Ralston, Virginia, Mrs., 1870- · New York, Moffat, Yard and company · leaf 52
WHEN MOTHER LETS US SEW 39 THE GATHERING STITCH The top edge of the petticoat must now bemade ready to put on the band: First it mustbe gathered. The ^^gathering stitch is verymuch the same as the running stitch, except that GATkrlEKfOG- … in gathering, the spaces between the stitches aretwice the length of the stitch. This is called^uneven gathering, and is the kind used in apetticoat. Gathering is used to give fullnessand to draw the fullness into a smaller spaces.Use a strong thread for the gathering and sewin a straight line on…
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