Above right is one of the side panels - left is a close-up of the stitching.
Sewing information:
- Fabric was cut to size (larger than finished to allow for tuck shrinkage) and backed with a woven interfacing.
- A border was first stitched along the upper & lower edges of fabric. This was later used for the eyelets & after this edge had been folded to the inside. (Further stitching was completed only as far as this stitching line.)
- The panel was then stitched with a series of horizontal tucks (ie. across the width of the fabric) - the central panel shows this remaining section after directional stitching has been completed. These tucks were pressed in one direction.
- Directional stitching was next completed vertically across the panel - first in one direction, then the other (visible as 'herringbone' tucks).
- Shorter side edges were folded over & stitched to the inside (later used to thread cord through) - the longer edges had eyelets (used for looping a cord to the rings).
- Finished size for this Humpty is 18" x 8.5"
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