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Hernrning
and
Sewing
on
Lace
in One
Operation
Start
the
hcm in
the regular
\yay,
and
with thc
needle holding
the hem in position
idise
the
presser
Frc. 29.
Ilpuvtsc
axo
Sul'rxc ol
Lrcn
bar
sufficiently
to
aliou'the
edge
of the lace
to be
slipped
in
under the Foot Hemmer,
at
the same
time
bringing it
up through
the slot
at the
rieht
of
the
Hemmer.
See Fig. 29. Lorver
the bar,.-turn
thc
balance lvhecl
and catch
the edge
6f
the lace
rvjth
the needle.
Guide
the hem u-ith
ihe right
hand
and
the
lace
rvith the left.
Care should
bc taken
not
to
stretch thc lace as it is
being
fed into
the Hemmer.
It is not
praelieel
to
seu
gltherod
laee
on tvith
the
Foot
Hemmer,
as the
Iullod lace
catches
in
thc
Hemmcr
slot.
_
A very
attractive \ray
of
applying
lace
so
thal
tho
sti{ehing
of
t
he
hcm is not
visible
is
io start
the
hem
in
the
roguler
ury,
slipping
the leee in
from
thc left
until thc edge
is
caught
u.ith
lhe hem
in-
the same
position
as
thc upper piece
of
material
when making
a hemmed
seam.