School Needlework, A Course of Study in Sewing designed for use in Schools
by Olive C. Hapgood, teacher of sewing in Boston Public Schools
Including general suggestions; plain sewing; ornamental stitches; and drafting, cutting, and making garments. A great book for learning basic stitches for hand sewing. (159 pages)
published in 1893
1893—School Needlework
by Olive C. Hapgood
Table of Contents
“Learn the sound qualities of all useful stuffs and make everything of the best you can get, whatever its Price, and then, every day, make some little piece of useful clothing, sewn with your own fingers as strongly as it can be stitched, and embroider it or otherwise beautify it moderately with fine needlework, such as a girl may be proud of having done.” — JOHN RUSKIN
Part I—General Suggestions
General Directions
Needles and Thread
Cloth
Scissors and Cutting
Part II—Plain Sewing
Plain Sewing
Drills
Canvas-Work
Creasing and Pinching
Basting
Stitching
Half-Backstitching
Hemming
Running
Running and a Backstitch
Overcasting
Overhanding
Gathering and Placing of Gathers
Double Gathering or Gauging
Shirring
Scalloped Edge
Honey-Combing or Smocking
Bindings
Facings or False Hems
Button-Holes
Buttons
Eyelet-Holes
Hooks and Eyes
Loops
Gussets
Placket
Tucking
Plaiting
Felling
French Seam
French Hem on Damask
Slip or Blind-Stitch
Edgings and Ruffles
Whipping
Stockinet Darning
Grafting
Stocking-Web Stitch
Cloth Darning
Patching
Bias Piecing
Piping
Corners Mitred
Loops of Tape
Part III—Ornamental StitchesHem-Stitch
Catch or Herringbone-Stitch
Feather-Stitch
Chain-Stitch
Kensington Outline-Stitch
Blanket-Stitch
Embroidery Knots
Marking
Part IV—Drafting, Cutting, and Making Garments
Two-Breadth Apron
Child’s Bib
Pockets
Child’s Drawers
Night-Dress Yoke
Child’s Sack Tier
Gored Skirt
Drawers
Child’s Waist
Hints for a Plain Basque
Doll’s Patterns