Back-stitching 75 Basting and hemming casing on inside of bag 76 Finished bag 76 Eyelet for casing 77 She went through some simple exercises 80 Making eyelets 86 Cross-stitch 92 “Press the letters on the wrong side” 94 The birds were singing 98 Mending tear 99 Gathering lace 107 Sewing on lace 107 “’Tis done at last” 109 “Ouch! I’m caught” 113 First bastings 116 Third basting 116 Sewing edge of hole 119 Sewing around patch 119 There they all were 122 Four kinds of buttons 125 Ornamental shank pearl buttons 127 Two kinds of buttons 127 Coming up the stairs singing to herself 132 Chain-stitch 134 “Follow a thread of the goods” 140 Bar half-way around 142 Bar 142 Overcasting half around 143 Buttonhole-stitch 144 Finished buttonhole 144 “Measure one inch up from the hem top” 150 Basting first tuck 152 Tucks basted ready for stitching 154 “I stitched ’em myself” 159 Basting gathers to band 161 Basting down band 162 Sewing on rickrack 170 “I’ll need to wear my apron gay” 174 Outline-stitch 180 “My doll will be glad on Christmas” 181