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 diagonal basting, the cross stitches are about one-half inch wide and the diagonal stitches are about one inch long.

Overcasting.—Where you want to finish the raw edges of a seam, whip them with over and over stitches. See Fig. 43. It will prevent them from ravelling. If the stitches are placed about one-quarter of an inch apart the overcasting can be done rapidly.