The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . lU. 346.) Sew it on to the garment thiough the braid or .seam bind-ing using a slip stitch. This is the best way to handle most furs. In the case of a fur in which the pelt is notthe same color as the fur itself as in undyed furs, the binding is absolutely necessary. When the pelt is the same color as the fur, a
The new dressmaker; with complete and fully illustrated instructions on every point connected with sewing, dressmaking and tailoring, from the actual stitches to the cutting, making, altering, mending, and cleaning of clothes for ladies, misses, girls, children, infants, men and boys . lU. 346.) Sew it on to the garment thiough the braid or .seam bind-ing using a slip stitch. This is the best way to handle most furs. In the case of a fur in which the pelt is notthe same color as the fur itself as in undyed furs, the binding is absolutely necessary. When the pelt is the same color as the fur, as in dyed furs or in white furs and thehair is long enough to cover the edge of the pelt nicely, this braid or seam binding maybe omitted and the sewing done right through the pelt. In this ease sew the edge of thepelt to the material with a hemming stitch. This is of course a simpler method and itis the best method to use in sewing fiu* to transparent materials for the binding or braidadds to the weight of the fur. CHAPTLR 30 DARNING AND MLNDING Reenforcing—Running Darn—Woven Darn—Broken 5titch—Drop Stitch—Set-in Piece— Underlaid Piece Darned In—Stoting—Mending Tissue or Tailors Tissue—Triangular Tear—Patcties—Flannel Patcti—Hem Patch—Overhanded Patch. DARNING is a simple remedy for many cases of prevention as well as cure. A fewgeneral directions will apply to darning in all its various phases. Neatness and thecareful selection of materials most appropriate for the work are the chief require-ments for successful darning. Whether the material to be darned is cotton, sTk or woolthe darning thread should correspond in thickness and colorto the thread in the fabric, and the needle should be neither toocoarse nor too fine. FOR worn places before the hole has comethrough, particular care should be taken to make the work asinconspicuous as possible. A thread or raveling of the materialwill do better than one of sewing silk, as the latter, no ma
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