Evening star., 1921-12-30
Health and Thrift in the Home

stitch embroidery SO as to cover the
cut edges.
In any fancywork department YOU
can buy a booklet on cross-stitch
are easily applied in simple cross
stitch or in the variations of the
cross-stitch. 1t is also an easy mat
ter 10 make original designs in cross
stltch without a stamped pattern. A
pretty combination of colors for cross
stltcn work are sage green, navy
blue, brick red and orange yellow
A pretty design is made as follows:
One-Guarter of an inch in from the
edge OF the collar. outline the collar
IN yellow with simple running stitche es
as a padding for the very fine over
and-over stitches that make per-
fcctly finished edge. The overland
over stitches must be the finest that
you can possibly make. The first row
of the border consists of tiny cross
stitches In close succession in yellow.
The second row from the edge con-
sistS of single cross stitches in yell
low. alternating with squares of four
cross-stitches in blue. The third row
is made of alternating squares of
four croSs-stitches in red and single
cross-stitches in yellow along the
lower and front edges. The fourth
row consists Of alternating single
cross-stitches IN yellow and squares
Of four cross-s.itches in green along
he lower border only. The fifth row
is made of yellow cross-stitches in
single, close succession along the
lower and side borders and in red
along the neck edge. This completes
the neck and other edges of the col
lar. If you make cuffs. finish the
edges to match the collar. II ybu
wish to make more ella bOrate de-
sign. you can. easily apply more cross
stitching in the space above the bor
RI ,ft I he .fll cuff
have finished the design. remove the
surplus crepe from the lower and side
.dsrn and slip the top edge of the
COLA. into d bias Ecchband to hold
tho -Jliar in place on the blouse or
Dress.
ratHa Embroidery for Cushion Covers
The ways in which raftia may be
used effectively are almost endless.
Bold embroidery on canvas is new
and fascinating form of the work. and
is as simple it is effective. Any
design suitable for satin-stitch or
cross-stitch may be worked in raffia
To embroider cushion cover in raffia
use several shades of the raffia and
it will be more effective than using
Just one shade. For instance. one
figure could have a blue center and
| straw-colored border. another figure
| n Straw-colored center and blue
, colorS. -
| The equipment for the work con-
sists of d blunt tapestry needle, some
F, natural raffia, several shades of col
! ored raftia. q skein of black mercer
| iZed cotton and half yard of light
canvas sixty-eight inches wide. the
! threads Of which should be an eighth
| of an inch apart T" prepare for
| working. shake the raffia in water
| for minute. dry it. then carefully
| smooth strand until it becomes a
| straight. fiat ribbon. See that ii is a
! trfie less than quarter Of an inch
wide. If it is wider, split ii. See also
| that the strands of uniform width.
| and between stitches turn the needle.
| if necessary. in order that the raria
may not twist into a hard thread but
| lie fiat. Fasten the ends by working
| them under a loose thread on the
wrong side OF the work. Finish the
| cushion cover with knotted fringe
made of all the shades used in the
| embroidery.