A manual of plain needlework and cutting-out (1884)
Jones, Emily G · London : J. Hughes · leaf 85
n the upper row ; put it in at C, and bring it out at D, on the lower row ; then in at B and out at E, and so on. Each loop has the needle passed through it twice. Swiss darning is also worked on the right side of the knitting or web, and from right to left. This is a most valuable method of… … Fig. 15. — Swiss Darning. supplies a missing thread, and Swiss darning covers what is already there. The material used should be a little finer than the original, for if coarse, the darn will be clumsy. If the eye is carried up and down a piece of knitting on the right side, the stitches look…
Needlework · Fancy work · Cut-out craft
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