“Beautiful!”
“Oh,” said Mary Frances. “I can scarcely wait!”
“Well, then,” said Fairy Lady, “let us begin by learning a neat method of putting two materials together when the edges fray easily. It is called a
French
Seam
1. Put the wrong sides of two pieces of goods against each other.
2. Baste about one-eighth of an inch from edge.
3. Sew with running stitch near the basting. Remove basting.
4. Turn the goods the other side out, and baste so as to enclose the seam.
5. Stitch with half-backstitching.
“Now, let us see what the nightgown looks like?” Mary Frances held it up.