THE STITCH THAT IS COMBINED WITH TACKING STITCH ON THE FROCK BELOW.
As a general rule no tacking stitch used as a decoration should be more than half-an-inch in length, and the space between proportionately less. The space between may be equal to the stitch, or may be half or a quarter its length, but neither stitch or space should be longer than half-an-inch, or the result may be a series of long threads, apt to become loops if suddenly caught.
For the experiment, make the stitches about one-third of an inch, and the space between either the same or very small—about one-tenth of an inch. An inch measure at hand to test the first few stitches will quickly help the eye to guess the correct length of the remainder without effort. After the first row, the most difficult part is over, as the second and succeeding rows will be exactly the same length.
A CHILD’S FROCK DECORATED WITH TACKING STITCH AND Y STITCH.
Three rows of stitching close together will result in a pattern of red oblongs, with regular spaces between them. These may become squares if more rows are added.
All the illustrations on [pages 61] and [62] are based on the tacking stitch, and may be applied to the decoration of a hem, or the border of belt or neck.
Pretty Fancy Stitches.
An illustration on [page 63] shows the treatment of the two-inch hem on the child’s frock. The vertical bar repeated at regular intervals round the hem is filled with a variation of the Y stitch, the working of which is shown in diagrams A, B and C on [page 64].