1. Cut out by pattern of bath robe, making it only as long as the row of pinholes marked Dressing Sack.
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2. Finish the fronts and neck, and sleeves by “pinking,” or notching closely with the scissors; or,
3. Transfer the pattern for scallops given below.
To do this—With a soft lead pencil, trace scallops through the tissue paper.
Turn the tissue over, and lay the picture of scallops against the sleeves (and fronts), and trace over on the wrong side.
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This will leave a penciled outline on the goods.
Instead of this method, the outline of the scallops may be traced through tissue and “carbon” paper.
With embroidery cotton, work the scallops in blanket stitch.
The Dressing Sack may be finished with ribbon or bands, in just the same way as the kimono. Embroider the ribbon or bands with
To learn to make the stitch, use linen canvas 3 in. by 7 in., and blunt needle and heavy red working cotton.
1. Work toward you. Hold canvas over the left forefinger.
2. Five threads in and down at left hand corner, draw needle through from underneath. Let thread hang.
3. Count one thread to right, point needle downward slanting to hole directly beneath the hole needle first came through. Pull through.
4. Repeat, inserting needle one hole to the left instead of right. Always let thread fall under point of needle on right side of canvas, before pulling it through.