The dictionary of needlework : an encyclopædia of artistic, plain, and fancy needlework ... (1882)
Caulfeild, S. F. A. (Sophia Frances Anne), 1824-1911, Saward, Blanche C · London : L. Upcott Gill · leaf 262
border to any article of clothing, upholstery, or of household use, instead of leaving a raw edge, whichwould ravel out. To make a Hemming, turn in the rawedge of the stuff with a double fold over, insert the needle,and secure the thread under the edge of the fold, and,directing the needle in a… … Fig. 479. Hemming. regular stitches thus, resembling teeth, which will confinethe fold closely to the rest of the material (Fig. 479). All the skirt aboutWas hemmed with golden fringe.- ■Spenser. There are various other styles of hemming, besides theordinary hem described above, such as Counter…
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