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Example sentences for "armhole"

Lexicographically close words:
armes; armet; armeth; armful; armfuls; armholes; armie; armies; armilla; armillary
  1. Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garment.

  2. Then the king halted his company and came on alone, looking calm, with the thumb of one hand in the armhole of his vest, and the other pulling his chin beard.

  3. Cut the ribbon into six pieces, sew one piece in each of the outer edges to form the armhole and front as illustrated.

  4. For back--Continue from where you divide it for the armhole for 60 stitches leaving 40 for the second front.

  5. A pretty little crochet edge around the neck and armhole will complete this comfortable little vest.

  6. Place a loop in each armhole of the waist or dress.

  7. To neaten the armhole seams, bind them with narrow tape or ribbon.

  8. Make a seam of the armhole and the gathered edge of the sleeve.

  9. To put the sleeves into the dress, first gather the tops, until they are the size of the armhole of the frock.

  10. The chemise seams are joined in the same way as those of the night-gown, and narrow hems are placed round the neck and armhole edges, a little wider hem being put round the bottom of the chemise.

  11. Draw in one edge of the coat to meet the inner edge of the armhole and pin it there; do the same with the other side, and you will have fulness in front to allow for padding.

  12. Bring the sides around the armhole outward again and pin in place; then fold up a wide hem and pin the sides of the jacket to the curtain and fill out the inside of the jacket with half sheets of newspaper lightly crumpled (Fig.

  13. Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garnment.

  14. Measure the width of chest from side to side, just at the armhole in front.

  15. You pinned the paper to the doll's body or held it in place while you cut around the armhole, across the shoulder, under the chin for the curved neck, and then you cut the other shoulder and armhole in the same way.

  16. The shoulder lines are too straight; so draw slanting lines just a little towards the outside or armhole side, taking off one-half inch on shoulder edge.

  17. Each girl will need two lengths for the skirt part of the apron, measuring from the armhole at chest, to the desired length.

  18. Defn: Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the armhole of the waist of a garnment.

  19. To shape armhole:= Working 2 more buttonholes 10 rows apart, at armhole edge cast off 3 sts.

  20. To shape armhole:= Keeping continuity of pattern, at armhole edge cast off 8 sts.

  21. To shape armhole:= Keeping continuity of pattern, at armhole edge inc.

  22. Continue even in pattern until armhole from first shaping measures 3 ins.

  23. To shape shoulder:= Keeping continuity of pattern, at armhole edge cast off 7 sts.

  24. Continue even in ribbing until armhole from first shaping measures 3-3/4 ins.

  25. Omitting buttonholes, shape armhole and continue to correspond to Right Front.

  26. Work in pattern until armhole measures same as for back, having last 3 ribs K in garter st.

  27. Work even until armhole measures 4 inches, measuring straight up from where the 3 sts were bound off.

  28. Sew up sleeve seams, sew into armhole having fullness at top of sleeve.

  29. Bind off 5 sts at beg of every row at armhole edge, 5 times, work even at neck edge.

  30. Sew up seams at underarm and shoulder, sew up sleeves and insert into armhole gathering at top a little.

  31. Work even at armhole edge, and do not work in last st of every row at neck edge, until you have 20 sts.

  32. Bind off 4 sts on next 4 rows that begin at armhole and dec 1 st on every row that begins at neck edge.

  33. Work even until armhole measures 7 inches measuring straight up from where the 5 sts were bound off.

  34. Sew sleeve seams and insert into armhole having two small inverted pleats at top of sleeve.

  35. Work even until armhole measures 8 inches, measuring straight up from where the 7 sts were bound off.

  36. On next row, bind off 5 sts at beg of every row at armhole edge, 5 times and P 2 tog at beg of every row at neck edge.

  37. He lit a cigar, and his thumb found its way to the armhole of his waistcoat.

  38. One thumb stole towards the armhole of his waistcoat.

  39. Now work 60 rows, a plain and a purl row alternately, continuing the increasings from the front edge, with 5 rows between, and working 4 plain st in every row to form the seam from the armhole edge.

  40. Pick up the loops round the armhole edge on to 3 needles.

  41. Now on the 36 st at each side of the work, knit up the backs to correspond with the front, forming the armhole slopes by decreasing 1 st in the first 9 rows turned from the armhole edge in each case.

  42. If not, the armhole and neck can be finished off with some contrasting color.

  43. When sewing it into the sweater, place the longest part at the shoulder seam and stretch the armhole while sewing it in.


  44. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "armhole" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    cringle; eye; eyelet; garment; gasket; grommet; guide; keyhole; knothole; loop; loophole; manhole; parts; peephole; pigeonhole; pinhole; placket; porthole; spiracle; tap; vent