How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 401
ches all even and of the same size. We have now given all the stitches which properly belongto plain sewing, andour next step will be Darning and Mend-ing. * A stitch in timesaves nine ; this muchmost of us know fromexperience, and it iswise to devote a little time on a certain day each week to… … Fig. 299.—Herrinr;-bone Stitch. Old-Fashioned Needle-work. 385 TO DARN A JERSEY OR A STOCKING. With a needle and thread carefully draw out the unevenravelled edges of the hole, in order to diminish its size as muchas possible, and bring the loops andends back in their proper places ;then place…
