Evening star., 1924-10-10

"A is obtained by combining
1 dainty coIored and hem
stitched handkerchiefs with
plain lawn. A clever needleworker
will find many ways in which the
hemstitched edges may be introduced
as a trimming.
To make camiknickers, for in
stance, four handkerchiefS are re-
auired Two of these should be split
in half crosswise, this forming four
triangular pieces, each bordered on
two sides by hemstitching. These
form the V-shaped front and back OF
the garment, and are joined to the
knickers at the waist with beading
and finished with ribbon shoulder
straps, stitched from the front to the
back points.
For the knicker trimming. the two
remaining handkerchiefs should be
split in half lengthwise and Joined at
the knees with beading. II 1t Is de-
sired to have the legs wider than the
trimming will permit, it is pretty
idea TO leave an opening on the out
side of the leg and hold the edges to-
gether by a ribbon strap and bow.
Handkerchiefs split in half length
wise may also be used to trim the top
of straight chemise. supported py
shoulder straps, if this pattern is pre-
ferred to the V-neck design.
Figured silk null Will make
dainty camisole Tack every point OF
a length of filet lace edging in place
along one side of the piece of mate
rial. then sew the points to the ma
terial and trim the tip of each point
with a small piece of Soft-coioreo
flower galloon. Cut four small trl-
angles, each measuring about Two
inches from point to point, ana JOIN
them to the straight side OF the lace
Sfrin of
enough for shoulder straps to the tips
of the triangles, then edge the straps
the triangles and the top of the bodlce
with narrow lace, and run IN Ora"
strings of white or colored ribbon.
Dainty lingerie clasps can be made
of tiny straps of narrow val lace III
Sertion with a little frill of lace about
the size of a nickel sewed to one emo
and the tiniest of snaps Sewed to each
end, so that they will snap around
tile straps of the lingerie and holo
them all together in place On TINS
little gathered circle of lace there
should be embroidered little olo
fashioned nosegay in colored Frencn
knots 4 little three-cornered sachet
made of white linen, embroidered to
match with a gilt safety pin se"eo
10 the back with which to pin 1t to
the camisole, may be made at the
same time.
Pretty and Serviceable.
The following trimming is quickly
worked on table mats and runners,
table covers bureau scarfs and other
articles. and if worked with fine cot
ton either white or colored, makes
dainty finish for handkerchle1S
Worked in silk, it makes a simple and
effective border on crepe de chine and
other lingerie. To make this trim
Of ta
DOWN twice on the right side as If for
hemming but instead of hemmlng,
work a double crochet over the hem
"a evenly and closely together as pos
Sible At regular intervals make a
pitcot by working three chain and
sip-stitching into the first
First Aids in Sewing.
When sewing on the machine on
dark days. you will find it a great
help to use d small flashlight. placing
it on the machine SO that the light
is directly on the machine needle.
This makes the eye of the needle
plainly visible 1t also makes a bast-
ing or seam more easily seen and
hence easier to follow.
When darning stockings at night.
use a fiashIight instead of stocking
darner. This will enable you to make
a neat darn and is not as trying on
Tie eyes
To those who do not know how to
use the various numbers of needles
and thread to best advantage in
hand sewing, the following informa-
tion will prove helpful: Use d No.
needle for 20 or so cotton when hem
ming or tucking d No. needle with
50 or so cotton for plain stitching.
overhanding and overcasting; No. 4
needle with 40 or so thread for MAX
ing buttonholes and No. Z or nee
die with sc and 40 thread for gath
ering.
If you make your own house
dresses, buy enough goods to make
two alike each time. The sleeves will
be worn out when the dresses are
only slightly worn. Take the best
part of one dress and make another
pair of sleeves for the other dress,
and in this way get d good deal more
service from it.
Nice blankets. especially wooden
ones, are usually bound with silk,
which wears out in short time, and
the edges ravel and look bad. To
prevent this, crochet a row of dou-
bles across the ends with silk-fnish