In gathering, a stitch much like running is employed. Small stitches are
taken up on the needle, with spaces twice as great between them. The top
of the skirt should be divided into halves, and each half gathered with
a long thread, fine stitches one quarter of an inch from the edge being
used. The middle of the belt and the middle of the top of the skirt of
the apron should be determined upon. The belt should be pinned to the
wrong side of the apron at these points, and the fulness drawn up to fit
(approximately one half of the waist measure). The skirt and the belt
should be pinned, basted, and sewn together.
[Illustration: _Fig._ 15.--Gathering]