Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-03-28
STITCHES IN CLOTHING.
Tailor Counts 32,e37 in Coat, Over
$4,000 in Trousers.

\ stitch in time saves nine, and
| there are more than 10000 chances in II
| mans sack coat that his wife may
| have 25o,o00 to put into it. if she
| doesn't get on the job early when re-
pairs are due
II would be virtually impossible for
laiN one To tell how many stitches are
IN his clothes and it is doubtful if
any two persons carry the same num-
Der Nevertheless. there are few who
haze less THAI - 600 or $4,000 stitches
| in their garments.
one tailor in Kansas City. Mo. at
Ter stitching and stitching for years,
b3tn in this country and Sweden. mad
las curiosity - aroused that he decid-
cd 10 coUht the stitches as he made a
coat, Herman AXeno found the Job
more difficult than his work, but he
kept on and When he was through
tntaled up - @37 stitches of these %.
see were done ~ machine and The rest
hy Eand. The coat was a four button
sack, - inches long and single stiten-
ed
For the five pockets 6297 machine
stitches were needed. in addition to
42S by hand Then the seams needed
1919 stitches 10y machine and 2240 hand
stitches were used for the inside work,
iapeis. edge taee. etc. The basting for
the Try ing on. etc. contained PSI hand
stitches. The collar and coat stitching
took up more time tran any other part,
tor 500 machine and 1895 hand stitches
were required.
For the making of the sleeves there
Wee 1884 machine stitches and GIG
hand stitches, with an additional 756
by machine and 705 by hand to put the
sleeves in place. The buttonholes and
buttons even needed $50 stitches: and
then there were stitched to the tune Of
1919 by machine and 622 by hand for
miscellaneous purposes.
AXeno found the stitch-counting of a
coat Il task in itself, and he didn't go
any further; but tailors estimate that
there are nedrls as many stitches IN d
PAR Of trousers or Il skirt rs in coat
Each leg Of Il trousers is closely
stitched en both Sides, bringing the
num5tr ri stitches between Is, 900 and
20.0@ and often more. Tire some is
true OF a strieft% tdiI0r-iaa !e skirt,
which seldom contains less than 10. 600
stitches. and often needs more work
than Il coat
In The matter Of stitches appearance
IS are dee@itluI. Ter tEr dresses thct
appear The simplest often need the
most work. Tie light sunotaer dr. sseS
needing yards Of lace and plaits and
flI1is, are often 4 trial - the dreS.
maker, for Ssitehes by hand and ma
cline IL the toel of 31,re0 and 10000
ale aecded befor" tho garment is NJ
plete. KS for the magnificent ball
gowns that grace the bail room floors
during the social season. it would take
Il Week 10 count their stitches and
madam would be disappointed in the
delivery Of the gown if she waited un-
I'll the dreSsmakers counted as they
toiled II has he n estimated by "a
drcSsmaker that many of the fair dam
GERS carry lGG.06a stitches or more upon
them Fer here. 100. the friIls and or
PAYMENTS must IL taken into considera-
ten, and then if there is a train few
10000 more stitches are required.
and then the bride. She is also Civ
en- thousands Of extra stitches for good
me4sure-satin, messaline and crepe
de chine all need their share of close
stitching, and few go To the altar with
out 10000 or 60. 600 stitches. anyhow, in
lh"ir cutter garments and then the
lace veil must not be forgotten The
handwork on il, perhaps. took weeks
10 complete. Even gloves have their
share ct stitching. for which the long
varieties there can be counted 900 or
more needle strokes.