. A sewing course, comprising directions for making the various stitches and instruction in methods of teaching . itness.—The double fold of material and the slanting stitch make astrong finish. Rule.—The stitch is worked from right to left on the edge of a foldedhem. When the hem is well turned down and when necessary carefully basted,lay the work across the first finger of the left hand, with the fold turned to-ward the outside of the hand. Make a small knot and conceal it under thehem or point the needle to the right into the extreme end of the folded hem,and draw through all but a little e
. A sewing course, comprising directions for making the various stitches and instruction in methods of teaching . itness.—The double fold of material and the slanting stitch make astrong finish. Rule.—The stitch is worked from right to left on the edge of a foldedhem. When the hem is well turned down and when necessary carefully basted,lay the work across the first finger of the left hand, with the fold turned to-ward the outside of the hand. Make a small knot and conceal it under thehem or point the needle to the right into the extreme end of the folded hem,and draw through all but a little end of thread, which must lie along the hemto be sewed in with the first stitches. Now point the needle toward the left,first into the material and then through again into the edge of the hem. Makeslanting stitches. (The hemming stitch is sometimes made straight with thehem instead of slanting; it is less strong in this way.) Uniformity of slant andsize are more important than small stitches for beginners. If pupils are taughtto notice carefully, they will observe that in a correct position the two thumbssewingcoursecomp00wool. 58
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