Needle modelling to make eye sockets before sewing on the eyes. Left If the eyes are on the sides of the head, pass the needle several times from socket to socket, pull the thread tight, and knot the ends. The knot and stitches are covered later by the eyes. Right— eyes that look forward, begin at A and pass the needle to B, leaving a fairly long end at A.. Carry the thread to C along the length of the eye socket and pass the needle back to A. Make as small a stitch as will be firm on the outside, then pass the needle to D, along the eye socket to E, and back to A. j ru I all the stitches firm, repeat if necessary to make the sewing very strong, and tie the ends at A with a reef knot. Cut the ends fairly close and cover them later with a collar or bow. If woollen doth or other rough fabric has been used, the knot may not show or need covering.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 79, Issue 5, 15 November 1949, Page 507

Needle modelling to make eye sockets before sewing on the eyes. Left If the eyes are on the sides of the head, pass the needle several times from socket to socket, pull the thread tight, and knot the ends. The knot and stitches are covered later by the eyes. Right— eyes that look forward, begin at A and pass the needle to B, leaving a fairly long end at A.. Carry the thread to C along the length of the eye socket and pass the needle back to A. Make as small a stitch as will be firm on the outside, then pass the needle to D, along the eye socket to E, and back to A. j ru I all the stitches firm, repeat if necessary to make the sewing very strong, and tie the ends at A with a reef knot. Cut the ends fairly close and cover them later with a collar or bow. If woollen doth or other rough fabric has been used, the knot may not show or need covering.