best for the blanket stitch.
Henist it china is an ornamental
^^^j^^^ ^£ f^^j^jgj^jj^g henis in linens.
Draw threads across the material to the desired width of stitching. Baste down hem even with the last thread drawn, nearest edge. Hide knot in hem, nearest the left end. Hold material over forefinger of the left hand. Take up four or five threads of material on needle, and draw needle through, forming a loop with the thread in it. Draw the loop tight, and, holding it firmly with the thumb, insert the needle in the edge of hem, at the right of the loop made, and repeat.
Buttonhole stitch. In this stitch an exception is made regarding the length of the thread used. The thread should be long enough to finish the buttonhole without rethreading the needle. Cut the buttonhole a little larger than the button, because the thread used in making it makes it a little smaller. Baste around the line to be cut for buttonhole, to hold the goods firmly in place. Double the material so that the fold will divide the length of it in half, and cut along a thread in the material to be sure it will be straight. Overcast the edges to prevent them from fraying. Thread the needle with coarse thread.
Bring the needle through from the wrong side, from the inner end of cut, so that the end where the greatest strain falls the work is unbroken.
HEMSTITCHING
BUTTONHOLE STITCH
Fasten the thread by taking- two small stitches at the same place. Never use a knot in making a buttonhole. Hold the buttonhole over the first finger of your left hand.
Working on the edge nearest you, bring the needle out about an eighth of an inch from the cut edge. Before drawing the needle out, draw the thread, doubled as it comes from the eye of the needle, under the needle, around to the left. Bring the needle through the loop just formed, to draw the thread so that loop forms a stitch at the top of cut edge. Make the next stitch very close to the first, inserting the needle through the material the same distance from the cut edge as the first one was.
At the end of the lower edge, begin to spread the stitches around the corner, and continue along the upper edge the same way.
Finish the buttonhole by taking two short stitches, one over the other, and across these work several stitches close together.
When practicing these stitches, use coarse material, such as unbleached muslin. Colored thread will show up the stitches best.
CUTTING AND SPONGING