FIG. 30. DARNING IN PROCESS
Fm. 31. DARNING FINISHED
When darning
flat work, it is
advisable to use
embroidery
hoops to hold
the work.
Place the work
in the machine,
having the un-
worn part near
the hole under
the needle. Com-
mence the darn-
ing by making a
line of stitches across the hole a little longer than
the width of the hole. Continue making parallel
lines of stitches across the hole, moving the work
backward and forward and at the same time grad-
ually moving the
work sidewise
until the hole is
covered with
lines of stitches
running across
the hole. Then
commence as
before and move
the work length-
wise of the hole
until the stitches
across the hole
are completely
,eovered and the
'darn is finished.
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FIG.
30.
DARNING
IN
PROCESS
When darning
flat work, it is
advisable to use
embroidery
hoops
to hold
the work.
Place
the work
in
the machine,
having
the un-
worn part near
the
hole
under
the needle. Com-
mence
the darn-
ing
by making a
line
of stitches across the
hole
a
little
longer
than
the width of the hole. Continue making parallel
lines
of stitches across the hole, moving the work
.
backward and forward and at the same time grad-
ually
moving the
work sidewise
until
the
hole
is
covered
with
lines
of stitches
running
across
the hole. Then
commence
as
before
and
move
the work length-
wise of the
hole
until
the stitches
across the
hole
are
completely
covered and the
darn
is finished.
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FIG.
31.
DARNING
FINISHED