Our homes and their adornments; . HE art of makiug drawn-work is by no meansrecent. In Europe it was known for cen-turies by monks only, and was given to theworld after the breaking up of the monasteries,when ladies of the highest rank eagerljacquired the iirt. In its simplest form drawn work consistsin drawing out threads of the fabric andworking in ])ntterns with fancy stitches, thesimplest form being Tkk IIem-Stitcii. It is made by hrst turning the hem the desired width,to mark the line in the body of the goods where the fii-sttiiread should be drawn. A number of threads are then 1242] OUR
Our homes and their adornments; . HE art of makiug drawn-work is by no meansrecent. In Europe it was known for cen-turies by monks only, and was given to theworld after the breaking up of the monasteries,when ladies of the highest rank eagerljacquired the iirt. In its simplest form drawn work consistsin drawing out threads of the fabric andworking in ])ntterns with fancy stitches, thesimplest form being Tkk IIem-Stitcii. It is made by hrst turning the hem the desired width,to mark the line in the body of the goods where the fii-sttiiread should be drawn. A number of threads are then 1242] OUR HOMES AND THEIR ADORNMENTS. 243 drawn out, more or less in proportion to the fineness of thecloth, and the hem is turned to the outer edge of the drawnspace and carefully basted The threads left after drawing out the filling are now tobe caught up in clusters of four or more, next to the chain,as seen in Fig. 1, using fine cotton. Do the seam on both edges for Double Hem Stitch.
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