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1893—School Needlework
by Olive C. Hapgood

Table of Contents—Long

"Learn the sound qualities of all useful stuffs and make everything of the best you can get, whatever its Price, and then, every day, make some little piece of useful clothing, sewn with your own fingers as strongly as it can be stitched, and embroider it or otherwise beautify it moderately with fine needlework, such as a girl may be proud of having done." — JOHN RUSKIN

Preface

Part I—General Suggestions

General Directions
Needles and Thread
Cloth
Scissors and Cutting

Part II—Plain Sewing

Plain Sewing
Drills
Canvas-Work
Creasing and Pinching
Basting
Stitching
Half-Backstitching
Hemming
Running
Running and a Backstitch
Overcasting
Overhanding
Gathering and Placing of Gathers
Double Gathering or Gauging
Shirring
Scalloped Edge
Honey-Combing or Smocking
Bindings
Facings or False Hems
Button-Holes
Buttons
Eyelet-Holes
Hooks and Eyes
Loops
Gussets
Placket
Tucking
Plaiting
Felling
French Seam
French Hem on Damask
Slip or Blind-Stitch
Edgings and Ruffles
Whipping
Stockinet Darning
Grafting
Stocking-Web Stitch
Cloth Darning
Patching
Bias Piecing
Piping
Corners Mitred
Loops of Tape

Part III—Ornamental Stitches

Hem-Stitch
Catch or Herringbone-Stitch
Feather-Stitch
Chain-Stitch
Kensington Outline-Stitch
Blanket-Stitch
Embroidery Knots
Marking

Part IV—Drafting, Cutting, and Making Garments

Two-Breadth Apron
Child's Bib
Pockets
Child's Drawers
Night-Dress Yoke
Child's Sack Tier
Gored Skirt
Drawers
Child's Waist
Hints for a Plain Basque
Doll's Patterns

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