The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25


as possible. Provide each child with her
own tape measure, paper of needles of
tErSNlNNI assorted sizes. spool of red cotton,
IS&SEH No So pair of scissors, a thimble.
- one-half yard OF a soft, firm quality of
,hbleached muslin. scratch pad, pencil and last
but not least pupil VIII need " note cover OF
some kind with pages of heavy unrued paper which
viii fit in this The paper for this purpose
comes with o holes punched side, the sheets
can be fastenea later on in the note cover
This book when it is filled the beautifully
made samplers really thing of beauty besides be-
ing valuable for reference
Naturally fin Of anything, there always
seem to be a good many rather general explanations
which are unavoidable; must be used not to talk
long enough have the pupils attention wander
When they are gathered about table for their
first lesson they should be made TO understand that
they are to taught in the easiest possible
manner instead of making actual garments they
first learn to take the various stitches on small pieces
Of cloth: piece is done we'll enough it
Is pressed mounted the nice book which has
been given to each one.
Certain valuable principles be firmly i'm
pressed on their minds the Of things and
viii that they must always sit so that the
whole length Of teir backs touches the chair back
Much fatigue can be avoided I sits correctly.
The majority O that the lower part Of
their back is away from the chair back they
doubled reach their work. The result is
inevitably aching back, and If such position is in
dulged in for long enough time there will be badly
rounding shoulders and contracted chest. On the
other hand person taught to sit easily erect and
hold her work TO her. little if any fatigue will be
experienced.
If it is necessary to bend over the table at any
time 90 so by bending the hips and keeping the
back itself straight Explain if necessary. the divi
sins on te tame measure and then show how to thread
a needle
It is good thing right here TO explain show
pupils If possible kinds of needles Show
them the different sizes and explain that the numbers
from ]. which is the coarsest to No - which is
the finest These needles lengths sharps,
which long used sewing generally. and
betweens' which the numbers but
table linen Then there the milners' needles
being unusually long and provided
eyes. and embroidery needles, having long eyes
a great mistake long a thread in
sewing; it should be longer than from the
shoulder to the finger tips and in many instances much
supposed less If it is thread
ed from the end which hangs from the spool
Show how TO make a small knot n he opposite end
0 thread fail to have it distinctly un-
derstood that knot where it is possible
avoid doing and no account is allowed
unless be hidden
After these bits OF general information have been
given the actual work is begun. Unbleached muslin is
used and colored cotton thread so that the stitches
can be easily seen. Give girl a piece un-
beached muslin twelve inches long and six inches wide.
The cloth should be torn both for the length and the
looks crooked it be stretched straight
by pulling bias end. then from
other each girl down from the Of
her piece inch; then the cloth
n straight line between these it
turned towards what the wrong 0 the
sampler
on this piece are to be put different kinds of
basting stitches, and the different lengths to-
first marked the cloth with pencil This done
TO accustom the to straight lines and to the diff
ferent parts Of an inch.
the opposite the cloth from where the
inch wide turning made the cloth is turned
wards the right side one-quarter of inch Crease
this the cloth distinctly. then bring this
edge cloth up within fve-eighths of
of the top fold This makes the cloth double with
fold the right side coming hve-eighths of inch
below the top folded edge.
pins o each side to hold two
sldes exactly together Lay the work the table
sharp pointed pencil a the
places for the stitches
Beginning the bottom piece measure VI
inch one-half inch in from the right hand
edge Holding the pencil straight up down, make
tiny dot Measure inch up from the left corner
and lay al each
end. Make dots all the way at intervals of
half a the right put
needle in that the the right side theT
stitches right the width of the sampler
putting needle through gives ar
even basting half long a inch
space. When end reached the thread
by taking several tiny stitches another.
The Of the hve-eghths Of an inch
apart After measuring the fve-eighths
of inch. and resting the rule these dots g
dot one-half inch in, then oneeighth away
Continue these measurements the cloth The
stitches taken that there is half inch stitcl
with eighth of inch space.
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