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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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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