The Keota news. (Keota, Weld County, Colo.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
LITTLE rHiNoo THAT WILL ELM.
MATE rRoUBLE.
Al Preparations Should es Made Be.
fore Actual Work on the Garments
10 Communicative Machine
In Perfect Order.

DO you begin feeling that you will
30 mad before the garment is com.
pleted? Do you carry your sewing
from room to room. losing this. that
and the other thing. and never know.
ing where needles and thread are?
Do you wait till the sewing day be.
fore cleaning the sewing machine? II
you do any one or all of these things
you are wrong. The fates Of the
thread and needle must be coddled-
and all the Job begins with hopeful
frame Of mind. You have sewed sue
cessfully before this: why should you
fail now?
So first buckle on your armor Of
faith in yourself. Then. II you haven't
done 30 already. the week before the
important business begins try to turn
. good part of light. airy room mo
the sewing establishment. II Whole
room can be given up to 1t. and kept
for the purpose. all the better. Have
the room cleaned before you begin
any part of the important feat. for
cleanliness Is great rest to the
spirit. Have . little crockery bowl
or pretty pitcher somewhere with
bright flower that you can look at
when your heart gets tired. Put the
sewing machine near window and
arrange 1t and the chair 40 that the
light will fall over your left shoulder
Clean It the day before the work Is
to begin, and II 1t seems very dusty
oil it thoroughly with kerosene oil.
and after cleaning 1t we'll with this
put on q fresh but light supply of
machine oil. On the sewing day see
to 1t that no particle Of grease is left
about the needle or foot to soil the
dainty material that is to be made
up by sewing . scrap over and over
until the thread shows no oil.
For all the big cutting out try to
have a large table. for this is more
convenient than the lap board, which
Ii never long enough for some things.
Put this table conveniently near the
sewing machine. and have q smaller
and lower one beside 1t, with all the
sewing traps-shears. smaller scis-
sors. paper Of needles, one OF pins.
hooks, eyes. buttons. tapes and what
ever Innings or facings are to be used.
But put the dress material on the
big table on which II II to be cut out,
and have somewhere in the room a bit
Of muslin or dress lining which may
he cut up to try effects with collars,
cuffs, trimmings. etc. Then fasten the
shears with long braid to your belt.
put the tape measure in the pocket OF
your sewing apron and pin q small
pincushion to the left side of your
dress waist, stabbing 1t first with sew
eral needles and pins.
With this get-up. which is. OF course,
for the actual sewing day, little more
than ordinary good sense Is essential.
In using all fiat paper models 1t is
necessary to read the directions on
them and not 90 contrary to their
rules. They should also be bought by
exact bust or waist measurements,
aud with any change-increasing or
decreasing the size-the alterations
must not be made at the edges OF
the model, but midway in it's length
or breadth.
For the rest be kind to yourself
and to the next day. Eat q good
luncheon and never put up work for
the night without laying each band.
gusset and seam where It surely can
be found the next morning. Through
all the sewing-taboo the. visitor and
ii. straight In your chair, never bend
ing the chest or stomach.
I1aa ha sting thread. IL saves max.