FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

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Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Large hole or nfnm plaee. — Cut a piece of the chth large enough to cover the hole or vv<irn place, and tci ext(*nd far enough l^eyond to reinforce it. If the material is fifnir«'*l ur hiw i\ imp, it ahould be matcheci, Ba8te the right fside of this patch to the v\roug side of the garment with the warp Hnd the woof thnrndn inatehioK* On ttie rigtit side clarn over the raw edges, without turning tliem uoiler. If the ragged cdgeft are not entirely trimmed away, the uneven nes8 uf the edges will make the darned place less conspicuous, I>o not carry the running 8titche« acrosH the patch if it is a large one, l^he edges of the patch on the wrong side may be sewed dowa with long bctnming stitches. STOCKmG DARNING* A hole in a stocking Ls repaired by a woven darn. lo place of being woven in a loom as cloth is, st^^ckinet Ls made on a knitting machine and consists of a series of interlocked loops of a continuous thread or yarn. In darning, the loose loops should be caught to prevent further raveling. Method of stocking darning. Guide timfor the stitches, — As a guide line for the work, outline with baffl- ing the space to be danic<L Make the darn diamond-shaped^ large enough to reinforce all the weakened part surrounding the hole. Materials to he u»td, — Use darning cotton to match the color and the size of the yarn in the stocking. Fur the average weight stocking^ except thin lisle and silk, two strands of the ordinary four-ply darning cotton Is used. Use a needle which is just large enough to carr>' the threa^d, and do not knot the thread. If the hule is too large to hold over the first two fingers of the left hand, a daming-ball may be placed inside of the stocking. Be very careful in using a darner, however, not to stretch the edges of the hole, IjtnglhtiHse doming slitrhn. — Darning is done on the right side of the stocking. Start at the right side of the hole Just iniiide the basting which serves as a guide hne, I*ut in first the lengthwise stitches (those parallel to the ritj8 in the stocking), using short, running Htitch(*s. In turning from one row of stitches to the next, loops must Iw left in the darning cotton to allow for the |>uasible stretching of the stocking and the shrinkage due to washing. When the hole is reiiched^ take up on the needle the loose loop at the edge to strengthen the darn and carry the thread across the hole, taking up the loop opposite. Continue until the incloeed area is filled with these lengthwise stitches. Crosmsiae darning utitchen^ — Start in the same manner from the top putting in crosswise stitches. Interweave these stitcbe.^ with the length- • Ext, Circ. 14, CdlL of Agr,. Univ, of 111. MANUAL OF ffOME-MAKlNG md mhm tbi* hole is reached wf&rc Ihe woof threads over and nail! warp Uireadt* la the next tqw^ pnas under thc! tbr^a^da ► pamed over iji the pree^iiiig row. Continuf? unfil the space f BU«d. Hie htUHlitd liani »hmild be UDOotb lo that It will )k* tin Ihe kmi. ml. Gblfaii«forWbaMB. J. P. Lippineoit CSo. Gbarioi Soribiiarli Sons. ^ f CHAPTER XVI MILLINERY By Beulah Blackmoee Hats should be analyzed, and the peculiar defects of every unsatisfactorj'' hat Hhould be exactly noted. In this way a group of principles may l>e mastered, which should be followed regardless of the season's vagaries in shape and triraming. HOW TO SELECT A HAT