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keeping up appearances DARNING Worn or torn spots on children's clothes, knits, and household linens can be darned effortlessly and quickly with little practice. You may choose to darn either with or without an embroidery hoop. When greater control is needed, use an embroidery hoop designed for machine use. Without Embroidery Hoop • Stitch: Straight 1 • Stitch Width: A • Needle Position: A • Stitch Length: 10 to 15 • Pressure: DARN • Zig-Zag Plate • Zig-Zag Foot 1. If area to be darned is open, baste an underlay in place. Set machine according to code. 2. Place area to be darned under presser foot; lower presser foot and start stitching, alternately drawing fabric toward you and pulling it gently away from you. 3. Continue this forward and backward motion as you fill the area with parallel lines of stitching. For additional strength, cover area with crosswise lines of stitching. With Embroidery Hoopt • Stitch: Straight 1 • Stitch Width: A • Needle Position: A • Stitch Length: In FINE area • Feed Cover Plate (See page 5 for attaching) • No Presser Foot or Presser Foot Shank 1. Attach feed cover plate (see page 5). 2. Trim ragged edges from area to be darned and center worn section in embroidery hoop designed for machine use. 3. Position work under needle and lower the presser bar to engage tension. 4. Hold needle thread loosely with left hand, turn hand wheel over, and draw bobbin thread up through fabric. Hold both thread ends and lower needle into fabric. 5. Outline area to be darned with running stitches for reinforcement. 6. Stitch across opening, moving hoop back and forth under needle. Keep lines of stitching closely spaced and even in length. 7. When opening is filled, cover area with crosswise lines of stitching. Darning without Embroidery Hoop Darning with Embroidery Hoop tFor best results, Flip & Sew panel should be up when darning with embroidery hoop. 58

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keeping
up
appearances
DARNING
Worn
or
torn
spots
on
children's
clothes,
knits,
and
household
linens
can
be
darned
effortlessly
and
quickly
with
little
practice.
You
may
choose
to
darn
either
with
or
without
an
embroidery
hoop.
When
greater
control
is
needed,
use
an
embroidery
hoop
designed
for
machine
use.
Without
Embroidery
Hoop
•
Stitch:
Straight
1
•
Stitch
Width:
A
•
Needle
Position:
A
•
Stitch
Length:
10
to
15
•
Pressure:
DARN
•
Zig-Zag
Plate
•
Zig-Zag
Foot
1.
If
area
to
be
darned
is
open,
baste
an
un-
derlay
in
place.
Set
machine
according
to
code.
2.
Place
area
to
be
darned
under
presser
foot;
lower
presser
foot
and
start
stitching,
alternately
drawing
fabric
toward
you
and
pulling
it
gently
away
from
you.
3.
Continue
this
forward
and
backward
mo-
tion
as
you
fill
the
area
with
parallel
lines
of
stitching.
For
additional
strength,
cover
area
with
crosswise
lines
of
stitching.
With
Embroidery
Hoopt
•
Stitch:
Straight
1
•
Stitch
Width:
A
•
Needle
Position:
A
•
Stitch
Length:
In
FINE
area
•
Feed
Cover
Plate
(See
page
5
for
attaching)
•
No
Presser
Foot
or
Presser
Foot
Shank
1.
Attach
feed
cover
plate
(see
page
5).
2.
Trim
ragged
edges
from
area
to
be
darned
and
center
worn
section
in
embroidery
hoop
designed
for
machine
use.
3.
Position
work
under
needle
and
lower
the
presser
bar
to
engage
tension.
4.
Hold
needle
thread
loosely
with
left
hand,
turn
hand
wheel
over,
and
draw
bobbin
thread
up
through
fabric.
Hold
both
thread
ends
and
lower
needle
into
fabric.
5.
Outline
area
to
be
darned
with
running
stitches
for
reinforcement.
6.
Stitch
across
opening,
moving
hoop
back
and
forth
under
needle.
Keep
lines
of
stitching
closely
spaced
and
even
in
length.
7.
When
opening
is
filled,
cover
area
with
crosswise
lines
of
stitching.
Darning
without
Embroidery
Hoop
tFor
best
results,
Flip
&
Sew
panel
should
be
up
when
darning
with
embroidery
hoop.
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Darning
with
Embroidery
Hoop