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 skirts, chemises and nightgown yokes and also for the French type of hand made blouse. Whipping is also frequently used on jabots and frills edged with lace for, when the ruffle blows back and forth, it presents a smooth finished surface on either side.



The Outline Stitch: This simple but extremely effective stitch is used on infants' dresses, caps and underwear. It is frequently combined with other embroidery stitches. It will often outline the neck, wrist bands or cuffs, belt and pocket, the latter being embroidered with some pretty design in cross stitch. This is the stitch so often used for the stems and leaves of flowers in embroidery. (See Fig. 3.)

Bring the needle out on the right side of the goods, draw the cotton and hold it with the thumb. Take a back stitch just beyond the first one, bringing out the needle at the exact spot where it was inserted in the last stitch.