Displays Invite your friends and neighbors to see what you have made.
Be sure your articles are clean and well-pressed and that they look as
nice as you can make them.
Demonstrations A demonstration means “to show someone else how to do
something.” Choose one special thing you have learned and use it for
your demonstration.
Here are a few suggestions:
How to use the shears to cut smooth, even edges
How to use pins, a pincushion, and a thimble
How to make a divided sewing box
How to start, stop, and control the speed of the sewing machine
How to guide material through the machine
How to use the stitch regulator
How to stitch straight (following a line or the presser foot)
How to develop good sewing habits
How to measure with a seam gauge or ruler
How to press with a steam iron
How to make a hem
How to turn a corner during stitching
How to match colors in materials and thread
How to hand baste
How to top-stitch
Are you ready for the next project?
........ Have you learned the parts of the sewing machine and how to
use them?
........ Have you been careful of your personal grooming?
........ Have you studied and improved your posture?
........ Have you made two or more articles using the sewing
machine?
........ Have you kept your record book up to date?
THE 4-H CLUB PLEDGE
I pledge ...
my HEAD to clearer thinking
my HEART to greater loyalty
my HANDS to larger service
my HEALTH to better living
for my club, my community, and my country.
THE 4-H CLUB MOTTO
to make the best better
Cooperative Extension work in Agriculture and Home Economics, F. E.
Price, director, Oregon State University and the United States
Department of Agriculture cooperating. Printed and distributed in
furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914.
20M—September 1961.