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APRONS AND HOUSE DRESSES

Lay the tape on the right side of the garment along the edge, letting it extend a quarter of an inch beyond the edge. Stitch a seam’s width back from the edge of the garment as shown in Fig. 14. Turn the tape onto the wrong side and stitch a second time from the right side of the goods as in Fig. 15.

Fig. 15. The tape turned onto the wrong side of the goods and stitched the second time

Finishing the Edge with Woven Bandings.—The woven bandings in white with floral or other designs in color or with a colored ground with contrasting motives are most charming and lend distinction to otherwise

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