Double the edges twice, so that the rough edge of the square of linen or muslin are well inside the turning. Then baste all around so as to hold the turned edges in place, and so that they are the same width all round.
Then hem it with neat, small stitches.
Darning Stockings
You can do many a good turn by darning.
Mind you get wool or thread the same color, and if possible of the same thickness as the threads of the stockings you are going to darn.
You should put in your needle about an inch from the actual hole, and push it up and down in straight lines, taking a thread and missing a thread.
Then repeat this again criss-cross, leaving loops of the wool where you turn, so that the new wool can shrink without tearing the stocking when washed.
Setting a Table
Spread the table-cloth smoothly and evenly.