1. First learn to turn a hem on paper.
2. Cut the paper seven inches long and three and one-half inches wide.
3. Draw a line one-quarter of an inch from lower edge of paper and turn up and crease along this line.
4. One inch above that, draw a line. Turn up and crease along that line.
5. Follow same directions on muslin. Baste and hem.
“I
understand
now!”
“Good!” she nodded, as Mary Frances held up the folded paper. “You remember the hemming stitch on canvas. This is the same kind of stitch; only, as you have already observed, no doubt, it is a very zig-zag stitch, and is taken from the single through the folded part of the goods.
“Wait a minute, I’ll mark it to show you,” and taking the pencil, she marked the paper as shown on this page.
“Now try it on muslin.”
“Oh,” exclaimed Mary Frances. “I understand now!”
First learn to turn a hem on paper