RERAMIC STUDIO 
be regained, and disastrous results will ensue in the sewing. 
After the book has been carefully laid on the board, it should 
be tested with the try square to see that the head and back 
are vertical, if not, the whole thing must be knocked up 
again. If the result seems satisfactory another board 
should be placed on top of the book, and the two boards, 
with the sheets between, carefully transferred to the press, 
and placed as nearly as possible under the center. The 
screw can then be tightened and the book left thus for 
twenty-four hours. 
In sewing a book on tapes it is not absolutely neces- 
sary to use a sewing frame, but much more satisfactory 
results are obtained by its use. Ordinary tape answers 
very well, and either embroidery silk or book-binders' linen 
thread may be used to sew with. Silk, in a soft green 
shade, harmonizes with almost every cover, and it can be 
bought by the skein for three or four cents, while it is neces- 
sary to buy a large quantity Tof binders' thread, more than 
would be used in two or three years ; the silk is more satis- 
factory. An ordinary large needle is used, and held in 
place at the top of the thread by running it backwards, say 
half an inch through the silk, and pulling it tight. 
Let us suppose that the book is pressed sufficiently 
and ready for sewing. It must first be marked up; that is, 
lines must be drawn vertically across the back to show the 
sewer the position of the sewing tapes. Four tapes are 
generally sufficient, so the length of the book should be 
divided into five sections with the one at the bottom or 
"tail" slightly longer. On each side of these points a line 
should be drawn with a try-square half the width of the tape 
away. 
In addition to these lines two others should be drawn, 
about three eighths (f ) of an inch from each end, for the 
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kettle stitch, which is a very essential part of the sewing. 
It is a kind of button-hole stitch, which will be referred to 
again later on, the name is said to be a shortening of the 
term "catch up" stitch. Some people saw in the line of 
the kettle stitches, but if this is done the end-papers must 
be moved down, or taken out, as the saw cut would show 
too much. 
The tapes are pinned over the top bar of the sewing 
frame as shown in Illus. No. 7. and slipped along until 
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