Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 114, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1913 — TRY THIS METHOD. [ARTICLE]

TRY THIS METHOD.

How to Skillfully and Neatly Mend Fine Table Linen. Plain damasks may be darned, but if the damask 4s one of the pattern weaves a patch can be made more invisible than a darn. The patch should 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 all the worn parts and shape the hole into a square or oblong; then cut the patch so It will exactly fit the hole and nse fine drawing stitches, which should also be very close. 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 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 vertical 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.