This section is from the book "Text-Book On Domestic Art", by Carrie Crane Ingalls. Also available from Amazon: Textbook On Domestic Art: With Illustrations And Drafts.
Material: Plain linen toweling or huckaback, 12 inches wide and 24 inches long. This includes hem.
On either end of towelling, turn a l 1/2-inch hem (finished). From the hemstitched sampler, choose a method for finishing ends of towel, and work as explained. Finish edges of hem with a very fine over and over stitch.
Press well, attach name and date.
 
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