FIG. 40
FIG. 41
The identical method of upholstering is followed from this point on as in the cricket, up to the point of stuffing. This seat is shallow requiring considerably less tow. Place just a sufficient amount to prevent the springs from being felt under pressure from the hand; then place and secure the burlap in the usual manner.
FIG. 42
Next sew the hard edge with a 12-inch straight double-pointed needle. Begin about ¾ inch above the rail, and permit the needle to emerge above about 4 inches from the edge. The left-hand needle in Fig. [43] shows the method. Pull the needle up to its eye as shown in the middle needle; then bend the point toward the lower edge. As it emerges toward the right loop the twine around the needle and pull it thru. This brings the twine around the tow, pulls it down firmly toward the lower edge and holds it there. This operation is frequently called blind hard-edge stitching. The [Frontispiece] shows the finished stool, and Fig. [44] another stool employing the same form of seat.
FIG. 43