A Sewing Course for Teachers, Comprising Directions for Making the Various Stitches and Instruction in Methods of Teaching (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...be deep, or it will show. After finishing the overcasting on both sides, bring the needle to the right side close to the edge of the slit at the end of the buttonhole furthest from the edge of the cloth. Take the first buttonhole stitch by putting the needle into the slit close to the end and bring it out far enough from the edge of the slit to avoid danger from raveling. In muslin four to six threads above the edge will be sufficient. Before pulling the thread through, put the thread from the eye around from right to left under the point of the needle (Fig. 19) (if it be brought from left to right it will make the blanket stitch, which does not make a strong finish needed in buttonholes). The needle is drawn away from the worker so that the purl comes on the edge of the slit. Make the stitches upright, of the same depth, and about one thread of material between each stitch, to allow room for the purl. When the opposite end of the slit is reached, turn to the other edge by making a fan of stitches. (Fig. 20.) Let the purl be close together across the cut, to make it strong, as the shank of the button will rest there. The outer part of the stitches will be stretched into a fan. The round end of the buttonholes takes usually from seven to nine stitches. It is sometimes made without the purl and consists of a close overhand stitch like eyelet No. 3. When the lower end of the buttonhole has been reached, the fan can be made around this end, or if this end is to be barred, put the needle into the purl on the opposite side, and draw the two sides of the slit together; take two or three stitches if it needs to be very strong; bring the needle out beyond the slit on a line with the depth of stitches just completed and make a close bar of...