The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-04-24
PLANNING THE
SEWING ROOM
A Light and Airy Apartment.
With All Conveniences For
Work. Should Be Set Aside
For the Seamstress.


~ fence In "A house where Their
| - is much mending or dress
making To be done In Ii al
the things which are required 70
making or keeping clothing in orde
may be kept together. When they ar,
needed in hurry IL is then not neces
sary To waste time in searching FOL
them.
The chief essential OF a sewing room
is that IL should he we'll lighted II
should contain cupboard and a closet
for storing things that are not in i'm
mediate use.
During the Lenten season, when
most Of the spring sewing is done for
the children, the work may be drop
ped and picked up at odd moments.
1t is not necessary To stop TO put IL
away until it is finished, and as the
in use cloth will not be soiled If left ly-
ing about.
The furnishing of the sewing room is
not very difficult. The chief aim is to
be practical-to have all necessary
things without burdening space with
unwanted goods.
The floor should be stained and sup
piled with couple OF small rugs that
can he lifted for shaking. A strong.
oblong wooden table for cutting should
he put in the center of the room i'm
such a position that the worker can
easily get to both sides of 1t.
Chairs will be wanted. and these
may be of any description. 1t is al
ways best to have them OF the kind
individually most conducive to work.
When it is feasible have one side of
the sewing room lined with a wooden
cupboard. partly shelved and partly
fitted with hooks like n wardrobe. Such
cupboards will be found most useful
for storing materials of all kinds and
in which to hang dresses, blouses, etc,
while in process OF making.
An adjustable dress figure should |
also be included in the furnishing of |
the sewing room. The slight outlay |
for this will he more than repaid in |
TO the home dressmaker A looking
glass. too, is an almost essential item.
Unless the sewing room is really large
1t Is better not 10 have swing cheval |
glass, even If it can be afforded, but
TO have long strip of plate glass. /
plainly framed and fixed on the wall
sturdy block of wood
will be useful ~ stand on before the
glass TO adjust properly the hang of
skirts about the feet.
A supply of cottons, hooks and eyes,
Weddings, pins, fasteners and all such
sewing requisites should always be
kept ON hand. Such items come inf. Il
lltely cheaper IL bought judiciously
N large quantities at sales. A small i
tablet can be kept on the wall for not
M down any item that is getting
low" in stock. An ironing board,
1aurons and such like, too, must be
Kept regularly I'm the sewing room.
Furthermore, IL will be advantageous
o have a few boxes for pieces-one
or mending pieces, one for colored
ags and one for white rags. The
after can be sold when sufficient have
accumulated.
lf big spool of basting cotton is Sc
'urely anchored the seamstress will
ave many minutes while sewing. She
AN pun out the desired length of
hread with one jerk and not have to III
'ursue the spool under the table. The
pool may be secured in various WAYS. II
lie easiest way is by passing short II
atpin through the spool and driving
he pin into some firm and heavy sur
ace, like big pincushion or table.
In working buttonholes in lace. If n
ght pencil mark is drawn the size and
lace where the buttonhole is To be.
hen bit of finest lawn basted under.
eath and the mark stitched around on
he sewing machine first any size NAV
e worked. First mark. then place the
'wn beneath, then stitch around. cut
ne hole and work ii. OF course the
'wh Is to he cut away afterwartl
Also tiny doubled square OF lawn
awed on with the buttons will make
ZEN hold as long as needed.
Clever needleworkers join lace by
atching the pattern so skilfuly that II
can scarcely he detected When
lining narrow lace insertion which
lnnot be easily matched do not sew
straight seam, but turn over the II
Nv edges ana join by lacking every L
larter of an inch. When pressed and II
nished this will give an open. lacy
1pearance like the other portion of II
IL lace.
TO do hemstitchlng on the machine
'aw all the threads first and haste
e hens. the edge coming through the
inter of the drawn threads. Loosen
q tension Of the machine and stitch II
e hem OF the very edge. Remove II
@ basting threads. hold the material II
both hands and draw the body of
q garment away from the hem. This
itching has exactly the appearance
handwOrk.