. A sewing course, comprising directions for making the various stitches and instruction in methods of teaching . he stitch is a slanting line meeting a straight one. See Fig. 14. It isbetter to work the stitch on the wrong side of the material, as it places theslanting part of the stitch on the wrong side. The straight part falls in thedirection in which the threads are woven, and thus shows less. In over-handing a patch to a garment, however, it is easier to insert the patch fromthe right side, the slight imperfection arising from the showing of the slant-ing part of the stitch is offset by
. A sewing course, comprising directions for making the various stitches and instruction in methods of teaching . he stitch is a slanting line meeting a straight one. See Fig. 14. It isbetter to work the stitch on the wrong side of the material, as it places theslanting part of the stitch on the wrong side. The straight part falls in thedirection in which the threads are woven, and thus shows less. In over-handing a patch to a garment, however, it is easier to insert the patch fromthe right side, the slight imperfection arising from the showing of the slant-ing part of the stitch is offset by the greater difficulty of setting the patchin satisfactorily from the wrong side. In overhanding, the material is held horizontally in the left hand, withthe edges lying along the firstfinger; the thumb and first fingerkeep the material in place; theright elbow should be raised fromthe side, and the needle shouldpoint to the chest in each stitch;a knot may be used, but often in-terferes with a neat finish. Thethread can be fastened down bythe first stitches, in which case be-gin by pointing the needle to the. Fig. 14.—Overhanding. 54 A SEWING COURSE right, and taking the first stitch in the fold at the extreme right end. Leavean end of thread along the fold, to be fastened down by the first few stitches should be a couple of threads deep and should not be crowded,that a fiat seam may result. This is especially important in selvages, as, ifthe stitch is too deep, it makes an ugly ridge. In very fine work when a newthread is necessary the short end of the old one may be taken out of the foldnearest the worker and a new one inserted in the same hole; both threadsshould lie together between the folds or selvages to be held down by the nextstitches. Finish off by sewing back a few stitches. Take the basting threadout and open the seam with the nail. It should lie perfectly flat and thestitches should be scarcely visible. Practice.—First practice piece. Overhanding a
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