How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 400
Fig. 295.—Running. tightly together on the thread and stroke down evenly with a Old-Fashioned Needle-work. 383 … needle. To sew in thegathers, back-stitch eachone in separately. STITCHING. Take two threadsback of the needle andtwo before, having each Fig. 296.-stitching. stitch meet the last one, as in Fig. 296; keep the stitches evenand in a straight line. BACK-STITCHING. Proceed as in stitching, only make…