Use No. 40 cotton
“Now the apron is ready for
1. Find the middle of the band and clip a tiny notch in edge of each side.
2. Clip off each corner of band, to avoid thickness of goods.
3. Pin the right hand end of the gathered piece one-quarter of an inch from the right hand end of band.
Pinch
together
4. Pin the center of the gathered piece to the center of the band.
5. Pin the left hand end of the gathered piece one-quarter of an inch from the left hand end of the band.
6. Tighten or loosen the gathering thread to the exact length of the band and fasten under and over the pin.
7. With needle point, distribute, or spread, the gathers evenly.
8. With gathers toward you, baste with small even basting stitch just above the gathering thread.
9. With stitching stitch, sew the gathering to the band, taking up one gather at a time. Fasten thread and cut off.
10. Turn up the band. Fold the opposite side over toward you one-quarter of an inch from the edge. Crease. Do the same to the ends of band.
11. Fold this over the gathers, bringing the folded edge just over the stitching.
