Show patching pointers every woman has her share ot of mending to do whether she likes it or hates to approach the task doing it on a regular routine will take some gome ot of the drudgery out of and assure the family of their clothes being ready to wear A darning basket or kit Is a n necessity and should be ke kept pt separate from sewing materials all different types of thread are essential and also a quantity of buttons make a habit of putting loose buttons directly in the mending kit so as to have the right ones on hand snaps Snap sand and books and eyes are also essential other musts are a pair of small sharp pointed sc scissors a darning egg darning and sewing needles darning thread tape and a small razor A darning stitch which Is most often used tor for mending Is like a weaving stitch it substitutes for the tha material and therefore the thread should be as like the material as an possible in mending dainty fragile garments use fine thread and small an tt stitches itches lace should always be mended by dainty overhand |