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( Originally Published 1918 )
Use of a darning-ball or gourd as a substitute for a boll. Talk on the care of the feet and the care of the stockings. SUBJECT MATTER This lesson will involve running and weaving. Darning is used to fill in a hole with thread, so as to supply the part that has been destroyed or to strengthen a place which show signs of weakness. A darning-ball, a gourd, or a firm piece of cardboard should be placed under the hole. The darn should extend one quarter of an inch beyond the edge of the material, beginning with fine stitches in the material, making rows running close together in one direction, then crossings these threads with rows that run at a right angle to them. Care should he taken alternately to pick up and drop the edge of the material around the hole, so that no raw edges will be visible. and to weave evenly in and out of the material and the cross thread. PRELIMINARY PLAN Each pupil should provide a pair of stockings with a few small holes and a gourd or ball of some sort that she can use as a darning ball. METHOD OF WORK When the class meets, the teacher should discuss briefly the care of the feet and of the stockings, and demonstrate the method of darning, on a large piece of coarse material, with heavy yarn and a needle. If the pupils finish one darn during the lesson period, more darning should be assigned for practice out of class. |
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