Three short courses in home making

The teacher should begin the lesson by demonstrating the stitches to be used on the large square of canvas, with the large needle and heavy thread, After overhanding the end of the hem, the hemming stitch should follow with the same thread. The girls will probably not be able to finish the hemming in this first lesson, so provision should be made for additional time. This can be required as an out- - IK Bide assignment, if tln-\ have i d Llie method during t li«* class period. The teacher may be al>! give them some supervision wl ' 'ookin tn i I J.1 LESSON l\. BAOS. hool bag. Bag (made of material le t<> hold sewing materials or the cooking apron. Measuring. and straightening toe mater the bag. Basting i h ms. • i M.il'.i T MA 111 stitch wiU be used i a n rit w of work in I ond m. PRELIMINARY PI \\. At some pi time the teachet hould talk with the girls abo what material the} will he able to provide for their b md, if the teria] has to d, Lould suggest something thai is .'•>,. -\; ,;,;, and inexpensive. The bag should i ty a : used for carrying the cooking apron k and forth from home, it mu be too ii.Lrhi in color. The dimensions of the finished bag should be about 12 by 18 inche METHOD OF WOBE. The bould gel oul the materials they have b for ti rid determine upon their size and shape. 1< willnol bene ir them to make bags of uniform shape and size. The I aeher • •il«l help them ; their materia] to the best advt The materia] Bhould be sir I. pulled in place, and measured care- fully. When the bag e been cu1 out, the sides dd be ■ ed up. II v. BAGS Continued . S wing up the seams with a running stitch and a had stitch. ■ . • Etui • rig ia done by passing the i • edle in and oul of I tterial al regular in Is. Sb should follow ; of \\ material. The Btitchi >uld be] ■ -. ' gth being determined largely by the kind < I. When running is combined with a back stitch, two or more runnii i alternately. Thi itch is a stitch • cd on the upper side of the cloth, putting the back each timi cl "f the la h and hi it out the ■ " (>. 1 If the girls have time to do moro hemming B nple I >x the win . . • ■ :i. This ■ ap in additional lesson periods or alter sclTool hours. 88 THREE SHORT COURSES IN HOME MAKING. PRELIMINARY PLAN. The teacher should be sure that all the teachers are ready to report, with the sides of their bags basted ready for stitching. METHOD OF WORK. The teacher should first demonstrate the running stitch with the back stitch, and the girls should begin to sew up the sides of the bag, using the running stitch. They should commence the running stitch at three-fourths of an inch from the upper end of the bag, so that there will be a space left for slits in the hem to run the cord.1 The Fig. 6.— Running stitch with a back stitch. seams will doubtless have to be finished outside of the class hour and should be assigned for completion before the next lesson. LESSON VI. BAGS (Continued). Overcasting the seams and turning the hem at the top of the bag. ' SUBJECT MATTER. Overcasting is done by taking loose stitches over the. raw edge of the cloth to keep it from raveling or fraying.