The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-03

believe that the shuttle-stitch alone can or
ought to be used in any of the various indus.
tries In which the Sewing Machine is employed.
Let us examine with how much reason, truth,
or honesty they seek to force this conviction,
and what methods they employ.
They claim that the shuttle stitch is "alike on
both sides" of the material.
IL is true that the shuttlc.stitch can be made
alike on boz sides" OF thick coh or leather by
expert operators; but that this stitch forms a
perfect seam "aike on both sides" of thin mate
rial is nottrue, as every Sc wing Machine operator
knows.
They claim economy of thread" for the shut
tie stitch.
Hts true that the quantity of thread con-
tanned in given lenet tn of seam is less than is
contained in the same length of seam sewed
with the Grover h Baker stitch; but is also
- hUe that from four to six inches of thread is
aoosted at each end of every shuttlc-stitch seam,
short or long, in order to secure the ends, and
an equal or greater quantity of thread Is
ecosted at the end of each Oobbin. Il is also tyue
that laree amount OF time l. ,oasted in fasen-
ing the ends of seams by hand, in re winding
the thread on little bobbins every half hour,
and readjusting the machine and work aftef
every interruption.
They claim that the shuttle stitch will no
"trip or ravel."
IL is true that il is difficult to remove q shuttle
stitch seam, although it is very desirable some
times to do so, but it is equally true that the
shuttle stitch ,oW rip out ia wear If the seam is
cut or broken, or the ends lett unfastened.
Not satisfied with claiming for their machine
all the merits they possess, as well as many
which they do not possess, these manufacturers
wiluly msrepresent the Grover & Baker stitch
Chelr great lival), and unblushingly publish
false statements in regard to it and the ma
chimes making it.
They say that the Grover Baker stitch
wastes thread; that the seam is insecure and
will rdvel and that the stitch is only fit for en-
broidering.
Now they know, and every one of the t,go
hundred thousand users of the Grover & Baker
stitch machines knows, that there is not any
thread aodsed in making the Grover & Baker
stitch; that the thread used by this stitch enters
into the material, aud no more is used than is
necessary to make the seam strong and elastic;
that the amount of thread thus used in ordinary
seams is not more than is used and eodsted by
the sbuttle-stitch short seams it is less.
There is no time lUdSted in fastening ends OF
thread, nor in winding bobbins, in making the
Grover d Baker stitch; nor in adjusting the ma
chine and work after frequent and veXatious
Interruptions as the threads are fed to the ma
chine directly from the spools, and there is no
necessity for once stopping the machine during
the process of working up two spools Of thread,
of whatever size.
They know, and every one OF the tlCO hundred
thousand users of the Grover Baker stitch ma
chimes knows, that the Grover Baker stitch
,oil not rip or ravel in wear, that the seam may
be cut at every sixth stitch and still remain
firm, but that if required, the seam or any part
of it can be removed with facility.
They know, also, that the Grover g. Baker
stitch machine is capable of doing the largest
range of family sewing from the very finest to
the coarsest; that the work it does is more elias
tic, more durable and more beautiful than work
done by shutte-stitch machines, as attested by
the numerous prizes awarded tor it at exhibit
tions and fairs throughout the civilized world,
in competition with the work of the shuttle.
stitch; and that the capacity of the Grover &
Baker Machine for executing the most beautiful
embroidery is an additional quaiity and a
branch of machine-sewipg in which it stands
without rival.
For many purposes The shuttle-stitch ma
chimes answer well, and for such purposes they
are excellent machines. They are we'll adapted
for manufacturing thick and heavy materials
require to be washed and ironed. This stitch
being inelastic, is not iapted for dress or cloak
making, or family sewing. For these purposes
it is generally conceded that the Grover g. Baker
stitch is the best.
The still more extensive use OF the Grover
Baker Stitch Machines for family sewing is
especially desirable for the two following rea
sons. FirSt-The articles manufactured by this
stitch will wear longer than those made with
the shuttlestich, as the seam outlasts the
garments; and hence the use of the Grover &
Baker stitch on articles that are to be washed
and ironed will prove an incalculable saving to
the country. Second--The many difficulties and
annOyances experienced oy women, not expert
operators, IN adjusting the intricate machinery
necessary to form the shuttle-stitch, have a ten
dency to weaken their faith in the general use
fulness OF Sewing Machines, and discourage
their employment in the household. The great
simplicity Of the Grover d Baker Stitch Ma
chimes especially fits them for use in families;
while, to the skilled operator they offer the
widest field for the most elaborate, ornamental,
and fancy work.
Parties interested in shuttle-sttchl hlmachlnes
only may be disposed to question the soundness
Of these views; but if the public who desire to
purchase Sewing Machines will use the proper
means to ascertain for themselves, by actual
test which of the two stitch es is best adapted
for their purpose, aud not be misled by the
statements of interested parties, and if that