A manual of plain needlework and cutting-out (1886)
Jones, Emily G · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 80
and triangle is called the first), the double darn, therefore covers the cut. In the three-cornered tear two squares or oblongs are used as the shape of the darn, as shown in fig. 17. In patching linen, calico, or Holland, the patch should be fixed on the wrong side of the garment. The sewing or… … Fig. 16. — Darning a Crosscut. if seaming, which is the strongest sewing used, is put on the outer edge of the patch, the garment, which is worn somewhat thin, has to bear the strain of the weight of the patch on a thread weakened by the seam, whereas, if the patch is felled on to the garment, the…
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