Zephyr
needles
and
working
cotton.
“Good,” sang Sewing Bird,
“Oh, that is fine!
Is fine, indeed!
The zephyr needle
Is what we’ll need.”
“Oh,” laughed Mary Frances, “I can thread that—you turn the thread over the needle, double, because a fuzzy end would not go through even this long eye. Then hold it tight between the thumb and finger, and push the needle over the double thread—this way. Mother taught me that.”
“Needles and pins! Needles and pins!
This is where your lesson begins!