1. Place the eye a little beyond the double edge of the muslin. Hold firmly.
2. Overhand around the circles of the eye, beginning at the further side. Try not to let stitches come out on other side of the cloth.
3. Take three stitches at each side of the eye near edge of the cloth to prevent its being lifted when the hook is pulled. Fasten thread carefully in cloth near the eye.
The Hook
1. Put the hook into the eye, facing it upward.
2. Take the other piece of muslin and place double edge just meeting the double edge of the first piece. Hold the hook down on this piece of muslin where it should come. Mark the place and now unfasten the hook from the eye.
and Eye
3. Hold hook firmly in place with left thumb and fingers, and overhand the two circles of the hooks.
4. Put needle under the bent part of hook and take four stitches in the same place, just under the bent part.
5. Fasten the thread by taking three stitches close beside the hook, then take three stitches on the other side close to hook. This secure fastening must be made because of the strain which comes on this part of the hook.
Eye
showingNOTE: If the eye will show on a garment it is better.
Use a piece of muslin three inches square. Fold in half, and baste edges. No. 7 needle; No. 36 cotton.
1. Knot the thread.
2. One-half an inch from double edge, take four stitches about one-quarter of an inch long, over each other; bring needle out at lower end.
3. Turn the cloth and make blanket stitches over the four stitches. It is more easily done if the eye, instead of the point of the needle, is put through the long stitches.
4. When the stitches are filled with the blanket stitch, bring needle to wrong side of goods near the last blanket stitch taken and fasten securely.
