“It is!” said Sewing Bird, “and is called
1. At left hand end of canvas, count four holes down and four to the right.
2. From under side, point needle upward: pull through.
3. Count three holes down and three to the right. Point needle down and under this, one hole to the left: pull through.
4. Count four holes to the right of first stitch. Point needle down through next hole to the left: pull through.
Catch Stitching
“Is that right?” asked Mary Frances.
“My, no,” said Sewing Bird. “That is all wrong.
Hold the work here near my beak. There, let the thread
hang this way:
“Now, pull it through. In taking the next
stitch, let the thread hang this way: