Fig. 58. — Gathering. of perfectly equal length; take up and leave three or four threads, alter-nately, and, instead of holding the stuff fast with your thumb, push it on 54 FLORENCE HOME NEEDLE-WORK. to the needle as you go, and draw up your thread after every four or five stitches. Stroking… … Fig. 59. —Stroking Gathers. hand, and then stroke down the gathers with a strong needle so that they lay evenly side by side, pushing each gather, in stroking it, under your left thumb, while you supportthe stuff at the back withyour other fingers. Running in a SecondGathering Thread (Fig.60).…
