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Further Practical Sewi
ng
Fig.
81-84
N ormal
Darning
• A
ttac
h the
darn
ing plate and darning
fo
ot.
The
darn
ing
plate
a
v
o
i
d
s
t
h
e use
of
a
drop-feed
mechanism
a nd
makes darn
i
ng
easi
er
(wit
hout a darning hoo
p) by
cove
ri ng
up
t he op
eni
ng
s
in
the needl
e
plate.
•
Place
the
materia
l
beneath
the darni
ng f
oot
and make
sure t
o
lowe
r
the
pre
sser
foot
lever
before
starting
t
o
darn.
•
Stretch
th
e material tightl
y
and place the fi
n-
gers
as
close to
the darnin
g
foot
as
possibl e.
•
To
darn a
hol
e,
sew
a
screen
of
closely woven
stitches
:
going
fro
m ri
gh
t to left and
vice
versa.
•
Fin
ish t he
darn
by
sewin
g parallel
serpentines
f
orwa
rd
and
reverse.
To re
inf
orce
a worn-out spot, it is not
necessary
to
sew a
sc ree
n fi rst.
For parti
cularl
y fin
e
darning, we rec
o
mmen
d
usi ng t
he
darni
ng
plat
e with round hole
(see
extra
access ori
es, page 29).
For d arn
ing
wi
t
h a
uto
mat ic
st
it
c
hes
see
pag
e
25.
Fig.
85
Worn
-o
ut
Ed
g
es
Darn in the
usual
mann er, but when the edge
of
the material
is
reached, turn back quickly to avoi
d
f
orming knot
s.
Can also be done very neatly
by
darni ng with automatic stitches (see
page
25).
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