Patton, Frances · New York, Newson & company · leaf 99
tches before beginning to darn. SeeIllustration No. 58. 2. The width of the darn is determined by the widthof the tear. (Half an inch is a good width for an ordi-nary darn.) 3. Use short threads. Do not use a knot or backstitch. 4. Hold the darn over the first finger of the left hand. 5. Begin at A… … III. 58.—Basting Defining Length andWidth of Darn. III. 59.—Dress Darn(Begin to Darn at A). loop at the end of each row of darning to allow forshrinkage. 7. The stitches and spaces in the last row must alter-nate with the stitches and spaces in the row above it. 8. The edges of the tear should be…
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