Evening star., 1908-01-12
The Work Bag
= HE workbag is such a useful bi

IT. HE workbag is such a useful bit
of fancy work that somehow
its popularity seems never to
change, and each season brings with
1t some new attractive design.
The most attractive bags can be
made OF the. bright. dainty. f1owered
ribbons which come. for that purpose.
They are SO charming in themselves
that very little hand work is needed
to add to their beauty.
very full on a round covered circle
is always a favorite. 1t can be made
of silk or any other suitable material.
Sometimes manila mat or a Jap
anese tray is substituted for the bot
tom instead of the covered circle Of
cardboard. This makes it little un-
usual.
In making a full gathered bag with
a ruffie at the top care should be
taken to have the frill wide enough,
for so many bags are spoiled by not
allowing the necessary width for the
frill. 1t looks better to have it too
wide than too narrow.
A spacious workbag is very &C
ceptable to any woman who is max
ing some large article, and to whom
q small bag would not be of much
service. In making bag of this
size the width of the material should
be used unless it is very wide, then
a piece can be taken off. 1t is made
q yard and quarter long, which will
be ample. Sew featherbone across
each end. and then gather the sell
wage on each side as closely as pos
sible: fasten it SO that the two pieces
meet Two pieces of ribbon tie the
bag together in the center. and han
with big bow and sewed on the
two sides when the material Is gath
cred up. When the bag is open 1t
opens wide. so that everything in it
design for a smaller workbag.
which is also very practical. is made
with an embroidered Bulgarian
linen band four by eighteen inches
wide, which gives the necessary sup
port TO the sides and holds them up
right.
A piece of changeable green or red
silk is used for the lining and top
and also for covering the bottom.
When the embroidery is finished the
band should be cut out along the
stamped lines. and. after sewing the
ends together. the edges should be
turned under and fastened near the
bottom of the long piece of tinted
silk. which, before this. has been
sewed together, and made into a bag
with a casing at the top The design
on the linen is of large leaves. which
arc tinted in the center with green,
while the edges of the leaves are
worked in a darker shade of green
In the terra Gotta, with smaller dots
of brown.
Outline the stems and edges OF the
band with Japanese gold thread
overhanded to a cardboard circle.
covered on both sides with the silk.
and fastened at the top and bottom
of the silk bag with gold thread.
Ribbon for drawing strings is run
through the casing TO complete the
bag.
Attractive little workbags are made
of nowered and plain ribbon whipped
together. and each part where ii is
Joined is featherstitched. The bag is
then gathered and sewed on a piece OF
round cardboard. covered with silk and
lined with dainty color. The casing
is also featherstitched, and ribbon TO
match the plain ribbon of the bag is
run through to draw IL up.
II one will use white ribbon with vio-
lets on IL, then violet to match for the
alternate piece. and featherstitch the
seams in violet. also using Eiolet for the
drawing strings. the result will be
charming. A little violet sachet sprn-s
Killed. between the outside and lining will
add to its attractiveness.
Many of the new bags are gathered
on two hoops. which serve for handles
and are easily carried over the arm
These hoops are covered with ribbon
and finished with bows of the same
where the casing ends on each side
One of scrim can be worked with a de-
sign OF ribbon embroidery in small pink
rosebuds and green leaves. with the
lining of green silk and the ribbon also
of green.
The greatest fault to be found with an
ordinary workbag is that when one Is
looking for a particular article it Is
generally at the very bottom OF the bag
and everything will have to be turned
out OF 1t before it can be found. Some