The following baby bib pattern and embroidery design were originally published in 1912.
Instructions read:
These attractive designs may be applied either to bibs, yokes, or frocks. Detail drawings show methods of working.
There are two ways to apply the designs to the materials upon which you wish to work.
If your material is sheer – such as handkerchief linen, lawn, batiste, and the like – the simplest method is to lay the material over the design and with a well pointed pencil draw over each line.
If your material is heavy, secure a piece of transfer or impression paper. Lay it face down upon this, then draw over each line of the paper design with a hard pencil or the point of a steel knitting needle. Upon lifting the pattern and transfer paper you will find a neat and accurate impression of the design upon your material.
There are two points to observe in this process if you would execute it satisfactorily. One is to see that your material is level – cut and folded by a thread – and that your design is placed upon it evenly at every point.
The second is, when placed accurately secure the design to the material with thumb tacks or pins so they cannot slip during the operation.
Do not rest your hand or fingers upon any part of the design you are transferring, else the imprint of your fingers will be as distinct upon the material as the drawn lines of the design.
Source: The Washington herald. (Washington, D.C.), 19 May 1912.
