Appletons' cyclopaedia of applied mechanics: a dictionary of mechanical engineering and the mechanical arts (1880)
D. Appleton and Company, Benjamin, Park, 1849-1922 · New York, D. Appleton · leaf 783
the presser-foot. The work is passed beneath it. Thefinger of the gauge is set to serve as a guide for the edgeof a fold when stitching shirt-bosoms, or for a preceding line of stitching when it is used for quilting. The Hemmer, shown separate in Fig. 3876 and •attached in Fig. 3877, is substituted… … ming. The fold then passes under the nee-dle and is stitched down. The Corder, shown separate in Fig. 3878 and attached in Fig. 3879, is used to place a cord be-tween thicknesses of cloth. It is attached to the presser-foot, and has a tube which conducts thecord close to the line of stitching which…
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