Ralston, Virginia, Mrs., 1870- · New York, Moffat, Yard and company · leaf 52
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… … Gathering on muslin 40 WHEN MOTHER LETS US SEW thread would be likely to break. Sew about aquarter of an inch from the raw edge, and itwould help to keep the gathers in a straight lineif you would first crease the material as in turn-ing the fold for a hem.
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