Show r Woman Woman's s World War 1 d dI t I Pick Your Kind Kind of Mending Then Set Out to Perfect It B Bitta I B nta tta Haley Holey y o I. I lot log loto r I Jb An ng or no dot af o car can f the I the dilly dally and w aI aar ti that oF WJ fall I. I t. t Most women WO D s s1 M S t use ause Its It's It what it r in inn a n a aare a but but ut there are wry W y o it oma mat ma maT rating T I n 0 ilke J rag until I char cb r r. r r T ld Id- Id at it Ji it It t said a aA aRom Rom woma b B me A It seems that t the she he had haa hat do sewing in her bc het time U. U mending was MU a down come own for her bel but when she decided decided that she me would learn to mend so no one suspected that a patch up Job had been done this tested ed her bel Ingenuity to such an ex ex- extent extent tent that the task became an Inter Inter- Interacting acting one I tried this myself and found It Jt could be a fascinating tin job If U you are mending mens men's socks try to weave wave in the stitches so 10 you ou wouldn't suspect they the were there theN and see for yourself how interesting this can bel belOr belOr belOr Or suppose youve you've torn tom the pocket on your best bat apron Why not remove the pocket weave or patch the ma ma- material material material in a very subtle way wa and make a Q larger pocket of a flower design Have your best bat gloves slipped sUpped a seam You have a chance to match your weaving skill to the stitch al already al- al aid already ready d used in the gloves loves You see sec it tt can be fun Made Machine Sweaters Can De Be Mended Blended Always Alway pace around your problem problem lem something in the manner of an engineer before you mend some some- something something thing really important There are many types of mending jobs all requiring re requiring re- re quiring different materials and tech tech- It is sometimes difficult to match the stitches used in made machine R I Make Jak decorative patches pa sweaters but the darning dancing tactics can be hidden easily with attractive decorative embroidery The first fint thing to do Is to cut a apiece apiece piece from the bottom of the sweater weater unravel it and use for darn darn- darning darning ing the hole The cut edge of the sweater should be overcast If U the darn is too obvious make an at attractive at- at attractive attractive embroidery stitch or design over it to disguise the darn dam Scat Sat Scattered Scattered sprays 1 of flowers or daisy stitch are easy to use and effective for covering dams darns spots of embroidery ore are good especially when the elbows of the sweater weater have been mended When you OU mend the part of the sweater weater from which you cut make snake certain that you catch every stitch to prevent unraveling Stretch the edge ede as you ou work so that you can be sure JUre of catching the stitches Use Bands n Effectively To o Disguise Darning On dark duk fabrics f of dresses espe espe- especially if it t they are woolen you frequently fre fre- frequently can work a darn so that it itc c t ii 1 i Y For outer garment does docs not show bow However on lighter fabrics on linens or silks or It is s not It possible to disguise the darning In this case cue consider using i bands as OJ a decorative measure to hide the darning t U If a wide circular skirt for ex ex- example example ample has bAS small tears tean and darns dams you might add contrasting bands bands- several rows ro to go co around the th skirt to cover these These add a lovely l v 17 decorative e touch How flow to I. Mend Mead Sheets Sheers Towels Towel If U 1 your sheets ab ts have ve torn tom hems add aM contrasting bands of of fast colored fut fut- Olond percale to top or bottom or both Your sheets meets will be more attractive and colorful than when hen they were new Small Scull tears tun and holes holts can an be darned or patched so 10 they are fairly Inconspicuous Use small stars tars or at flower sprays to cover them Large Lure holes boles will wW need nC a patching job Overcast a split spilt sheet heet join the outside edges and overcast by b hand nd so 10 that the seams runs will wW bt be flat Sheets which are too worn WOm to be wended may mar be b. cut down for tow tow- ton J |