Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-03-02
Rugs.

These useful articles were never more
IN vogue than now. In many. houses
they cover theng 4eAset Pdft u she h0ofss
taking the place of carpets, Anybody
who has money can buy a. rug. but u
takes skill taste and industry'it to make
one out of such materials as arefurpished
by outwear Of every clothes. This
can be done, however, and the home-
made article be, servieeableT and almost
as handsome as the purchased tarticle.
So Avery good way to use up, old WOODEN
stockings and wooden knit goods of ev-
ery SORTS to wash them very Clean, then
rayel them and knit the yarnf in strips
the length the rug is toI ben Have the
knit strips an inch wide. and, after damp
ening them press till dry with warm
iron. This sets the wrinklefn them. Then
cut each strip down the, middle making
two oft. Sew these strips to, q founda-
ton of Ingram or three-ply, fastening
the selvaee edge to the carpet. thenrayel
the cut stitches. The strips should be
placed together so as to cover the founda-
ton perfectly. The, colors can be ar
ranged to suit the taste OF the knitter.
All wooden yarn works up well in, THE
way, and as, odd moments can be used
while knitting it the investment Of time
is not bad one, and the, result is very
satisfactory. ~. :" 49, ,id q,
Another way that is easy and effective
is to cut the goods to be ,usedin strips
an,ineh wide and gather themalong the
middle with, !, a, strong doubled linen
thread When enough has been done
to cover the foundation prepared. begin
in the middle of the foundation and sew
the rope thus made round aud round tilt
Y all is sewed on. Fill up the corners and
IL the edge has been finished Before the
rope was sewed on, as it should have
been. your rug is ldone,yg This ouses up
the rags very fast. and eamore econeDl-
ical method is the following: Cut circular
pieces an inch IN diameter and, having
prepared the foundation, which should
he of carpeting or heavy wooden cloth,
sew these pieces one by one through the
centre to the foundation. Have them
livery close together. Outline forms may
! be made on the foundation which shall
make pretty figures, in the rug when fin
ished. This method utilizes all the little
! pieces one may have. ''''
Another way is, after having designed
your pattern, to cut out pieces of cloth
corresponding to the pattern, and en-
broider them more or less deliberately,
then sew them to the foundation and fill
in the groundwork with any little device
your fancy may suggest. Border the
whole with fringe of some sort. Small
rugs made in this way may serve a.
choice bits Of coloring and are to be laid
before small table. s} @"'
t. Braided , mats everybody can make.
Cotton and woollen are almost equally
good made up in this way. The center
Of the mat may be bright piece of car.
peting neatly bound, and it may be Cut
I circular. oblonS or square, according tc
the shape desired to get them out of the
way quickly. The thread used in sew
Ling braided mats should be of the very
strongest, as this is always the first, tt
4 wear out. Ell ,au. 80 4a c-lteW 80 -,,,
ID, Knit rugs are very pretty when prop
erly made. Tear the rags into strips, sew
them together and wind into balls as fol
making rag carpets Then with wooden
needles knit them in strips two inches o.
more wide, and as long as desired. Sew
these strips together, line the whole witt
burlaps, put on a fringe and the, rug il
uOHo. OOlo WOOllcu SOOuS WOrk up ferl
well in this way.19dm,H erii mc7I
Almost perfect limitations may, be mad
of Turkish rugs in the following way
Take piece Of strong burlap the siz'
you wish the rugto be. bind it strongly
and neatly, and sew it into frame
after the manner. of a quilt. a Trace OF
it with ink the pattern You wish to worl
on it. Cut your rags into widths vary
ing according TO the texture Of the rags
but the equivalent of quarter of al
inch of flannel With a rug hook, Xix,
a large CROCHET needle set in a weodei
handle, draw the rags through the foun
dation, having the hook in the RICH
hand on top, and the rags in the lief
hand underneath the frame. Have botl
ends of each strip drawn through, anc
left on top. They need no other fasten
ing. Trim off event the surface. Yarr
may be thus drawn in. and initiate tn,
Turkish rugs very nearly More salts
factory results, may be obtained by thi
method of 'rug-making than by any othe
we know of.
There IS no better season than the
present to get ones house cleared o
everything that can attract the moth
When everything is utilized that can b,
it is comfort to know that the junk
man will gladly pay for what is lief
and our premises be free of all kinds O
rag trumpery. Y. Tribune. .sl.r