ely necessary, has extra value from the evidence it gives of the
worker's interest and delight in her work, a quality always appreciated;
on the other hand, work done from the motive of getting a result with as
little labour as possible is valued at just its worth.

These insertion stitches are useful for joining together edges of
cushion covers, bags, detached bands, also for the ornamentation of
dress, and for embroideries upon which drawn thread work is not
possible. A stout thread is usually suitable for the purpose. The raw
edges must first be turned in and flattened, and the parts to be joined
can if necessary be tacked in place on a temporary ground such as
_toile ciree_.

Fig. 73 illustrates a twisted insertion stitch that is quickly executed
and very frequently used. The diagram sufficiently explains the working
without further description.

[Illustration: Fig. 73.]

Buttonhole stitch can be turned to account for this purpose. Fig. 74
shows the tailor's buttonhole used as an insertion stitch; for this
purpose it is the better of the two kinds of buttonhole. The stitches
could be arranged in various ways; in the present example three are
worked closely together on either side in turn. The only difficulty with
this buttonhole insertion is that on one side the stitch has to be
worked in direction contrary to that usual, that is from right to left
instead of from left to right. In the diagram the needle is shown
working in this reverse way.

[Illustration: Fig. 74.]

[Illustration: Fig. 75.]

Fig. 75 is a knotted insertion stitch; the knot at each side makes the
stitch a very rigid one. To work it--Bring the thread through at the
lower left-hand side, insert the needle on the upper side a little
towards the right, draw the thread through, and then tie the knot on it
as in process in the diagram.

[Illustration: Fig. 76.]

A rather more complicated joining stitch is shown in fig. 76. It could
be carried out with different coloured threads. The two sides must be
first worked with the edging, which is practically the braid stitch
described on page 88. Commence the stitch in exactly the same way as
when carrying out braid stitch, but work on the edge of the material as
in buttonholing, the working edge in this case being away from the
worker. Let the worker, having reached the point of pulling the thread
through to complete the stitch, draw it out in the direction away from
her. This will draw the stitch to