Evening journal., 1912-02-09
FOR A
Linen Shower

he real disadvantage Of Gro
eheting. with all its beauty. a.
applied to house linen of anj
sort. Is the undoubted fact
that the parting OF a single thread-thd
slipping Of a single ioop-must mean
the ruin of the article This ia es-
pecialiy tho case where the towel
dolly or table runner is Inadvertently
allowed to go into tho washtub with
out few stitches having been taken
70 prevent raveling. Unless tho owner
be an expert and familiar with the pat
tern used In the beginning. II IL all but
impossible for her to recrochet the In
sertion or edging that has ripped out
often, even when this knowledge il
hers. tho trouble seems hardly worth
taking for a half worn piece.
girl who ia clever with her needle
but has never learned the use of the
/ crochet hook while looking for some-
thing out OF the stereotyped run to
make for her best friends linen shower
saw and admired some guest towels in
which band OF hllet crochet was in
serted above the hem. In this crochet
tho expert had worked the initials Of
tho person for whom the towel was
intended. The girl studied over the
method and decided that as good .
result could be attained by adaptinn
tho ground used by needleWomen N
Fayal. This would assuredly be far
I more durable. So she bought a towel
/ length OF finely woven huclzaback;
above the hems she drew threads. IN
| threea, both ways OF the linen To put
Il moro clearly, across the towel about
a half inch above the row OF hem
stitching she drew out three threads
left the next and hemstitched the enda
a. usual. Then three. drew out three
more and 30 on until the band was suf-
nciently wide About twelve spaces
would be a very good width. These
she crossed with other drawn spaces,
running up and down so as TO make .
| square mesh band. With fine linen
thread she worked across from side 10
side along each set of strands. taking
a stitch around each set OF threads be-
tween the crossings and so twistina
them into a sort OF cord groundwork
II is very simple. being a mere "over-
} casting" When the cross lines wers
worked In the same way a firm ground
was tho result The cut edges were
closely buttonholed and on the oper
ground the girl worked in a clos,
darning stitch. which made little solit
hiocks-an adaptation OF CROSS stltcl
. letters-her chum's initials. II tool
some time. but the work when finished
would wear as long as the last threa.
OF the towel. ripping out being impos
/ sibie. Later she made other towels
using the same groundwork idea. hu
running II up IN diamond shaped point
< toward the middle OF the towel An
( when she had finished a very hand
s some little towel IN this pattern su
< another idea came into her hcad an
ihe made the tlliei-towei- wfeiun'
y ncdallions OF the Fayal ground al e =
] End. In each medallion being worjN
mo OF the bride elects three initials
In case the huckaback be only mod
I, rately fine two threads drawn an
TWO left would prove quite open spac
nough. OF a more lacy variation coul
20 made by drawing three and leavin
a two. but this brings the matter int
the field OF drawn work. which is al
: ways In good taste for towels II nc
quite so durable as darning done o
= = tho Fayal ground.