Before turning the hem, the pupils should make a gauge from heavy paper, notched to indicate the depth of the hem. A few minutes should be devoted to practice in measuring and turning a hem of the desired depth on a sheet of paper. This should give practice in the double turning necessary--first, the narrow turn to dispose of the cut edge; second, the fold to finish the edge. When the lesson is finished, the boxes should be put away in systematic order, and all scraps should be carefully picked up from the desks and the floor. LESSON II: HEMMING TOWELS _Turning and basting hems. Hemming towels of crash, sacking, or other material, for use in washing and drying dishes at home or in school._ [Illustration: _Fig._ 3.--Even basting] SUBJECT-MATTER Basting is used to hold two pieces of material together until a permanent stitch can be put in. It is done by taking long stitches (one-fourth inch) from right to left and parallel to the edges that are to be basted together. In starting, the thread is fastened with a knot; when completed, it is fastened by taking two or three stitches one over the other. PRELIMINARY PLAN The teacher should have the necessary materials on hand or should see that they are supplied by the pupils. The articles needed will include material for the towels, white thread for basting and hemming, and gauges for measuring. The teacher should also have a large square of unbleached cotton or canvas, 18 by 18 inches, and a large darning-needle and coloured worsted thread, to use for demonstration purposes. The canvas should be fastened to the black-board, where the class can see it easily. METHOD OF WORK As soon as the class is called, the supplies are at hand, and the hands are in a proper condition, the teacher should demonstrate the basting-stitch, with a large needle and thread, on the square of canvas that has been fastened on the wall. Materials for work should be passed. Each pupil should straighten the ends of her towel by drawing a thread. Then she should turn and baste a hem three eighths of an inch in depth. At the close of the lesson, the pupils should fold their work carefully and put it neatly in their boxes. LESSON III: HEMMING TOWELS--Continued _The overhanding stitch and the hemming stitch._ SUBJECT-MATTER