The sun., 1908-03-22
THE ANTIPODE CLUB.
lts OBJECT Il Lenten Embroidery On StOek-
- ings and ParasOla.

Ings and ParasOla
Hand embroidered stockings and hand
decorated parasols are 10 be the output
Of one Lenten sewing olass. which has been
called for this reason the "Anhpode Club
1T sounds 30 literary that It fools every
body said one young woman the other
day, as she ran her hand into the depths
Of q sheer silken stocking and examined |
critically the stamped pattern, stockings |
and parasols; they suggested the word |
andpode right on. We think its lovely !
name and nobody dreams what II really !
means" .,
A more sedate member showed some
Of the results already achieved and offered
some suggestions
For beginners, she said, 'the texture
Of the stocking TO be embroidered shouldn't
be too fine. They should be willing to
leave the gossamer qualities for q little
! later on in the game firm silk stocking
| not too fine may be easily embroidered
without much fear Of disaster, provided
| the pattern Is a small detached one. An
elaborate pattern gives all the more chance
for the fabric to pull out Of place. ard this
sometimes changes the entire beauty OF
1 the design always try 70 get thetgirls
to commence with simple. detached flower
or tiny spray. The chances are they'll
do Il fairly we'll and be encouraged TO try
something g little more elaborate the next
time, while II they begin with fussy pat
tem--well, that's the end Of III
'SOule girls are willing 10 start In a more
simple way still and work clocks on their
stockings, finishing the clocks with some
pretty fieur de lis or other conventional
design Az pretty n pair ~ we've made
4 here was something Of this kind, in the
>. finest OF white Isle, thc'clcoks embroidered
In pale blue. with embroidered dots in
/ diamond shape design at the top Of each
EUlook Then over the instep were sprlnkled
some OF the embroidered dots arranged
10 form little diamonds Such q design
doesn't require any stamping,i ~ girl
| the least bit clever can mark pattern
Ike this very easily right on the stocking
A bow Knot design is fnvorite, but
beginners shouldn't choose il. as it's tire
some, and ono doesnt see the beauty Of
| the work for ever ~ kong, While with dots
and small sprays the eject IL almost i'm
mediate and encourages one Il lot.
| Another elective way Of decorating
| plain silk stockings is 10 inset them with
lace medallionH. Here's q pair l'm work
ing on nov. | found remnant Of lace
with this long oval design in II. IL makes
iOrr separate motifs, and I'm putting one
Of these long uyas lengtbNisc on the front
Of this p1r of very sheeT stockings. or
course the lGce must be sewed firmly down
70 the silk first on the right sida With y
| Kind Of butt6uhOls stitch. Then the stock
| lIg fabric nav be Cipped away with a
pair of sharp scissors Then | always turn
= little edge back and buttonhole stitch It
all around again on the wrong side too.
This makes il very hrm 4 big lace butter
hy Is stunning right on the instep Of
sheer silk stocking, and diamond shaped
motif with the long point extending up Oh
the leg VI the stoc;ing i ever - graceful
| and becoming.
You'd be surprised, she went on, ahoW
much alike We find the decorating Of para
sols. The lace " inset the same way rs
Oh the stockings-first on the right side;
then cut away and stitched firmly on the
wrong side. Here's dark blue silk coach
ing parasOl. Those lace butterflies have
been dyed 10 match the silk, you zee, and
are buttonholed into place with self tonel
embroidery silk so that they look as though
they grew there. graduated pattern
Is always effective on a parasol using the
smaller design, Of course toward the tip
Embroidered batiste InedAlllons In three
| different sizes are lovely on white parasol
and ecru lace medalions resplendid for Use
on pongee. It's slWays best TO keep the
embroidery or lace insetting as near the
outer edge as possible, for II isn't much
! fun working at the tip 0f parasol AZ
tho outer edge with the parasol opened
! il ia almost Ike working OH an embroidery
frame only it's awIwardly shaped.
Lots VI girls pay SIS or $50 for their
parasols, which they might make them
selves II they felt like spending the time
Soutache braiding on linen Is another
fashionable, fad, and the beauty Of this
embroidery, A simple design that one !
Of the girls Is carrying out is wide spiral
border done in soutaChe, with u couple Of |
straight rows az the top and bottom. This !
Ia all white, but ] saw a lovely imported
one the other day, white linen parasol !
with the soutaching done In crushed |
straWbsrry tone