Kinne, Helen · New York: The Macmillan company · leaf 55
edge of waist. Work over end of thread.Point needle toward left shoulder to make a slantingstitch. Make about three or four stitches on each 42 CLOTHING AND HEALTH side of the buttonhole (Fig. 29). The depth shouldbe about one-eighth of an inch. The corner stitchesshould be taken so that the needle… … Fig. 29. — Overcasting the cut buttonhole. Making the buttonhole stitch. When the button-hole has been overcast, the needle should be in positionat the beginning of the buttonhole where the overcast-ing was started. Point the needle at right angles tothe edge, and take a stitch one-eighth of an…
Sewing · Clothing and dress
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