Evening star., 1921-04-15
The Stars Household
Experts Give Hints
on Making Lingerie
Sewing for the Chill
dren Suggestions
that Save Time and
Work. @

Considering the amount of work
done and the comparative difficulty OF
the work, there is nothing as expen-
underwear and lingerie for women
and children. All patterns are SIM
plicity itself, and one can make a gar
ment simple or elaborate. as pre-
ferred. by applying more or less
trimming of lace or ribbons which
are easy to apply in any preferred
desi gn. 1t is also a great economy
to make children'S underwear. caps
and little dresses. as the fitting Is not
hard to do and they are quickly
made, but cost a good deal If you
have to buy, tfenl. Save your money
to buy shoes, gloves. stockings and
tailored suits and coats. which should
always be of the, best quality. as 1t is
poor economy to buy anything but
the best in these articles.
AS all cotton goods will shrink: be-
. fore making underwear it will be
wise to either shrink the piece before
making up or else make each gar
ment larger to allow for shrinking
afterward To shrink. use boiling
water until thoroughly saturated and
then wiring out and dry. Sprinkle and
iron on the wrong side with hot
IRON until tne material 10 pcilSStis
dry 1t is then ready to be cut. In
taking advantage of the many attrac-
= tive bargains. in white crepes and
lingerie silkssfemember that all these
.-materials, especially the crepes.
shrink lensthwise. so that when max
. ing combinations or camisoles hand
: run tucks should be put in. These
: tucks may befput in above the waist
line or at the knee. the latter being
!. perhaps the most convenient place
Applying Lace.
: II YOU make considerable underwear
and chillren's clothes it Is important
ITO know the different ways of apply
( ing lace to the material. To insert
rlace and at the same time keep the
hedges from fraying. first baste the lace
e on at both edges. and il you have to
= cross the lace cut away the under
~part and overland the upper edges
to the under raw edges. When the
lace is all basted on hem the edges
down. keeping the lace as smooth as
possible. 1t is we'll to do this sewing
over ecially II done by ma
chine. as this naethod will prevent
puckering or unevenness after the
. material is cut away. The paper may
{ easily be pulled away after the sew
: ing. Leave fourth of an inch OF
material on each side after cutting
; away dut tuih eaiiS III q " dy AASih thc
= lace to make tiny hem. Feather
,s.stitch thisshem from the right side.
: AnotheESgood5 way to insert lace Is
'sto overland the edges II you are
!: using insertion ar beading on an edge
= that is to be trimmed with lace. the
{ edge of the material should first be
: whipped to the beading. then if the
Z lace is. ~ be te31ed on the heavy
: thread at the top. of the lace shoult
= be drawn up. This thread Is fount
:, in all la0k edging and is a great con
-veniencsfor i saves the bother o.
: gathering the face. 1t acts as q gath
!, ering thsead., spd, one can make tn,
lace asA a. desired as one goel
: along. udW wAip the lace On to thu
Of fine lingerie should be dnishet
neatly and effeitixelY- by Iettin& in .
marrow lace insertion or hemstftchet
beading. This carries out the sheer
effect.
When making an article er lac.
where tive -thjckHesses of lacesor any
other trafapaN paNfe7natAk&l are stitch.
ed together on the machine, nrst