Carefully trim off the ravelings, fold the right sides together and crease exactly in the seam, baste and stitch the seam, taking care that no ravelings can be seen and that the seam is perfectly smooth on the right side.
Also remove any accumulation of dirt or ravelingswhich catch in the wheels or bearings.
Thread or ravelings wound about the axles of the wheels also makes the machine run hard.
Cut along between the spiral rows of bristles with a sharp knife or shears, and the ravelings and hairs can be picked or combed out easily without injuring the brush (Fig.
The coarser dirt and ravelingsmay be taken up by a carpet sweeper, with a brush, or picked up by hand.
If you are not able to match the wool for a darn, it is a good plan to use the ravelings of the stuff itself.
Suppose you were to cut a hole in the front of your blue serge skirt; if you darn it with the ravelings of the turnings of the seam or the hem, that will be exactly the same color and the same thickness as your dress.
Ravelings from the cloth should be kept for this purpose.
All dusters should be hemmed, otherwise the ravelings are apt to catch and pull down the bric-a-brac.
An old sheet can be used and the ends of the strips sewed together and then wrapped tight in a roll, with the ravelings from the sides removed.
Ravelings from these pieces are invaluable for mending old cloths, and ought to be saved for that purpose, 87.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "ravelings" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
