4. Point needle toward you; put needle under one group of cross threads and pull through.
5. Put needle back and under same group of threads, and point it through the fold of the hem. Pull through.
Cut a five-inch square of linen and prepare to do
1. One-half inch from the edge of the cloth, with the point of a needle, pick out and draw a coarse thread; then draw several more next to it.
3. Now, turn a hem each side to meet the open space, and baste.
“If we were not here to help you, dear little Miss, you’d have to wait until you were much bigger before doing hem-stitching, for it is quite a strain on the eyes.
“You may do the canvas hem-stitching; then use the Needle-of-Don’t-Have-to-Try for making dolly’s handkerchief. Otherwise, you could simply hem the edges of the cloth, and learn about
[Illustration: Needle-of-Don’t-Have-to-Try]
If lace is to be put on quite full, measure the distance on which it is to be sewed, and allow one and one-half times that distance in lace.
1. Place the right side of the lace to the right side of the cloth. Baste lightly, along one side. Overhand―beginning one-half inch from end of lace.
2. To turn a corner, measure the width of the lace, and allow twice the width, and pin a quarter of an inch beyond the corner. Overhand around the corner. Finish and allow one-half an inch on end of lace beyond sewing. Cut off.
NOTE.―Valenciennes Lace has a heavy thread woven in the top on which the fullness may be drawn. A gathering thread should be run in lace without such a thread.
4. To join the ends of lace you must learn about making a fell.
“What is a fell?” asked Tommy Pin Cushion.
“A fell’s a fellow,” solemnly declared Scissors Shears.
“What does ‘fell’ mean?” persisted Tommy Pin Cushion.
“It means he fell down,” said Scissors Shears.
“Silly!” exclaimed Needle Book. “How could anybody ‘fell down?’”
“Down is entirely too soft to fell!” said Tommy Pin Cushion.
“This is all foolish nonsense!” smiled Fairy Lady. “Let’s proceed to make the felled seam.”
“Excuse me!” exclaimed Scissors Shears, “but how does a fell seem?”
“It seems you seem to seem not to be what you seem to be!” laughed Tommy Pin Cushion.
“What’s that?” demanded Scissors Shears sharply.
“A―a seemly fellow!” said Tommy Pin Cushion, giggling.