Stitching stitch: making, 25-26. other uses of, 27. use of, 23.
Stockings: darning, 167-169. how made, 167. kind to buy, 170. sewing rips in, 170.
Textiles: for apron, 7, 8. weighted, 279.
Textile test: burning, 282. chemical, 284. for combination, 280. for fading, 283. for finishing, 281. for shrinkage, 284. for sizing, 281. for strength, 283. with microscope, 282.
Underwear: cotton material for, 101. relation to health, 245-247.
Washing and ironing, the process for, 189-190.
Weaving: by hand, with simple loom, 67. cotton, 69. in modern factory, 69. Japanese girl, 69-70, 136. linen, 194. patterns in cloth, 285. silk, 124, 136-137 wool, 226-228.
Well-dressed, what it means to be, 250-255.
Wool: blended, 221. carder, 223. carding, 222. carding by hand, 76-77. fibers, 205, 226. how made into cloth, 218-228. material made from, 209-215. sheared from sheep, 206. sorted, 218. spinning, 225-228. quality of, 207. variety of fibers, 207. washing or scouring, 220. where grown, 203-204. why it varies, 208.
Wool clothing, facts to remember about purchasing, 224-229.
Woolen garments: points about buying, 229. washing, 158.
Yarn: spinning of cotton into, 72-77. woolen and worsted, 225.
Yoke: attaching, 38. cutting, apron, 33. making for apron, 37. placing the lining, 39. planning pattern for apron, 32.
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