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Rethread the darning needle. Create lengthwise stitches across the platform. Connect the horizontal rows.

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Darning the entire pointe platform is optional, but some dancers like having their pointe platform darned in this way. Rethread the darning needle with a large amount of thread. Consider using a couple arms-length of thread. You can double up and knot the two end pieces of thread, or you can leave it as a single thread. Remember, you rather have an excess amount of thread, than not have enough when you are in the middle of stitching. Starting at the top of the platform near one side of the shoe, stitch parallel, horizontal rows across the face of the platform. Create about five doubled rows of stitches across the platform. When your stitches near the bottom of the platform close to the pleated satin, create your last horizontal, doubled over stitch. After your last horizontal stitch, tie a simple overhand knot as close to the shoe as possible, and snip off the excess thread. Starting at the top of the horizontal rows, rethread your needle with more thread, and use the same chain stitching technique to connect two of the rows at a time. Just how you stitched around the platform, your chain stitches will move down the rows, to the other side of the platform face. When you get to the end of a horizontal row, continue to move down the rows, and connect them together. Eventually, you will connect all of the horizontal row stitches together, completely covering the face of the platform with darning.