XIII. JIM’S OVERALLS 112 Patching. XIV. SEWING ON BUTTONS 121 Shank, Pearl, Bone, Cloth. XV. A CREWEL FROLIC 131 Chain-stitch. XVI. MARGARET MAKES BUTTONHOLES 138 Making Buttonholes. XVII. TUCKING GRANDMA’S APRON 147 Marking and Basting Tucks. XVIII. FINISHING THE GIFT 157 Gathering and Putting on Band. XIX. RICKRACK TRIMMING 166 Sewing Rickrack Braid. XX. THE DOLL’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT 176 Outline-stitch. XXI. SOME MORE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 184 Hemstitching, Rolled Hems. XXII. FINISHING THE HANDKERCHIEFS 192 Double Overcasting in Color. XXIII. LAZY-DAISIES AND FRENCH KNOTS 200 Lazy-Daisy Stitch, French Knots. XXIV. A SURPRISE 209 ILLUSTRATIONS He fell headlong to the floor _Frontispiece_ PAGE “You can do it! You can do it!” 17 She ran to get a pretty dress 22 Running ribbon in beading 24 From the tip of her nose 30 Threading needle 31 Basting 32 Running 33 “Mark with pins” 41 Hemming 42 Blanket-stitch 49 “Blanket-stitching is quite easy” 51 Running around the hole 56 Darning up and down 57 Darning across 58 “Hold the stocking stretched on your hand” 59 Catch-stitch 65 “I’ll put you to sleep in your little bed” 67 “Hold the goods lengthwise and cut” 71 Basting and running on outside of bag 73 Basting and back-stitching on inside of bag 73