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 35
g. To finish, take a double stitch in thefolded edge of the hem. 26 SCHOOL NEEDLEWORK The appearance on both the right and wrong sides is ofsmall slanting stitches. For attractive appearance of hemming there should be uni-form slant, space, and size of stitch. Vertical hemming. When a plain, folded… … Fig. 28. Vertical hemming showing the position of the needle and theappearance of the stitch on the wrong side By placing the needle this way, every plait of fullness isevenly confined, with the stitches in line with the plaits. The stitch on the wrong side is perpendicular to the edge ofthe…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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