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Treatment of Edges The raw edges of a torn or cut cloth might be reinforced in any of the ways illustrated below.		Patterns Stitches Treatment of Edges Darning & Mending Spotlight: Mabel Fragua
The Treatment of Raw Edges
		Overcasting the edge. The most common and simplest edge treatment.
Overcasting the edge with two threads. This technique was less commonly used.  In this case one thread was probably put through, felt to be inadequite an supplemented by a second.
		Buttonhole stitch used to  mend the frayed edge of a flat braid.
The edge was sometimes folded over and sewn down, generally with a hemming stitch, after which the fold itself was overcast.
		A fairly common and effective treatment was to roll a bit of the edge under and overcast the roll.
In this example the roll was hemmed down.
		Torn edge reinforced by twine stitches and overcasting.
Torn edge reinforced by twine stitches and overcasting.
		Torn edge reinforced by twine stitches and overcasting.