Shelter and Clothing: A Textbook of the Household Arts |
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adapted armhole Baste beautiful blanket stitch bottom brim cambric carefully center back center front chain stitch clean cloth collar color commercial pattern corset corset cover costume cotton Courtesy crinoline cross-stitch crown decoration draft draw drawers dress edge embroidery embroidery stitches fabric featherstitching fiber figure finished flat flax floor fold front furnishings furniture garments girl gown hair harmony heat hemmed hemstitch home maker inches lace length light linen lingerie loom machine manufacture material measure muslin nainsook neck needle piece placket plain weave plait right side ruffle rugs running stitches satin satin stitch seam selection sewing shirt waist shoulder silk simple skirt sleeve soft spinning spools strip style surface thread tion to-day trimming tucks twist underarm underwear union suits velvet waistline wall warp washed wear width wire woof wool woolen worn woven wrong side yarn