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 make a pretty trimming, too, on children's gingham, percale and chambray frocks.

Tucker.—There is no tiresome measuring and marking for the widths between the tucks or the width of the stitching if you use a tucking attachment. The attachment is adjusted to the machine the same as a presser foot. There are gages you can set to regulate the width of the tuck and the width between the tucks.

Crease the material and stitch as shown in Fig. 34. The attachment marks where the next tuck is to be creased.

One point you must remember in using a tucker is to form the tuck on the straight thread of the goods. It is almost impossible to tuck a bias.

You can have just as many pin tucks in your summer organdies and dimities as your