Making Stockings Last

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 28, 25 January 1929, Page 12

Making Stockings Last

The mother of a family spends a lot of time in darning stockings. Here is a quick way of dealing with those large holes that appear miraculously in the heels and knees of boys’ and girls’ stockings. Get some cotton net the same shade as the stockings. Cut off a piece a little larger than the hole and stitch ever the hole on the wrong side of the stocking. ‘Then on the right side of the stocking darn into the net until it is closely covered. You will find that not only is the darn very quickly done in this way, but it will last twice as long as an ordinary darn. It will also have a much neater appearance, and be much more comfortable for the wearer. Suspenders are responsible for many of the ladders that appear in almost new stockings. French suspender makers have realised this and have thoughtfully improved their suspenders to prevent it. Between the button and the clip of the suspender they have put a short piece of satin ribbon. The

button is placed under the stocking top, the piece of ribbon over the stocking and button, and then the clip pulled firmly over the ribbon. This prevents the clip from coming into direct contact with the silk stocking and there is no drag to cause ladders. You can make this improvement in your own suspenders by getting a few inches of ribbon and stitching it between the clip and the button.