Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-29
STITCHES IN CLOTHING.
Tailor Counts 32,e37 in Coat, Owe
$1,000 in Trousers.

A stitch in time saves nine. and
there are more than 30 900 chances in y
mans sack coat that his wife MAY
have 100000 to put into it. if shd
doesn't get on the job early when rel
pairs are due
II would be virtually impossible fol|
any one TO tell how many stitches ard
IN his clothes, and it is doubtful IL
any twe persons, carry the same NUNS
Der. Nevertheless. there are few who
have less than $4,000 or 10000 stitched
in their garments,
one tailor sip Kansas City Mo-. afl3
ter stitching ind stitching for yearsl|
b2tn in this country and Sweden. mad
his curiosity 81 aroused that he deeid
ed to count the stitches as he made FL
cpat. Herman Axeno found the it'd
more difficult than his work. but he
Kept on and when lie was througif
totaled up OBJ stitches, OF thes ga
Sue We're done hy machine and the resi-
by hand. The coat was four butt0iH
sack. y inches long and single stiten 1
ed.
For the five pockets e297 machind
stitches We're needed in addition "a
42S by hand. THEN the seams needed
1919 stitches by machine and 2240 hand
stitches We're used for the inside work.
/ iapeis. edge taee, etc. The basting tuF
the trying on. etc, contained PSI hand
stitches The collar and coat stitching
took up more time than any other parH
for $685. machine and 1896 hand stitciie8
were required. FL
For the making of the sleeves there
were 1884 machine stitches and 6f4
hand stitches, With an additional 754
by machine and 105 by hand to put tIl3
| sleeves i'll place. The buttonhoies and
buttons even needed $50 stitches; and
then there were stitched I'd the tune a!
1919 by MACHINE and GU by hand fol
miscellaneous purposes.
| AXeno found the stitch counting of n
coat a task in itself, and he didnt ed!
any further; but tailors estimate thai
there are nearly as many stitches m 4
pair of trousers or a skirt as in a coat
Each leg of trousers is cIosefJ
stitched on both sides, bringing th4
number of stitches between $4,000 and
10000, and often more The some Isl
true OF a strictly tailor-iNa !e slirtI
which seldom contains less than 10.0ot
stitches, and often needs more word
imam u coat, Y.F
In The matter of stitches. appearance
es are deceitful. fer the dvcsses ihc 4
appear the simplest often need tfd
most work. Ike light sARtner dresses 81
needing yards Of lace and plaits and
frills, are often a trial To, the dress
maker. for stitches by hand and MAJ
cline To the total of 31.eo9 aud 40.8Af
are needed before the garment is a m
plete, As for the magnificent ball
gowns that grace the ball room floorS
during the social season, it would takd
a week 10 count their stitches anff
madam would be disappointed in tho
delivery of the gown if she waited ufl 4
I'll the dressmakers counted as then
toiled. 1t has bean estimated by 81
dressmaker that many of the fair danl
GERS carry 100000 stitches or more upoI7
them. For here, too the frills and or !
naments must be taken into considerai
ton, and then if there is train a fe,1
10000 more stitches are required
And then the bride. She is also giv-1
en- thousands of extra stitches for good
measure satin. messaline and crepi
de chine all need their share of clogd
stitching, and few go to the altar with4
out 10000 or $4,000 stitches. anyhow. 1T
their outer garments And then thef
lace veil must not be forgotten. Thd
handwork On it, perhaps, took week =
TO complete. Even gloves have tncin
Share Of stitching. for which the long
varieties there can be counted / 1000 ~
more needle strokes.