Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 April 1919 — METHODS OF APPLYING BRAID [ARTICLE]

METHODS OF APPLYING BRAID

Three Ways, Entirely by Hand, by Machine and by the Combination Plan. i,, There ore three ways of applying braid or tape as edge trimming—entirely by hand, entirely by machine and by a combination of hand and machine work. In each case care must be taken to “ease” the braid with the left hand as the work proceeds in order to avoid shrinkage In wash material and puckering in silk or woolen goods. Braid invariably Bhrinks in laundering more than other material. When the application Is to be made by hand alone, -writes a correspondent, place the braid on the right side Of the material close to the edge and backstitch the two together. The stitching should lie very near the edge,

but not near enough to cause fraying. After the bnckstltching is completed fold in half and crease the braid and hem it down on the wrong side of the material. The braid should just cover the backstitchilfe on the wrong side and the hemming run close to it. 'ln the combination method the process is the same except that the first stitching is done on the machine. In the machine work special care must be taken to keep the braid sufficiently lax. To do the work by machine alone fold the braid in half, place the material between the folded halves and baste carefully; then with one stitching on tlie machine in the three thicknesses.