The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1912-02-01
FLAGS FOR DECORATION.
How to Make Banners and StresmsT:
For Christmas Festival.

For Christmas Festival.
There is generally a demand at
Christmas time fnr banners and ilag@
for decorative purposes. as they can
be very effectively introduced among
the holly, mistletoe and eyergreens N
the hall. ballroom and dining room.
while for school treats, parish teas,
ETC., they are quite Indispensable
These can be inexpensiyely madel a.
home, as no great skill is required.
Bunting will stand rough wear and
is cheap. but other materials may be
employed, such as alpaca, cloth, serge,
silk woolen rep and cotton velvet. In
hall either silk or alpaca would be
suitable, in a ballroom silk, in din
ing room velvet or silk or, for a
school feast. cloth or wOolen rep.
The letters can be embroidered upon
the flag. but applique designs are more
effective and need very much less
work. If embroidered the ordinary
crewel stitch should not be used, as
the effect is too fiat and not sufficient
ly bold. The basket and straight stitch.
es and 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
flag, cut the material to fit, lay 1t
upon a large table and arrange the in
scription, pinning each letter or orna-
ment into position and carefully meas,
uring the spaces to insure regularity.
In cutting out letters enormous size
is not altogether necessary for legi,
bility. Much more depends upon sim.
plicity of form and in the grouping
of the letters of each word closely to-
| gether and allowing a reasonable dis
| tance between the words themselves.
When the motto or Inscription is ar
ranged tack it firmly in place and note
| the effect before sewing IT; then close
| ly buttonhole the letters all III ound the
/ edge, fixing them to the material.
| Should the device be required on both
| SluGS lldkO lll'' lilitttlItll NtOubiE' oCN
ing the letters on each side separately
before joining the two pieces together
The flag may be obong or triangular,
or the oblong may have the lower edge
| vandyked and finished with braid, silk
fringe or cord If fringe, then silk
tassel at each corner is Il nice finish,
and this, as well as the cord by which
it is suspended, should match in color.
To prevent the banner being too limp
a cord should be run through the hem
around the edge to slightly Stitfen 1t,
and it is then fastened to the pole by
strong cords fixed to the crOssbar. On
the top of the banner Il 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 flag they
are put upon the side and then slipped
upon the pole itself. The pole is gen
orally painted or stained, and the head
is of turned wood, frequently gilded.
When monograms, crests and coats
of arms are to be worked a gold cloth
cut out and worked upon a material OF
rich subdued coloring is particularly
handsome, or those who are clever
with a paint brush can paint the de
vice in oils.