The dress you wear and how to make it . OVERCASTING needle toward left shoulder. Loose-woven,soft material will require a deeper stitchthan firm, close-woven material. An averagestitch may be about one-eighth of an inch 46 The Dress You Wear deep and one-third of an inch apart. Keepdepth of stitches and space even. French Seam Make a narrow seam on the right side ofmaterial as narrow as material will FRENCH SEAM In fine-woven, firm material the seam maybe narrower than in large thread, loose-wovengoods. Trim off all loose threads or rough edges,turn seam, crease in seam where stitching
The dress you wear and how to make it . OVERCASTING needle toward left shoulder. Loose-woven,soft material will require a deeper stitchthan firm, close-woven material. An averagestitch may be about one-eighth of an inch 46 The Dress You Wear deep and one-third of an inch apart. Keepdepth of stitches and space even. French Seam Make a narrow seam on the right side ofmaterial as narrow as material will FRENCH SEAM In fine-woven, firm material the seam maybe narrower than in large thread, loose-wovengoods. Trim off all loose threads or rough edges,turn seam, crease in seam where stitching isdone, baste deep enough to cover entirely thefirst seam and stitch again. This finish maybe used on light-weight material. The Dress You Wear 47 Hemming Turn edge to be hemmed from one-eighthto one-fourth of an inch, then turn widthof hem desired. It should be even in widthas even width and even stitches mean successto your hem. The stitches are taken on aslant, pointing needle toward the left. On point of needle take up two or threethreads of material, catching the edge of hemat same time. Cat-Stitch or Catch-Stitch This is a cross-stitch used as a finish to rawedge where material is heavy and flat; smoothfinish is required. Take small stitch likerunning stitch cross-thread by working fromyou, alternate stitches first to the right thento the left. Stitches should be in straight rows, onerow on ed
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