Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 November 1912 — BETTER TO PATCH DAMASK [ARTICLE]

BETTER TO PATCH DAMASK

Method of Repairing That la Superior to the Old Idea of Darning the Goode. Plain damasks may be darned, but if the damask is one of the pattern weaves, a patch can be made more invisible than a darn. The patch shonld be either an old napkin or a piece of damask that has had some wear, and if at all possible match the pattern. To apply the patch, cut away an the worn parts and shape the hole into a square or oblong, then cut the patch so it will exactly fit the hole, and use fine drawing stitches, which should also be very cloAe, says the Pittsburg Post. The drawing stitch is so called because the two edges, that of the patch and material, are drawn together and held in place by it. It can best be described as a fine stitch in the patch and a fine stitch In the material. These stitches should be vertical, and as they alternate you can readily see how they would draw the patch and material together and hold them in place. If the slanting drawing stitch is easier, it can be used, but for a patch of this sort the verticle stitch would be best. Unless the quality of the linen is very fine and close, a few darning stitches should be used when inserting the patch before beginning the drawing stitch.