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ÞarninE/mending
tears
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Darning and mend¡ng tears
with
Running stitch
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Stitch:
Needle:
Th
read:
Feed-dog:
Presser
foot:
Running stítch
No.4
size
and
type
suitable
for
the fabric selected
cotton or polyester
up
(sewing position)
Reverse
pattern
foot
No.
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Quick mends
for
tears and
worn
areas
on all types
of
fabric
Preparation
.
for
tears
use a
f
ine
backing
fabric
Sewing
. tears: sew
3-5
rows
of
Running
stitch
.worn
areas: sew
as
many rows
as necessary
nextto
one
another
'
overlap each
row slightly
over
the
previous one
Uil
Method
flat
areas
. sew
forward
.insert
needle
.
turn
work
. sew
forward
again
tubular
areas
(trousers,
sleeves)
'
sew
f
irst row forward
. select
continuous
reverse
sewing
function
.
sew second
row
in
reverse
delete
function
. sew
next row
forward
again
.
repeat
as necessary
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Backing
for
tears
'
instead
of
fine
fabric,
use a
piece
of
gauze
or soft
interlining
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