Apron: attaching the yoke, 37-39. basting skirt part, 33. cutting skirt part, 31. cutting yoke part, 33. gathering top of, 36. hemming sides and bottom, 36. material for, 7. planning pattern for yoke, 32. planning to make, 31-33. sewing seams of, 34-36. the sewing, 127, 128. useful, 129. "Artistic appreciation" in dress, 254-255. Attaching an apron yoke, 38. Basting: corset cover, 106. gores of petticoat, 104. hemmed patch, 173. skirt of apron, 33. stitch, 20. Bathing, 91. Bean bags, making, 29. Bean bag board, 29. Bean bag game, 29, 30. Bias bands, to finish, 99. Bias strip, cutting and placing, 24-25. Birdseye, 62, 183. Blankets, 214. Blanket stitch: how to make, 138. uses of, 44, 138, 141. Bleaching linen cloth, 195. Bloomers: bands for, 217. making, 215-217. material to use for, 202. pattern for, 201. Bluing, 190. Bobbin, 67, 68. Boiling linen, 190. Brilliantine, 213. Broadcloth, 211. Brocaded satin, 124. Brushing clothes, 157. Bunting, 213. Butchers' linen, 183. Button, sewing on, 45. Buttonhole: fan and bar ends, 43. finishing, 44. overcasting, 41, 42. placing, 40. practice in making, 39. stitch, 42, 43. turning corner, 43. Buying: garments, 271-278. materials, 276-278. points about, 197-199. Calico, 7. Cambric, 60. Canton flannel, 8. Carding: by hand, 76-77. cotton, 72, 74. wool, 222-224. Caring for clothes, 155-174. Carpets, 214. Cashmere, 210. Catch stitch, how to make, 150-152. Chain stitch, 119. Challis, 210. Chambray, 7. Cheesecloth, use of, 9. Cheviot, 209. Chiffon, 125. China silk, 125. Chintz, use of, 9. Cleanliness of body, 89-92. Cloth: how made, 74-76, 132-137, 191-196, 218-224. how pattern is made in, 285. Clothes: appropriate, 251. brushing, 157. care of, 155-163. choosing and wearing, 249, 250. removing stains and spots from, 158. things to learn about caring for, 156. why important, 3. Clothespin bag, 149-152.