Clothing for women : selection, design, construction : a practical manual for school and home (1916)
Baldt, Laura Irene · Philadelphia : Lippincott · leaf 449
of the garment or article which is being made. When the threads are all drawn, fold and baste the hem to place, being careful to have the edge of the hem lie exactly along the lower edge of drawn space. To work: Hold the wrong side of hem toward you, the line of open space along the cushion of… … Fig. 251. — Diagonal hemstitching. of hem, but not through the cloth behind hem, draw the thread tightly, thus holding the group of threads close together, repeat with each new group of threads. Double hemstitching. After the foregoing line of work has been accomplished, turn the article around and…
Clothing and dress · Dressmaking · Sewing
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