School needlework; a book written for the beginner of any age and in any school (1922)
Hapgood, Olive C, Spooner, Ella Josephine · Boston, New York [etc.] Ginn and company · leaf 15
titches where the thread kinksand knots, use a short length. For basting, use a thread slightlylonger than that suggested for general use. It is easier andquicker to thread the needle often with the short threadsthan to pick out the knots in the longer threads. If the thread kinks remove the needle… … Fig. i. Threading a needle Threading the needle. When the thread was cut from thespool, it was cut diagonally. This gives a pointed end for thread-ing the needle. Do not bite the end of the thread; it wets thethread and causes the work to become soiled, and it cracks theenamel of the teeth. Hold…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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