INVISIBLE MENDING
An excellent method of invisible mending is to draw out a thread from an inside seam of the garment and darn the torn part with it. Follow as near as possible the weave of the material, and the repair will not be noticed. If there is a hole which will not look w«l4 darned, graft a new piece of material into the garment.
Have the piece five or six inches bigger all round than the actual hole. Run a brightly-coloured tacking thread round the centre to mark the size of the hole. Now draw out the cross threads above and below the lines, and then to the right and left draw out the upright threads. Now tack the piece on to strong paper several inches larger than itself. Remove any frayed edges from the garment, and t ack the paper to it on the wrong side about a quarter of an inch from the edge. Pull each of the ends of the fringe through to the right side and darn into the garment to match the pattern, keeping the new' piece flat whilst darning it. Press with a warm iron over a damp cloth, remove the paper and press again.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 10
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202INVISIBLE MENDING Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21558, 22 January 1940, Page 10
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