CHAPTER | | PAGE |
I. | What You Should Have in Your Work Box— Sewing on Buttons—Basting—Darning | 3 |
II. | Back-stitching—Over-casting— Creasing a Hem and Hemming—Rolling a Hem—French Hemming—Sewing on Tapes and Hooks and Eyes | 12 |
III. | Gathering—Sewing on Bands—A Practical Sewing Apron—Hemmed Patches—Gussets and Tucks | 26 |
IV. | A Doll's Skirt—Sewing Case—Bindings—Doll's Bed Linen—Pin Case | 41 |
V. | Making Buttonholes—Cutting from a Pattern—A Doll's Dress | 58 |
VI. | A Lesson in Stencilling | 74 |
VII. | What Can Be Done with One Skin—Cut Leather Bags, Belts, Book Covers, etc. | 83 |
VIII. | Tooled Leather and Tools Necessary | 91 |
IX. | The Simplest Stitches in Embroidery—Chain-stitching, Outlining, Herring-boning, Cross-stitching, Soutache, Coronation Braiding | 98 |
X. | Smocking—Feather-stitching—Lazy-daisy Stitch | 112 |
XI. | Couching—Shadow-work—Turkish Stitch—How to Stamp Designs | 121 |
XII. | Buttonholing and Wallachian Embroidery | 130 |
XIII. | Roman Cut-Work—Fancy Buttonholing for Borders—Bermuda Fagotting | 138 |
XIV. | Satin-Stitch and Marking | 147 |
XV. | Eyelets and French Knots—Bullion Stitch, and Other Fancy Stitches | 160 |
XVI. | Long and Short—Kensington Embroidery—Ribbon Work for Simple Flowers | 176 |
XVII. | Hardanger Embroidery for Squares, Pin Cushions, and Spreads | 190 |
XVIII. | AppliquÉ on Linen and Other Materials—Hedebo Embroidery | 198 |
XIX. | Hemstitching for Handkerchiefs and Collar and Cuff Sets—Simple Drawn Work Stitches | 207 |
XX. | Easy Lace Stitches—Fagotting, Single Mesh, Double Mesh, Spiders, Fan, Maltese Cross, Twisted and Buttonhole Bars, Picots for Simple Edge | 227 |
XXI. | Simple Baskets | 242 |
XXII. | Raffia Baskets and Napkin Rings | 250 |
XXIII. | Raffia Hats | 262 |
XXIV. | Knotting for Dolls' Hammocks, Shopping Bags and Other Purposes | 271 |
XXV. | Simple Bead Chains on Single Strings—A Homemade Loom—Woven Chains—Belts and Purses | 278 |
XXVI. | Braiding and Weaving Four and Six Strands—Weaving on Looms | 295 |
XXVII. | Simple Crocheting—Stitchery for Edges and Shawls | 306 |
XXVIII. | Pattern Directions for Making Doll Caps and Capes, Jackets, and Child's Bedroom Slippers | 320 |
XXIX. | Irish Crochet Lace | 333 |
XXX. | Knitting, Plain and Purling—Wash Rags—Fancy Stitches for Shawls | 351 |
XXXI. | Doll's Cap, Hood, Leggings, and Jackets | 360 |
XXXII. | Embroidery Suggestions for Boarding School Girl | 372 |