The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-06-03
Making the
Home Comfy

Nv WOA1dh AdS AdAu III d supply Oh
! the simple Irish picot edging as fin
ish for some guest towels. The lace
is sufficiently heavy not to look out
Of place on the buck.
! If annoyed by breaking silk when
1 sewing, particularly in overcasting
where there is a hard pull on the
thread, try drawing the fingers along
! the silk from the point where brok-
en- off to the end Sometimes waxing
! gives further strength.
You may avoid bad spots in gar
ments being remodeled by examining
the goods carefully and outlining the
holes or defective spots with thread Of
contrasting color. These spots
which might otherwise be overlook
ed. CAD thus be avoided in the cut
ting or can be put in an unimportant
place.
Telephone tablets or pads may be
bought ready to cover at any station
sfy store. The covers may be made
Of cardboard, covered with cretonne,
or just a flap of some pretty colored
mounting board A silk cord is used
to hang the tablet by the telephone,
and should. of course, have pencil
attached.
Baby caps made in one piece are
most attractive and also convenient.
as they can be ironed flat and thus
kept fresh and dainty. They are cut
with a straight edge and semi-circu-
lar edge, very much the shape Of one
side of tea cozy. The straight edge
is fitted to The face and the semi-cir-
cular edge drawn into shape by means
of eyelets worked along the edge,
thru which ribbon is run. Rosettes
at each side are also formed of the
ribbon. White ribbon with blue seal
lops and forgetmenots embroidered oy-
er it, would certainly make lovely
cap for the baby. A cap Of this kind
for winter wear should have lining
of thin wadding and silk.
To prevent the lace yoke of an eve
ming dress from beig soiled by con-
tact with the skin, line the yoke By
hand with a piece of chiffon. When
soiled by perspiration this is easily
ripped out and clean piece substi-
tuted.
Keep needles dry and shiny and the
thread clean. Have an emery in ev-
cry workbag or in its absence ones
hair can be utilized, Thread or silk
kept on spool cases grows dusty and
the outer layer, If soiled. should be
discarded.
Sheets which are wearing in the
middle should be cut right through
the center, the weakest parts should
be cut away, and the sheet rejoined,
with the sides now forming the cen
ter. If sheet is too much worn to
be remade 1t will cut up into towels
for glass and china.
An experienced needlewoman sug-,
gests a list (Which gives the various
numbers Of needles and cotton) to fol
low when sewing by hand. She adj
vises a No. needle for 20 and 80 cot
ton, when hemming and tucking; a
No 8 needle for so and so cotton for
plain sewing, overhauling and over
casting; a No. needle for 40 and GO
thread for gathering When gather
ing or working buttonholes rub the
thread over with piece of beeswax.
This will keep it from knotting and
also help it to resist strain.
Always thread silk into needle by
putting the end of the silk that exists
before it is unwound from the spool
in the eye first. If the silk is put in
from the end you break or cut, it I'M
twists more easily than If 1t is thread
ed from the other end Clip all bast-
ings to be removed at five or six inch
intervals. They can then be pulled
out without wrinkling the fabric.
When you are sewing great deal
Of work may be saved by the follow
ing arrangement: Place the sewing
table on the left and at the right an
gle to the sewing machine; you can
then turn from the sewing machine
to the table without leaving your
chair. If the scrap basket is placed
at your right hand, all small bits can
be dropped into the basket with ease,
and save the after effort of picking
them off the floor.
convenient money bag is made by
cutting two pieces Of chamois. each
piece 3 by 9 inches. Lay the two
pieces together and stitch the sides
and on line one inch from the bot.
tom edge, Snip the unseamed part
and the top to make the fringe. Fold
the top back upon the right side and
cut four Sits In each half one inch
below the fold Run narrow channels
thongs through the Sits and finish
with knots or small tassels, or fasten
with small snappers.
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