BULLETIN
OF THE
Winthrop Normal and
Industrial College
OF
South Carolina
Bulletin No. 2 DECEMBER, 1908 Volume 2
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SEwing
BY
MRS. BESSIE WEBB BIRDSALL
MISS LORA BERTHA ABLE
1908
The R. L. Bryan Company, Printers
Columbia, S. C.


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N any course in sewing, the funda-
mental stitches and operations
should be given first. These
may be exemplified on small
pieces of unbleached cloth, sewed with colored
thread; and should include hems, patches,
darns, buttonholes, and so forth. This, how-
ever. should be only by way of introduction.
If work is confined to the small model, it
soon grows tiresome, and, therefore, as soon
as practicable, finished articles should be
made. Sewing bags, towels, aprons, flannel
skirts and sets of undergarments will naturally
follow: and will be found to arouse interest,
develop taste and contribute to social efficiency.





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Dress
Darning
Straight
Darn
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C Orn ered
Darn
Bias Darn
Darn for
Worn Spot
One should darn with same color as stocking to
be darned. Never use knots. Darning should
be as smooth as possible.
' A very thin net may be used to darn over, as it
makes work much easier.
Always have edges drawn well together; and,
if necessary, baste on stiff paper, to hold in place
while darning is being done.
Darn with thread the same color and about the
same size of thread of garment. A lengthwise
thread of same material, if practicable.
Avoid using silk thread on wool or cotton; the
gloss of silk makes the darned place more notice-
able.
In darning, always go under and over edges
alternately, thus holding them smoothly together,
and not allowing them to lap.
If tear is straight across or lengthwise, just
darn across the tear, being sure to extend the
stitches far enough out to take in all worn parts.
Darn just as in straight darn, except at corner,
where the stitches should be in shape of opened
fan.
When the tear is across both warp and woof
threads, it should be darned with vertical stitches,
going directly with grain of goods and not on line
of tear.
All of these darns are done on right side, with
no extra material placed under them.
Place patch under hole matching grain of goods
or pattern. Darn with vertical stitches, through
both thicknesses of cloth.
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