Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1883-02-28
HOUSEHOLD ART.

To TRACE PATTERNs.---f a person
wishes to transfer pattern instead of
, having j. stamped, take a piece Of trac-
ing paper and place il over the cloth to
be marked, between the cloth and pat
tern, trace you pattern all over care.
fully, and you will find the cloth marked.
III u person is where they cannot pro-
cure the paper they can make IL as fol-
lows: Take u sheet of writing paper.
not too thin. ard ruh It all over With
warm lard. zen pour on iampi,lacs in
fine powder rutbing Very nnloytl,ly:
repeat several times; when all loose
powder is removed lay il n,d,lc for two
days 10 slr.
FnfRs Ft;. rAIB9.-Ct two circular
piece, Of card hoarI. aho,:t tho size of
tue tol, ui Il coffee cap, cofcr i,h satin
and sew them together neatly. Gut a
straight lieyc Of cI.-t-boarl two inches
wide, a. 1T cvac'iv a,uund the circn,ar
riecc, cover with sn,iu s.,d cuin ci,i"rv
or paint ii rauh.@g riDe around it SOW
the tG.;. over and Ugcr to tnc circular
bot elL Sow 70 t.ie upper c;gc Of the
st'N!h: .nlcce ai!csc {. SATIN t;o :.~!.;.,
,ie- TIA not isaY" amy s,h" ennliing
fl.a to- -ot tie lag ehonii naven hem
"a an iagh ,hir, a..i inst Io,"S toe
Gn'n rnfi q diag ia,,s ri.fgg. Tin.A!i With
f. !iuo sill, cord "bcr. ti,e pieces are
sewn t"g .'il"rr Draw mp the string
with narrow s@!ia ribbon, tie .e:si. long
cud' end 81! T. c bag with bon lods.
Tray CLpTus AND DoYL;Es.- Take a
square Of crea9a While unfinished can.
v':as and de, nr&tc with border of
drawn work, aud above this work in old
gold silk, dipped in boiling water and
dri"l tioroughly before usiug a daisy
uIt'iu" dC>i,sd. SoIkin" tho leaves iu
flied in embroidery. his cloth il suit
able for breakfast AID elmer. For
iuHc',con cmbroider band in color of
strawberries, blossoms aud leaves.
Finish the edge with drawn work and
plated s'ingc. Doylics are made to cor
respond, the fruit being worked in the
centcrj or in tie corners. They should
he fifteen inches square and frirged all
around. Tray cloths, ali white. 22x3O
inches in size, can be purchased ready
fringed. Besides the white, they come
in pink, buff, blue and cardinal Nap
kins have plate, tca-urn. turecn, knife
anu fork, or plate embroidered in one
corner. The work is done in Kensing-
ton, with embroidery cotton in colors.
White damask fruit doyleR have small
branch OF blackberfies or raspberries
extending diagonaily across them. The
berries are worked in French knott
1t Ia made by bringing tho needle up
from the underside and holding the silk
firmly under the thumb of the left hand.
Take the needle in the right hand and
put 1t under the silk, from the further
side, tNit two or three tunes around
the needle, then without letting 20
place the needle through the work and
draw down; reapeat until the berry is
great care being taken to pre-
serve the form. Work TIE leaves in
etching. If the stem is broad place two
or more rows CT etching side by side,
always going in the same direction. Old
table cloths can be cut into squares for
doylies, and fringed and worked will
look equal to new. Linen sheeting is
an excellent material for doylies. For
n dozen you will need half yard and
one inch Of that which comes ward and
and half in width. Before using wash
in hot sud5, rinsing in two waters. boil
ing it for five minutes, rinsing 1t again
in cold water, dry and iron smooth. Cut
Ivy thread into small squares, measuring
a quarter Of yard each way. Fringe I
all around about seven-eights of an inch |
deep, from narrow border o; open
work by drawing the threads aid hem
stitching them so rs to form lattice
WORK. WORK in the center of each a |
wreath os leaves and flowers or bunch
of peacock feathers.