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the fullness equally distributed use two threads, starting the threads at the center front and running them to the sides of the apron. Use a double thread for each gathering and run it in with running stitches. (See Fig. 32.) Use ample thread so that an end will hang down beyond the side of the apron and there will be no danger of it pulling out.
Fig. 32. Running in a Gutter thread

Fig. 33. The first stitching in joining the waistband to the top of the apron Determine the center front of the waist-band by folding it crosswise. Cut one-fourth inch slashes in the top and bottom of waistband at the center front. Lay the waist-band along the top of the apron, placing it on the wrong side of the apron. Keep the center fronts even and draw up the gather threads until the top of the apron is the desired size.

Distribute the fullness evenly. The ends of the waistband should extend a seam’s width beyond the sides of the apron to give room to finish

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