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Darning
f
oot
f
or
straight
seams,
Iowered
f
eed
motion,
darning
on
embroidery
frame.
f'rame
is
used
for
larger
holes,
and
the inner
ring
should
be
bound
with
corron
rape
ro
prevent
the
material
from
slip-
ping a,d ro
enable
guide
threads
ro
be held
firm
when
d
arning
edges
and corners"
The
piece
of work
should
be
stretched
tightly in
the
frarne.
The
rnoork
table
should
be
attached
for
darning work.
For
darning,
the
presser
foot
with
irs
extension
g,
Fig"
13
is
exchanged
for
the
darning
foot
and
the
feed
morion
is
]owered"
The
tension
of
the upper thread is
reduced
slight-
ly,
as
well
as
that
of
the under
thread,
if
required..
Darning thread
on
reels
is
best
for
darning
by
machine,
using
No.3C
for
coarse
towels,
No.50 for
face towels
and
heavy
tablecloths
and No.
zoe
for fine
tablecloths
and
patt,erned
goods.
V/oven cotton fabric is
best darned
with
dar,ing
thread
or
mercerised
thread
in
a suitable
colour.
\7hen
commencing
darning, the under thread is drawn
up
to
the
right
side
of
the material,
after which
the
presser
rod
is
lowered. Hold
both
threads
for
the
first
few
stitches
vhen
sewing
across
the hole
for
the
first
tirne,
sew
in
the
same
direction
as
the
weft
of
the material
with
long
stitches,
sCI
that
the darn
shall
not
be
roo hard,
and
the
second time
Fis.52.
Fig"
s
3.
[
)arning
f
oot for
straight
seams,
lowered
f
eed motion,
darning embroidery
frame.
(
\\'
in
tl-re
sarne
direction
as
the warp
threads,
but
then
with
I
r.
r'r
stitches. This
will
make
the darn
as
invisible
as pos-
.,r
[,lc
af
ter
washing.
Long
stitches are produced
by
sewing
r
.r
t lr c
r
slowly and moving
the
f
rame
rapidly, short
stitches
[,
r'
scwing
more
rapidly
and mor.ing
the
f
rame
slowly.
A
piece
of
double
gauze
should be
laid
across
large
holes
.r,rcl
tixed
in
position
rlt
cm
from
the
edge
of
the hole
and
rlrcn
cut
off
as
far
as
the
stitching.
The
gauze
is strengthen-
..'tl or1
the
cross
with a
few
stitches
and
the
hole
is
then
,l:rrned once
only
in
the direction
of
the warp
of
the
threads.
Patching.
To
patch cotton, woven
goods and u.oollens, place a
patch
()ver
the
worn part
and
sew
it
on, leaving
a
turning
of
1/z
cm.
Cut
away
the worn
part
and
fasten
the
patch
with
small
stitches
over the
edges.
Fot
patching
with
zig-zag
seam, see
Pug.
26.
Gathering"
(
)rdinary
gathers are sewn
on
the
machine
by
loosening
r
lr.
tcnsior-r
of the
upper
thread
very
slightly.
'
For
pre-
It'r'r'ncc,
rwo
rows
of
gathers should
be sewn
at
a
slight
distar-r-
(
(r
l'r'.rn
cacl-r
other. To
gather
the
material,
pull
both
thc
rrrrtl..'r'
tlrrcads
at-
the
same
time, u,hilst
pushing along
thc
nt:r
t
crirrl t()
form
gathers
'l'hc
lcrrgth
of
stitch
should
be
adapted
to the kind
of
matcri:rl,
with
a
rather
long stitch
for
norrnal
sewing,
but
.r
short
.stitch
for
thin
materials,
as
this
sives a
bettcr
cffcct.
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