To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.
It is difficult to give a description of modern overcasting which can be easily understood by one unfamiliar with sewing processes.
Overcasting is the most expensive way of sewing a book, so that it is advantageous to binders to place as large a number of leaves as possible in a section.
The modern overcastingstitch resembles in principle the old-fashioned whipstitching, but differs radically in actual performance.
The librarian will insist not only that nine-tenths of fiction and juvenile books must be overcast, but that a special kind of overcasting must be used.
It is also true that the book can never be rebound, but if the overcasting is properly done, the sewing will last until the book is discarded.
It has been objected that modern overcasting takes away much of the flexibility of a book and that books once sewed in this way can never be rebound.
There are also some good library binders who use no bands when overcasting and who sew all other books on tapes.
The success of overcasting depends largely on the amount of margin at the back, so that care must be taken not to cut more than is absolutely necessary.
Today every progressive library binder has a special method of overcasting and each claims that his method is the best.
The crosses being put in at the same time as the overcasting of the bars renders some forethought necessary to get each in at just the right time and place.
Commence by overcasting the threads from point D, and upon reaching the part where the pattern is widened out, change the stitch to an open buttonholing (as shown on line B).
After overcasting the raw edges a diagonal thread is thrown across (E D on plan), upon which the pattern shall be built up; the thread is taken once to and fro and then twisted back again for a third crossing.
The entire pattern is carried out in this way, first laying down foundation threads in the necessary places and then covering them up with either overcasting or buttonhole stitch as required.
The seams can be finished by overcasting the rough edges (see Fig.
The overcasting stitch is used on edges to prevent raveling.
When the buttonhole has been overcast, the needle should be in position at the beginning of the buttonhole where the overcasting was started.
Overcast all the seam edges, overcasting the two thicknesses of the seams together.
When the netting is exactly the size of the inside of the frame, it need only be secured to it with overcasting stitches, set very closely at the corners.
Fasten on your thread, take it by overcastingstitches over the braid edge, half a c/m.
If you wish to make them very slender at the bottom, you can finish them off with a few overcasting stitches.
You then take up every loop that comes between the vertical bars with an overcasting stitch, drawing the thread quite out, and tightening it as much as is necessary after each stitch.
Overcasting stitches are always worked from right to left.
Sew the medium-sized flowers and the small ones to the big ones with overcasting stitches.
The braids are joined together where they meet with a few overcasting stitches, as shown in the illustration.
If you do not make enough overcasting stitches to tighten the two threads, the bars will be loose and untidy and spoil the general appearance of the work.
A soft material, like Coton à repriser, makes the best padding for the overcasting stitches.
Corded bars, branching out into other bars, worked in overcasting stitches, may also serve as a lace ground.
In tacking braids on to circular patterns, the inside edges, as we pointed out at the beginning of this chapter, have to be drawn in with overcasting stitches in very fine thread.
You either sew on the cord with invisible stitches, opening it a little at each stitch so as to slip the needle and thread in between the twist, or else with ordinary overcasting stitches.
As soon as the overcasting is done, proceed with the button-holing without breaking the thread.
Working button-holes] To make the button-hole, use a thread of sufficient length to do both the overcasting and the button-holing.
Strengthen top by overcasting over a twist of raffia, sweet grass or sweet clover.
Sew all together by overcasting the back with stitches 1/2 inch apart in one direction, and then going back in the opposite direction through the same holes, thus securing a cross-stitch effect.
Sew the ends closely together with stout thread, overcasting the edges with same.
Teach the Overcasting on the Practice Piece and overcast all raw edges on the Patching Sampler.
The object of the overcasting is to prevent raveling while working the buttonhole and the fewer stitches which will accomplish this purpose the better.
As the overcasting must be covered by the buttonhole stitch do not take over two or three threads deep and just as few stitches on each side as is absolutely necessary to prevent the loosening of the threads.
It serves both the purpose of overcasting over a raw edge and that of hemming.
Overcasting is done by taking loose stitches over the raw edge of cloth from right to left to keep it from raveling.
Join the end to the front byovercasting on the wrong side.
Overcasting the open end] The pillowcases can be made of lawn, cambric or muslin.
I always sew my slippers onto the soles after being finished, by overcasting with wool of the same shade on the right side, which saves stretching the slippers all out of shape when turning them.
Simple as they seem, skill is required in both overcasting and making the selvage; for if carelessly done the sides are frequently made to curl.
Moreover, the Double Overcasting and Double Selvage may be "attached" more firmly to the sides of the rug by the yarn passing in figure-eight fashion about the adjacent thread or threads of warp between the two rows of knots.
As is seldom the case with modern rugs, occasionally both linen and silk are used for the warp, and silk for overcasting, but generally the warp is cotton and the overcasting is of wool.
Sides, a doubleovercasting of same colour as edging.
When such is the case, removing the stitches and overcasting with more care will remove the defect.
Sides, a heavy double overcasting that is generally brown or black, but sometimes red.
It is almost invariably either a Shiraz or a Niris if the webs of the ends are long, and the overcasting of the sides has a barber-pole design or has short lengths of different colours.
This resemblance exists mostly in the soft, floccy appearance of the nap, and in the barber-pole or parti-coloured overcasting of the sides.
Sides, a double overcasting or a double goat's hair selvage of three cords.
Sides, a tightly wound double overcasting in dark red, blue, or brown.
In overcasting or whipstitching do not take up more than one-eighth of an inch for the deepest stitches.
Probably few of the factors in book construction and book injury have been more effective than the tight binding, held open with difficulty, which is produced by nearly all of the current overcasting or whipstitching.
Sew on with overcasting stitch, taking two stitches in same hole.
Turn the velvet over the edge one-fourth inch and sew down with anovercasting stitch.
Sew to the wire closely with an overcasting stitch or with a running stitch just inside of the wire.
Sidenote: Whipped Gathers] To gather, whip the rolled hem without hemming, making overcasting stitches towards you, even and not too fine.
Sidenote: Overcasting] (7) Overcasting is a slanting stitch used to keep raw edges from ravelling.
Overcasting should be done with very fine thread (No.
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