The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1914-06-26
PLANNING THE
SEWING ROOM
A Light and Airy Apartment,
With All Convenience For
Work. Should Be Set Aside
For the Seamstress.

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making to be done. In it all
the things which are required for
making or keeping clothing in order
may be kept together. When they are
needed in a hurry it is then not neces-
sary to waste time in searching for
them.
The chief essential Of a sewing room
is that it should be we'll lighted. 1t
should contain a 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 it
away until it is finished. and as the
sewing room can be closed when not
in use cloth will not be soiled If left ly-
ing about.
The furnishing of the sewing oom is
not very difficult. The chief aim is to
be practicable have all necessary
things without burdening space with
unwanted goods.
The floor should be stained and sup
piled with n couple of small rugs that
can be lifted for shaking. A strong,
oblong wooden table for cutting should
be put in the center of the room in
such a position that the worker can
easily get to'both sides of it.
Chairs will he 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 a 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 The slight outlay
for this will be more than repaid in
the very important help which it gives
to the home dressmaker. A looking
glass, too, is an almost essential item
Unless the sewing room is really large
it is better not to have a swing cheval
glass, v if it can be afforded. but
to have a long strip of plate glass,
plainly framed and fixed on the wall.
Incidentally a sturdy block of wood
will be useful to stand on before the
glass to adjust property 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
nitely cheaper if bought judiciously
in large quantities at sales. A small
tablet can be kept Oh the wall for not
ing down any item that is getting
low" in stock. An ironing board,
flatirons and such like. too, must be
kept regularly in the sewing room.
Furthermore, it will be advantageous
to have a few boxes for ~pieces-one
for mending pieces. II for cOlored
rags and one for white rags. The
latter can be sold when sufficient have
accumulated.
If a big spool of basting cotton is Sc
curely anchored the seamstress will
save many minutes while sewing. She
car pull out the desired length OF
thread with one jerk and not have to
pursue the spool under the table. The
spool may be secured in various ways.
The easiest way is by passing a short
hatpin through the spool and driving
the pin into some Arm and heavy sur.
face. like a big p%incushion or a table.
In working b%uttonholes in lace If a
tight pencil mark is drawn the size and
place where the buttonhOle is to be,
then a bit of finest lawn basted under
meath and the mark stitched around on
the sewing machine first any size may
be worked. First mark. then place the
lawn beneath. then stitch around. cut
the hole and work it. OF course the
lawn is to be cut away afterward.
Also a tiny doubled square Of lawn
sewed on with the buttons will make
them hold as long as needed.
Clever needlewOrkers join lace by
matching the pattern so skillfully that
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joining narrow lace insertion which
cannot be easily matched do not sew
In a straight seam, but turn over the
raw edges and Join by lacking every
quarter of an inch. When pressed and
finished this will give an open. lacy
appearance like the other portion OF
the lace.
To do hemstitching on the machine
draw all the threads first and haste
the hens, the edge coming through the
center of the drawn threads. Loosen
the tension Of the machine and stitch
the hem on the very edge. Remove
the basting threads. hold the material
in both hands and draw the body OF
the garment away from the hem. This
stitching has exactly the appearance
of handwOrk.
Cleaning Kid Gloves.
Dirty kid gloves a be made like
new again by using a little milk and
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