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darning

ring

can

now

easily

be

pushed

about

in

any

direction.

•

Fig.

18

by

pressing

the

two

finger

-grips

35.

Slip

the

stocking

over

the

open

arm

and

the

darning

apparatus,

until

the

damaged

part

is

in

the

middle

of

the

darning

ring.

It

is

advisable

to

move

the

darning

ring

as

far

as

possible

to

the

left,

especially

if

the

damaged

part

of

the

stocking

is

at

the

toe

or

at

the

heel.

Then

reinsert

the

inner

ring

into

the

outer

ring,

that

is

now

under

the

stocking.

Make

sure

that

the

part

of

the

stocking

inside

of

the

ring

be

well

stretched.

Press

the

inner

ring

right

down,

so

that

the

complete

darning

apparatus

lies

well

on

the

throat

plate.

The

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It

is

advisable

to

sew

first

a

seam

round

the

damaged

part,

in

order

to

prevent

any

further

running.

Then,

begin

to

stretch

threads

from

front

to

back

and

in

reverse

by

pushing

the

darning

ring

backwards

and

forwards.

Sew

these

thread

rows

across

the

laddering

direction

of

the

stocking,

at

different

lenghts,

and

make

them

parallel

and

as

close

as

possible.

Now,

cover

these

thread

rows

in

the

laddering

direction

by

pushing

the

darning

ring

from

side

to

side.

It

is

also

possible

to

rotate

the

inner

ring

a

quarter

of

a

turn

and

to

continue

to

push

the

darning

ring

back-

wards

and

forwards.

Begin

sewing

these

covering

seams

a

little

beyond

the

limit

of

the

thread

rows

(see

fig.

16b).

The

covering

seams,

which

are

made

at

different

lengths

into

the

sound

part

of

the

stocking,

shall

be

parallel

and

as

close

as

possible.

Now

fill

out

the

small

interstices

in

the

darn

by

some

more

covering

seams,

until

the

hole

is

completely

filled.

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