Piece by piece the various parts of the garments were given out, until there remained nothing more to do than to put on buttons and work buttonholes, and overhand the arm holes.
In the schools, as well as at home, every little girl-baby was taught to sew, to overhand minutely upon small blocks of calico, the edges turned over and basted together.
When a perfect capacity for overhand sewing was established, the next short step was to the sampler, and the tiny fingers were guided along the intricacies of canvas crossings.
Then take strands H and J, cut out half the yarns in each, make an overhand knot in them and tuck the ends under the next lays as in a short splice.
Lap the yarns over the wood and the stops B, and fasten together by overhand knots E, worm the free ends under and over and then bring up the ends of the stops B and tie around the strands of eye as shown.
These may be either overhand or underhand, and when a seizing or fastening of twine is placed around the two parts where they cross a useful rope ring known as a "clinch" is formed (Fig.
The "Figure-Eight Knot" is almost as simple as the overhand and is plainly shown in Figs.
Now finish and secure the ends by making overhand knots, pass the ends underneath the nearest strands and trim ends off close (Fig.
The two ropes are laid alongside one another, then with each end an overhand knot is made around the standing part of the other.
Before proceeding with the tenderfoot requirements, a scout should first learn the two primary knots: the overhand and figure-of-eight knots.
Illustration: Halter, Slip, or Running Knot] A bight is first formed and an overhand knot made with the end around the standing part.
Illustration: The Overhand Knot] Start with the position shown in the preceding diagram.
Then he threw what he called his drop, which he executed by a straightoverhand swing.
He faced Hill with a smile, and then, taking his long, overhand swing, he delivered the jump ball.
He had a powerful overhand swing, and the potatoes flew like bullets.
Overhand neatly the ends of the bottom and neck facings.
To sew the gusset in, place the apex of the triangle to the end of the opening and overhand on the wrong side to the crease before made.
Hold the button with the left hand and overhand the loop to the cloth.
Overhand the top and cover with the green luster cotton to represent the calyx, leaving a loop for the stem.
Overhand on the right side, using no knot, but sewing over the end of the thread.
Beginning near the middle of one side overhand the patch in, matching as you overhand.
Overhand on the wrong side the two together across the end and up both sides.
Put the hemmed bands on the side having the placket and the gusset, and the overhand bands on the side of the nightgown opening.
Turn in the ends of the hems even with the sides of the bag and overhand from the top five-eighths of an inch, leaving an opening for the tapes three-eighths of an inch wide at the bottom of the hem.
Overhand that part which folds into the books to the outside, at top and bottom, thus forming the pockets into which the covers of the book slip.
To join the threads leave a half-inch of the old and a half-inch of the new, lay them along the edge and overhand over them.
Overhand closely from right to left with short even stitches.
Then draw up the thread, arrange the gathers even, and overhand to the edge with fine even stitches.
The overhand patch is used on very thin material, such as lawn, dimity or organdy, where strength is not required and where the two thicknesses of cloth around the edge of the hemmed patch would be too noticeable.
An overhand knot with no function occurs in the wrapping.
Excavated sites and large private collections there contain an overwhelming amount of cordage that is 2-ply Z-twist; both square and overhand knots were found.
To form it proceed as though you are going to make an ordinary overhand knot, but instead of working with both ends use the end and a bight as in Fig.
The bight a is placed under the cask, and the overhand knot b is slipped over the head, and the two ends are brought up and knotted as in Fig.
Pass the bight a of the rope under the lower end of the barrel and bring the two parts up, and with them {68} form an overhand knot b, which is opened out so as to fit over the end of the barrel.
If we take up fast swimming, we must learn one of the various overhandor overarm strokes.
The greatest number recorded, with overhand bowling, was in M.
Why, with an unpractised bowler, especially if in the constrained attitude of the overhand delivery, this manœuvre has succeeded in producing threes and fours in rapid succession.
England, at Brighton, in 1827, one of the trial matches which excited such interest in the early days of overhand bowling.
And with a powerful overhand stroke he ploughed his way through the rippled brine, his shoulders gleaming white as he bent to his work.
Frank was using his favourite overhand stroke, Jack the side stroke, and the rest the ordinary breast stroke.
Double each piece in the middle and, using the overhand knot, tie it over a stout lead pencil or a very narrow ruler.
There are three kinds of knots--the overhand knot, the square knot and the "Granny" knot.
Using the overhand knot, tie each color alternately, until all except about four inches of cord is used up.
The principle of this pass is essentially the same as that of the closed grip overhand pass described later in the chapter on technique of passing.
These are of three types, the underhand, the overhand with closed grip and the overhand with open grip.
There by the furnace, and there by the anvil, Behold thy sturdy blacksmiths swinging their sledges, Overhand so steady, overhand they turn and fall with joyous clank, Like a tumult of laughter.
Both boys swam with the overhand side-stroke, breathing whenever their heads happened to be above water, and ploughed landwards with waves of bubble and broken water behind them.
Why shouldn’t I bring my arm up overhand like that,” he said, “and turn my wrist over underhand?
Fill with the ordinary baking-beans andoverhand the top.
Turn the odd-shaped bag inside out, fill with beans and overhand the small circular opening with close stitches of silk.
They disliked burying their faces in the water, and so got along much better with the old overhand and breast strokes.
I was swimming the overhand when, as I drove my under-hand ahead, I stuck it right through the body of this nasty, slimy thing.
When the loop is not fastened to anything use the overhand method of tying it.
Marjorie Rawlins's slow overhand twisters needed constant watching, while Janet Armstrong was evidently trying all she knew to get her own back again.
A moderately long run with a swinging step brought her to the wicket; with a high overhand action she sent the ball down the pitch at a good pace.
It is strange how a long course ofoverhand bowling induces contempt of lobs.
Already he was heading out from the shore, cleaving the water with a swift, overhand stroke.
But as he tore through the water with that powerful overhand stroke which had won him many a race, his sturdy self-control began slowly to return.
A bight is first formed and an overhand knot made with the end around the standing part.
He used a powerful overhandstroke and when he was moving slowly he was practically tireless.
Using a doll’s stocking as a pattern, cut the net in the shape of stockings, overhand two pieces together with colored worsted on three sides.
Fill these bags with candy, then overhand the top together and hang on the tree.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "overhand" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
