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BASTING

76.

We

recommend

all

edge

basting·

work

be

done

by.

machine

and

not

by

hand.

Machine

basting

places

the

stitches

closer

together

and

the

line

of

basting

is

more

even

than

ordinarily

can

be

attained

with

hand

basting.

Furthermore,

machine

basting

is

more

economical

and

the

production

is

far

greater.

77.

Baste

sack

coats

l/4

inch

from

the

edge

and

overcoats

5/16

inch

from

the

edge.

Figure

Q

78.

In

placing

the

work

on

the

machine,

place

the

garment

with

the

canvas

on

the

left

of

the

arm,

which

is

on

the

outside

of

the

machine,

as

shown

in

Figure

Q.

See

that

guide

No.

1576

is

directly

above

the

basting

seam,

which

is

the

seam

between

the

canvas

and

the

facing

side.

79.

Place

the

edge

of

the

garment

in

the

groove

of

.Plate

Figure

Q,

which

is

directly

under

the

foot.

NEEDLE

PENETRATION

80.

The

operation

of

felling

the

canvas

to

the

coat

front

is

that

of

joining

the

canvas

to

the

facing

with

a

zig-Z:ag

stitch.

This

stitch

is

formed

by

taking

one

stitch

into

the

canvas

only

and

alternating

with

,

one

stitch

through

one-half

the

thickness

of

the

goods

and

through

the

canvas,

giving

the

appearance

of

sketch

shown

at

top

of

page

23.

81.

To

adjust

needle

penetration

in

the

cloth

on

the

facing

side,

use

adjustmen~

pin

LS

74,

Figure

N.

Turn

to

the

right

to

make

the

felling

stitch

deeper

and

to

the

left

for

less

penetration.

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