Matthews, Mary Lockwood, b. 1882 · Boston, Little, Brown, and company · leaf 34
Method of Placing Needlein Hemming SEWING AND TEXTILES 13 folding. Baste the hem. In making the apron the hemswill be finished with the hemming-stitch down the sideand the feather-stitch across the pocket. In hemming,hold the material over the first finger of the left handwith the thumb on top of… … Gathers Ready for Pulling into Place the needle in a slanting position with its point towardthe left shoulder. Pull needle through. Repeat, takingthe next stitch a little beyond where the needle came out.Fasten the hemming by taking stitches one over theother. A hem is used as a finish for the raw…
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