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MAKING INFANTS' CLOTHES


our grandmothers shown in Fig. 6 is here in all its glory of effectiveness and easy manipulation. To work cross stitches, mark a row of squares on the material.

Bring the needle out at the lower corner of the first square and insert it in the far upper corner, bringing it out at the other upper corner. Pass the needle across the square diagonally and insert it in the lower corner, bringing it out at the further upper corner of the next square. This time pass the needle diagonally across the second square and insert it in the lower corner, bringing it out directly above at the upper corner. Insert it in the opposite lower corner, bring it out in the far upper corner of next square and insert it in near lower corner of same square. Proceed as in Fig. 6.

Fig. (6) Cross stitch is another easy-to-make decoration


Fagoting: For joining materials prettily use open work fagoting. It's quickly and

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