Matthews, Mary Lockwood, b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 103
, using a pieceof paper uponwhich to practice.A ruffle is to beput on a slip thatis two yardsaround the bot-tom ; the hem onthe ruffle is to beone inch wide;there are to be three tucks, each one half inch wide,finished; one fourth inch is to be the width of the seamwhere the ruffle is gathered; the… … Method of Making a French Hem SEWING AND TEXTILES 83 To make a French hem : Napkins, tablecloths and some-times towels, are finished with a French hem. This ismade in the following way. Fold a plain hem one fourthinch or less in width ; baste ; turn the right side of thehem back against the right…
Sewing · Textile industry and fabrics
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