Mental development and manual training combined, taking up the one stitch dropped in sewing by drills to sound-singing (1899)
Dunham, Mary Elizabeth. [from old catalog] · Philadelphia, Columbia book co. · leaf 24
rst and second fingers of the lefthand, the right hand end held between second and thirdfingers. Hold first and second fingers a little apart, thus allowingthe needle to take a stitch in the paper between the fingers with-out pricking them. Hold the paper firmly by pressing the thumbclose upon the… … DRILL VIIL—Taking a Stitch on the Needle Without Thread. Talk about the needle, thematerial, qualities, history, etc.The pretty shining needletwice through the paper must gofor making every stitch the littlechild would sew. Hold the paperas per lesson to left hand, and theneedle and thimble as per…
Sewing schools · Manual training
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