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Darned Filet Net
Darned Filet Net
Article · 1 page
A short article from a school art column explaining how to make curtains, pillow tops and scarfs by darning patterns onto square-meshed filet net. It covers choice of net and heavy linen floss, the darning stitch and blunt needle, designing straight-line borders on squared paper, and placing a heavier border along the bottom and one side. Two figures show the working sketch on squared paper and the finished curtain.
Swedish Weaving
Swedish Weaving
Article · 1 page
A short magazine article from an art-education column on Swedish weaving, a surface darning embroidery worked over groups of threads on loosely woven fabrics such as huck, crash, or heavy linen. It gives instructions for planning a design on squared paper, choosing needle, thread, and fabric, and finishing threads, with a worked example for a towel hem. It suggests uses in schools and the home, including bags, runners, towels, and collars.

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