The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-07-14
A Practical
Work Basket

-" VIC eoou hceuieWOmdu you
Will wish to have in your work has.
ket everything you can possibly re.
Quire for your sewing and NEEDING
The work baskets on stands are real.
ly the most convenient, though per.
haps not the most artistic or attrac.
tive, but the fact that they are ut.
ted with rays and handles and are
light enough to be carried about read.
lily make them very desirable, says
an exchange. A wicker basket of
this kind can be purchased cheaply
and you can easily line 1t yourself
with sateen, slikoline, silk or any ma.
terial you desire. Put plenty of
pockets around the sides to hold
sewing cotton, tape and other belong.
ings.
Two pairs Of scissors should have
place in every work basket-one
long for cutting out and heavy work,
the other a small pair for cutting
threads, ripping and light tasks. A
pair Of buttonhole scissors is also
very useful but not entirely neces-
sary.
A good silver thimble 10 indispens-
able. Although there are many sub.
stitutes shown in the stores, II is an
economy to purchase one Of silver.
1t will wear out several ordinary
metal ones and is pleassnter to wear.
Be sure to have a good supply Of
needles in your work basket. One
paper OF mixed needles from Ave to
twelve and one each Of seven and
eight is good assortment. Besides
these, stock of darning needles and
crewel needles should be on hand.
A little needle case should be made
for these needles; also one large
enough to contain a small emery
cushion on which to polish and shar-
pen rusty needles is convenient. You
can make the case of the same ma
terial as that which you use to line
the basket.
Four spools Of white cotton Of diff
ferent numbers should be kept in one
of the side pockets Of the work has
ket.
Two spools of black cotton will an
swer all usual purposes; spool OF
black sewing silk and few skelns
of white embroidery cotton are also
necessary. A spool Of silk Of each
color of the various gowns worn by
the women of the family and one OF
white may also be added to good ad.
vantage, and will be very welcome
should these garments require mend
ing.
A darner and darning cottons In
black, white and tan are indispens-
able in well equipped basket, and
MS silk stockings are now worn to
such great extent. a ball OF daratng
silk may also be included. Red cot
ton for marking and a ball of white
crochet cotton will often be useful,
so they may find nook In the OUTFIT
also.
Two bodkins or tape needles Tor
running. tapes or ribbons. etc, a stl
letto for eyelets, . box Of mixed pins.
good tape measure several Tolls
of tape OF different sizes, an assort-
ment Of pearl buttons and another
Of hooks and eyes are all very nee
essary parts of the needle woman's
working OUTFIT.
A glass bottle is the best thing 70
hold buttons, as one may readily see
at h glance the sizes Of the buttons
contained therein. and this sort OIL
receptacle may also be used for hooKS
and eyes to good advantage. smail
glass bottles with screw tops ana
wide mouths are the best for TINS
purpose.
Sewing machine cotton ana Aeeu'e'
should not find a place in the work
basket, but should be placed IN Ihe
machine drawers, where they VIII
run no risk of being mixed with the
sewing cottons and needles, Besides
thew are much handler when Kept
there.
BY having separate pockets in the
basket for each different kind OF cot
ton tape and other accessories II
is very easy to lay ones hand at
once on the thing one wants.
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