LEARIN^IIN^G TO SEW Will my baby try and sew? A blunted needle I have got.With muslin soft to run it through, And thread thats fastened with a knot. And pencilled dots mamma has madeWhere every little stitch should go; There, push it in, be not afraid,But you must try to hold it so, 426 FAVOURITES… … Upon your little finger, thus, With needle pointed to your chest, You no^y may gently pull it through;That is the way to do it best. The thimble on this finger placed, You have not learned to use, my sweet; But gently go, be not in haste.So will you do it nice and neat. And then, by practising and…
Nursery rhymes
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