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 42
a half-inch end of thread after taking the first stitch. Hold this end between the middle and forefinger of the lefthand. Insert the needle under the thread end, pointing it towardthe left. This makes the purl of the first stitch and places iton the edge. Hold the thread down under the left thumb… … Fig. 36. Variations of blanket stitch made by changing the space betweenstitches and the length of stitches Draw up the thread in a straight line toward the raw edge. Raise the left thumb and tighten the purl on the edge. The progress of the stitch is from the left toward the right. Method of…
Sewing · Garment cutting
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