Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1914 — Stocking Mender. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Stocking Mender.

A device to facilitate the labor oi those who have many stockings to darn has been designed by a Minnesota man. It is a holder in which the stocking is held so that part in which the tear is, is drawn taut and can be darned much easier than ordinarily. One part of this holder is a wire ring with guards rising from it, bent inwardly near their bases. Another ring

fits into these curves when sprung in place. The stocking is drawn over the first ring until the torn part appears stretched out inside it. Then the second ring is snapped into place and the stocking held taut, thus permitting of a much neater and stronger darn than can be made over a darn “egg” or a similar device. As will be seen, this apparatus is primarily intended for making repairs to the leg of the hose, though it can also be used in darning holes, in the feet At a pinch it could be used for fancy work, as it acts on the principle of the wooden rings women use for this purpose.—Newark Call.

Permits of Neater Darn.