Evening star., 1912-11-19
VAL UABLE HINTS FOR
THE NEEDLEWOMAN
BY ELIZABETH LEE.

Since guimpes and yokes of net and
all-over lace are used, a good idea is
to place a piece of lawn under the but
tonholes to be worked.
This Is just basted and the buttonholes
cut and worked through lawn and lace.
Afterward the lawn is cut away and the
result is firm buttonhoie that has been
quite easy to make.
Some women use hooks and eyes for
closing yokes, but this method is not
very durable. Buttons and buttonholes
will last longer. also look neater.
Time and trouble may be saved by this
plan. Before buttonholing scallops. or. In
fact, any edge that has to be cut out.
run over the line with a ve,y small stitch
on the sewing machine.
1t will be found not on.y easier to cut
out by the edge. but will not fray. Every
woman knows how annoying these little
bits of threads are that p esent them
se4ves every time the cut-out article
comes from the laundry.
Supposing one wishes to work but
tonnole on the bias Of the cloth, just
stitch back and forth, say. from iour to
six times and then cut the buttOnhole
between the stitcnings. When this Is
worked the buttonhoie will be very firm
indeed. N
A wooden finger to be used when mend
ing owes costs only few cents. Many
persons mend a owe on their own
nnger. The wooden one will be found
quite an Improvement.
A boot tree put inside the stocking foot
when there are holes TO be mended will
be a help In shaping the darns to the
foot.
Most women find safety pin handler
than a bodkin for threading, but many
do not knoW that a safety pin at the
other end will prevent 1t from slipping
TIN ougn the hem.
to At" canvases when coats are to be
made. 1t Is possb.e to get sepa- ate
fronts, collars, shoulder forms and the
armho e pads.
In making coat S eeve cutting from
pattern, measure the arm and get the
elbow of sleeve and arm exactly the
same.
Any necessary alteration should be
made above or below this point, never
at the elbow.
By taking the measurements of both
arm and sleeve 1t will be seen where the
alterations are to come in. 1t may be
above the e. bow, or belowe, or. again. in
| both places.
when the arm is raised the reason is
probably because the sleeve is little
| too full down near the inner sleeve seam
and not full enough at the top OF the
arm at the shoulder seam. Rip out the
| sleeve, draw up toward the top nd prob
ably the wrink es viii have disappeared.
| If you are getting a new raincoat this
| winter do not throw away the one.
| but rip 1t up. wash the pieces and
| fashion into a kitchen apron. sleeve o.
| tectors. cases for sponges. or in dozen
| ways that will probably suggest them
selves. A strip set under flower pots on
window sill or table will be a pro-
| lection against damp.
| If not ready to cut up just wash the
coat. dry thoroughly and give it a place
| in the sewing room unit needed. The
stitching can be done on the machine.
| Use up odds and ends of lace, making the
new co lar Cut pattern in paper with
rounded point in the back reaching a :
| most to the waist line. and ma row strips
| in front Lay on all the pieces OF lace
you have on hand adaptable for the pur-
pose. and connect them with a thin white
| cotton cord. The ends pass under the lace
and are neatly cut away. The cord can
be crossed intertwined or. arranged IN
any way fancy dictates. -