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Progressive lessons in the art and practice of needlework for use in schools (1893)

Johnson, Catherine F · Boston : D. C. Heath · leaf 36

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SECOND YEAR'S SEWING. !g the patch match perfectly, the centre of the patch being exactly over the centre of the worn place. Baste | in. from the edges of the patch. A patch well matched is less conspicuous hemmed to the outside of most garments ; on white and many other kinds of cloth, it is… … Fig. 9. — Overcasting the right-hand side, making cross-stitches. Buttonhole : — Although the buttonhole is a very difficult part of the work for young children, if the method of making it is early learned it is a great help to careful sewing, and can be practised on canvas in the early part of the…

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