. Scientific sewing and garment cutting, for use in schools and in the home;. rters and marked, is firstmeasured and cut by the pupil. Then thread a No. 8 sharp needlewith No. 40 thread, doubled, and put in a line of running one-fourth ofan inch from each edge. In doing this running, the stitches should be FOURTH GRADE WORK. slipped off the needle without taking it out of the cloth, as by remov-ing the needle a .stitch is made uneven. Draw up the thread, twistit around a needle or pin placed at the end of the gathers; hold theright side of the work to-ward you, and place the gath-ers with a ne
. Scientific sewing and garment cutting, for use in schools and in the home;. rters and marked, is firstmeasured and cut by the pupil. Then thread a No. 8 sharp needlewith No. 40 thread, doubled, and put in a line of running one-fourth ofan inch from each edge. In doing this running, the stitches should be FOURTH GRADE WORK. slipped off the needle without taking it out of the cloth, as by remov-ing the needle a .stitch is made uneven. Draw up the thread, twistit around a needle or pin placed at the end of the gathers; hold theright side of the work to-ward you, and place the gath-ers with a needle, holdingthe thumb directly over thegathers as they are must be done firmlyand carefully. If any soundis heard, it shows that theneedle is being drawn tooroughly across the cloth andmay injure it. Then let the class cuttwo gingham bands eightinches long and two inches wide, and fit the gathered pieces to them. When the bands have beencarefully basted onto the gathered piece, hem them on by taking upeach gather as a stitch. Turn and hem down in the same Puff. First Model. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. What is the first model of this grade ? Ans. A strip of gingham twoinches wide and twenty-four inches long. What is the first work on this model*? Ans. To divide it into halvesand quarters, and after marking it, to put in a line of running one-half aninch from each edge. What number needle and thread is used ? Ans. No. 8 needle and No. 40thread. How should the thread he prepared ? Ans. It should he drawn betweenthe thumb and finger of the left hand, or across a piece of wax, to preventits kinking; and then doubled. 70 SCIENTIFIC SEWING AND GARMENT CUTTING. Is the needle taken out of the cloth in doing this running ? Ans. It isnot; the stitches are slipped off. Why is the needle left in the cloth in running for gathering ? Ans. Ifit is taken out it makes an uneven stitch. Upon what does the length of the gathering stitch depend ? Ans. Itdepends on the length of the cl
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