The Washington herald., 1910-03-14
PRETTY SWING BAGS
MADE OF RIBBONS
From the ST. Louis Republic.

/ From the ST. Louis Republic
/ An attractive little bag for spools OF
sewing silk can be made from two short
lengths Of ribbon OF different widths.
! The narrower ribbon-about an inch and
a half or two inches-is sewed to one side
| OF the wider piece-about five inches long
folded up against the wider piece and
| then at intervals Of about an inch and
a half the two pieces are Joined firmly
! together by horizontal rows OF feather
/ stitching. Each pocket thus made be-
/ tween the feather stitched rows Is for
/ a spool OF silk. The two pieces of rib
bon now joined together are next stitched
10 a firm foundation Of cardboard made
by covering two disks with ribbon like
/ the rest Of the bag. These two disks. one
forming the lining. tie other the outside
of the bag, may be first glued together
although III neatly seWed the result will
! be more satisfactory A band OF wide
silk binding sewed about the top of the
ribbon, leaving an inch or so for ruffie
( through which a ribbon or silken cord
/ drawing string is run. is the last stage
OF this little bag. is easy to make. so
o
ished
II a box is preferred 70 Z soft bag for
the stray spools Of silk II is generally
/ possible 10 secure a round cardboard box
Of desired size that can be covered with
silk or chintz, the correct color to har-
monte with the hangings and paper in
the rooms. A bag or box set aside for
the extra spools viii be found the great
est possible convenience to turn to when
| ever there is a rip or tear to be mended
But this box should be Of a size and
shape to allow the spools standing sep
arately. and not all jumblsd in together.
Care must be taken also to fasten each
end of silk on the spool before placing
it back in its bag or box among it's fellows
or else disastrous tangles will inevitably
result
Instead OF only two pieces Of ribbon OF
different widths being used to make the
bag described above it may be fastened
from the lengths of several pieces OF diff
ferent colored ribbon each an inch and
a half in width
These ribbons are either overhanded or
feather stitched together. the pieces for
the inside of the bag being but two inches
In length. while for the bag itself six to
seven inches must be allowed for the
ribbon being used in the length will thus
have no selvage for the ruff1e at the top
and must be turned in and neatly hem
med. The idea in the different coIored
ribbons Is that each spool shall fit in a
nest Of its own hue-white, pink, blue,
mauve. green, yellow. &c.
To make the pockets for this bag the
ribbon need only be turned over at one
end and fastened down along the border
the required two inches At the top the
end of the ribbon may also be hemmed
down and then feather stitched about an
inch when the hem is fastened thus do
Ing away with the silk binding through
which to insert the ribbon strings.
If pretty eolors are selected one OF
these rainbow bags will prove exception
ally pretty. The model, of course, may
be improved upon and elaborated with
satin lining and gold lace ruchhg or In
any way that the maker may originate,
but, however altered, the original design
IS an excellent one to start with