make a band of the same sort, only of a littlefiner material (Fig. 3). Now put in the steel,Fig. 3. which should be very narrow; run in the bottom onefirst, not gathering it up in the least, then sew a smallpiece over to keep it firm, and do the same in fasteningin all the others, gathering them… … up together, leaving a small piece at the top for aplacket-hole, and hem it in the same manner as you didin the hoop petticoat; tack down as in the drawers, andalso tuck in the same way; when you have done asmany as you require, hem in some nice work at thebottom, and for the sloping of it do it a…
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