The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-03-02
VIM. WILLIAMS SONS
HARNESS.
Flour and Feed
Telephone No., ss-,i
Dorset. Vermos
FLAGS FOR DECORATION.
hss 10 MAKE Banners and 6trsamsrs
For Christmas Festival.

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For Christmas Festival
There ia generally demand at
Christmas time for banners and fags
for decorative purposes. az they can
be very effectively introduced among
the holly, mlstlctoe and evcrgreens In
the hall, ballroom and dining room,
while for school treats. parish teas.
etc. they are quite indispensable.
These can be lnexpensively made at
home, az no great skin Ia required.
Bunting will stand rough wear and
is cheap. but other materials may be
employed, such az alpaca. cloth. serge.
silk, wooden rep and cotton velvet. In
hall either silk or alpaca would be
suitable, In ballroom silk, In a din
Ing room velvet or silk or. for
school feast, cloth or wooden rep.
The letters can be embroidered upon
the flag. but applique designs are more
effective and need very much less
work. II embroidered the ordinary
crewel stitch should not be used. as
ly bold The basket and straight stitch.
es aud the French Knot ARE much the
best for either notices or devices. and
all kinds of thread may be used, ac.
cording TO the quality Of the ground
work. Gold and silver thread. tapes.
try and other woods may be utilized.
Having decided upon the size Of the
dag. cut the material to Of. lay II
upon n large table and arrange the IN
scrlption. pInning each letter or orna.
ment into position and carefully meas
uring The spaces TO insure regularity.
In cutting out letters enormous size
IL moi altogether necessary for legi'
billty. Much moro depends upon sim.
pllcity of form and In the grouping
Of the letters Of each word closely to
gether and allowing reasonable dis
tance between the words themselves
When the motto or inscription IL ar
ranged tack II firmly IN place and note
the effect before sewing II; then close
ly bnttonhole the letters all around the
edge, fixing them TO the material
Should the device be required on both
sides make the material double, sew
Ing the letters on each side separately
before Joining the two pieces together.
The nag may be oblong or triangular,
or the oblong may have the lower edge
vnndyked and finished with braid. SILK
fringe or cord II fringe, then silk
tassel at each corner Is nice finish.
and this, as well as the cord by which
1t " suspended, should match In color
To prevent the banner being too limp
n cord should be run through the hem
around the edge 10 slightly siiffen II.
and Il Il then fastened 10 the pole by
strong cords fixed 10 the cr0ssbar On
the top Of the banner number Of
small curtain rings must be neatly
sewed, or perhaps better stIll, loops OF
cord. and these are slipped over the
crossbar. or In the case Of nng they
are put upon the side and then slipped
upon the pole itself The pole In gen
orally painted or stained. and the head
Is Of turned wood frequently gllded.
When monograms, crests and coats
Of arms are 10 be worked gold cloth
cut ont and worked upon n material OF
n rich subdned coloring II particularly
handsome. or those who are clever
with paint brush can paint the de-
vice IN oils.