Fig. 41. Basting the tuck
Make a measuring card of a straight strip with an eighth, three eighths, and three quarters of an inch notches.
Crease and fold a wide hem (three quarters of an inch), using the measuring card as a guide.
Over-hand each end of the hem. Now baste along the hem. The over-handing must be done before the basting. Now hem this wide hem.
Again, using the cardboard measure, on the right side of the model fold a crease three quarters of an inch above the hem. Begin at the right-hand side to crease and baste ([Figure 41]).
With a fine, even, running stitch, an eighth of an inch below the crease, make the tuck ([Figure 42]). Measure every few stitches to keep the seam straight.
Fig. 42. Making the tuck
If a second tuck is desired, measure from the tuck instead of the hem.