Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-10-22
NeedIework Notes.

A dainty collar can be made with
strips of narrow satin ribbon. edged
on the upper side with frills Of soft
valenciennes lace. Three strips should
be firmly stitched to chiffon founda-
ton. For the jabot portion make
strips of ribbon and lace insertion and
edge with rutf1es of valencenncs.
The worthless fan that has a SOiled
cover can now be made beautiful with
art paper showing little painted frames
in which one can place the penny
photograph of friends. These covers
can also be made of silk, the frame
outlines embroidered with gold or sill
yer tinsel They are merely for SOU
venir purposes, though something in
tecesting for girl to make.
In making a shirtwast to lessen ma
tcEially the difficulty Of ironing shirt
waist sleeves, open the sleeve from
shoulder to wrist after joining the
under-arm seam, hem the raw edscs.
finish the forward lap with lace and
join the sleeve again with button,loles
and tiny fiat pearl buttons. The re-
suit is not only practical, enabling one
to iron a shirtwaist in about half the
time it takes, but extremely pretty.
pretty white belt can be made by
knitting it in the regular stocking
stitch on the knitting needles. Use
white silkateen for the purpose and
cast enough stitches to make the belt
one and one-half inches wide. BY
making the rosette stitch-one stitch
forward, one backward-the belt will
have a raised effect and be very hand
some indeed. If wider belt is desired,
use q fine grade of silkateen. large
needles an5 the open-mesh will be very
pretty. 1t can be made girdle width
and finished with a handsome buckle.
To make a handy sewing bag use
good grade of cretonne and make it
any desired size. only have the bag to
open out fiat In the bottom have .
neat little needle book that will close.
This should be attached before the bag
is seWed to the circular piece. If so
placed, it is more convenient to reach
the needles and it keeps them from be-
ing scattered in with other articles.
Leather work is interesting and has
become quite a fad. although the
numerous articles. while pretty. are
very difficult to make. Quite a novelty
is the picture frame of leather. with a
bounuet Of leather flowers festooned
across the top. The one seen was
decorated with morning glories. They
were made by wetting the leather and
stetrching it to form the funnel-shaped
blossom. OF course, the leaves are
not as difficult to manage.
That useful material burlap, has
been made up in many attractive ways
in the last few years, and now the
needlework shops are showing desk
pads, handkerchief boxes and picture
frames all in burlap and embroidered
with soft-colored silks. One set was
in a dark shade of green and the de-
sign was carried out in tones of wood
brown. 1t does not take the very
fine stitches or a great amount of
work. but, when the dainty little arti-
cles are finished and mounted on card
board they are pretty and effective. AS
sold in the stores such things are ex-
pensive. but why not cover box-and |
there are plenty around the average
housewife burlaps and leave it with |
out further elaboration? 1t would not
soil easily and it would prove a for |
midable rival to the silk and tapestry |
affair.