A text-book of needlework, knitting, and cutting out : with methods of teaching (1893)
Rosevear, Elizabeth · London : Macmillan · leaf 102
then let them pull one long side to see if itstretches much or little, next let them pull the weft, orone short side for the same purpose, and elicit that theweft way of the stuff stretches the most, the selvedge waythe least; (b) point out the difference between the selvedgethreads and the weft… … Fig. 30. pulling it, the selvedge way has a sharp sound, whereasthe weft way has a flat or dull sound. 4. Fixing.—(a) Show children how to turn one fold aboutthe depth of the little finger nail along both selvedgesides; (b) how to turn one fold along both weft sides,making all these folds the same…
Needlework · Knitting · Sewing
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