Treatment of Edges
The raw edges of a torn or cut cloth might be reinforced in any
of the ways illustrated below.
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Patterns
Stitches
Treatment of Edges
Darning & Mending
Spotlight: Mabel
Fragua
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The
Treatment of Raw Edges |
![Overcasting](images/edges/epptsfig091edgea.jpg)
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Overcasting
the edge. The most common and simplest edge treatment.
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Overcasting
the edge with two threads. This
technique was less commonly used. In this case
one thread was probably put through, felt to be inadequite
an supplemented by a second.
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![Overcasting](images/edges/epptsfig091edgeb.jpg)
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![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgec.jpg)
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Buttonhole stitch used to mend
the frayed edge of a flat braid.
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The edge
was sometimes folded over and sewn down, generally with a hemming
stitch, after which the fold itself was overcast.
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![](images/edges/epptsfig091edged.jpg) |
![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgef.jpg)
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A fairly common and effective treatment was to roll a bit
of the edge under and overcast the roll.
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In this example the roll was hemmed down.
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![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgee.jpg) |
![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgeg.jpg)
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Torn edge reinforced by twine stitches and overcasting.
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Torn edge
reinforced by twine stitches and overcasting.
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![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgeh.jpg) |
![](images/edges/epptsfig091edgei.jpg) |
Torn edge reinforced
by twine stitches and overcasting.
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