The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-10-17
THE NE w TIED WORK
Simple and inexpensive Method of House Decoration.

"HE medium with which one is best
acquainted will naturally make
the strongest appeal when deco
rative work for household or per.
sOnal use is under consideration. The
needlewOrker of limited experienced
will undertake willingly the simplest
OF braid laces, that require nothing
more exact in the way Of stitchery than
fagOting or twisted cross-bars and az
occasional spider-web or wheel.
She will realize at the beginning that
needle experience has not yet given
her the exact eve nor deft hand to
make the accurate and even button
hole meshes of the more elaborate lace
nlllng or the exquisite satin stitch of
fine embroidery. The art student who
has decorated canvas and plaque with
studies in oils will Invariably employ
that medium rather than embroidery
should she desire to ornament hand
bag or belt. buttons, bands or trim
mings for a costume; water cOlOrs
too, will be used to embellish the
lighter fabrics
Decorative Work for the Home.
All of these accomplishments require
much training in addition TO natural
skill but there are many who have
the desire to produce decorative work
for the home who have had no training
and no acquaintance with any of these
means There is one common ground,
though, upon which almost all house
wives meet. and where economy and
thrift have been the most valuable and
successful instruCtOrs-the dye-pOt
holds within its bubbiing depths other
possibilities beside converting the
spotted gray dress into a serviCea Bile
brown. or the faded light blue into
smart new navy.
The dyes in their convenient pack
age form, are we'll and favOrably
known to almost every housekeeper,
though she may not have made their
acquaintance as art cOlOrs. SJenciling,
a more or less mechanical form OF color
dra wing. is advancing steadily in
favor, and here it is that the favorite
medium asserts itself The student
who is familiar with oil cOlOrS uses
them thinning with turpentine TO
sufficiently fluid consistency. Th1s
method has the disadvantage that II
sufficient color is not prepared and
used at the time the shade VIII
change. consequently a large piece Of
work must be hurried, in order TO COM
plete il at one sitting-not very good
recommendation for the medium en-
Tapestry dyes or permanent art col
ors may he made at very moderate
cost by following the simple directions
that accompany them. Each dye IN
its elemental color may be crude, as
Is the oil color fresh from the TUBE,
but like the tube color. Its tone may
he weakened by dilutiOn, and Subdued
and varied by combining with other
colOrs. Tt is lack of knowledge OF this
latter fact that has, IN some cases,
argued against the use Of dyes IN art
work.
Care and some experiment will en-
able one TO prepare dye bath, IN
which any desired shade of cOlOring
NAV he secured. making II possible TO
keep the furnishings of room all IN
one general cOlOr-a possibility that
will prove valuable when new FUR
nishings are provided for one room.
The replaced hangings. couch covers
and draperieS generally, may be dis
tributed among other rooms. helping
10 refurnish them; and these various
contributions may all be made 20 cor
respond through the service Of the
humble dye-pOt-
Stencil Designs Easily Obtainabie.
While stencil of personal prOduc-
ton has an especial values stencil de-
signs may be bought by those ungift-
ed with craftsmanship, in either case,
the cut stencil is a necessity, but the
work illustrated here does not require
even so much of artistic preparation
2 ball of stout cotton string, with in
the case of the pOrtieTe, few common
marbles, such as the small boy can
buy for one cent per dozen, comprises
the equipment.
Plainly stated, the preparation con
sists in tying spots" in the material
which is then dyed In the regular man
ner and dried. The tying strings,
through which the dye has not pene-
trated, are removed, and the spots, in
whatever shape or design they have
nal color on the background of the
material.
The last fold brings the shortest side
OF the square along the edge of the
longest. Cut the latter even with the