Evening star., 1926-12-17
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Meath fair hands eNl1tiy STONhS'
Is of the makers self part.
And tells without her knowing.
To make a novel and useful pin
tray for the dresser. use either a
pair of siX-inch oval wooden en-
Droidery hoops or a pair of four-inch
round ones. Cover the hoops by
winding them with half-inch satin
ribbon. The round trays Will require
yards of ribbon and the oval
trays 21a yards. To make the bot
tom of the tray, use a piece of heavy
silk, preferably with a figured pat
tern that lends itself to the shape
of the tray Cut the piece of silk
one.half an inch larger all around
than the smaller hoop. stretch it very
tightly across that hoop, then sew
the edges of the silk to the outside
Of the hoop. Then place the larger
hoop over the smaller one and the
tray is complete.
If the hoops fit tightly before they
are covered ii will be necessary to
Sandpaper the sides to allow room
for the ribbon covering and the bot
tom piece. The joining Of the ribbon
onto the hoops should be done on
the inside of the larger hoop and on
the outside of the smaller hoop. SO
that the seams will not show when
the hoops are put together Four
small glass push tacks, such as are
sold at photograph supply stores.
make excellent feet and add some
what to the effectiveness of the tray
but they are not necessary. If a more
ornamental tray is desired, the out
side of the larger hoop, or the rim of
the tray, may be ornamented with
fancy stitches. briar stitch or feather
stitch, in colors that harmonic with
the tones of the silk used for the bot
tom of the tray. Any girl would be
pleased with such gift.
= Novel Sachets.
To make a sachet resembling a bis
cult, cut two squares Of plain cream
white silk measuring three and one
half inches. Cut a little from the
pointed corners to make them less
sharp. Place the silk squares with
right sides together, stitch round
three sides, allowing one-fourth inch
for seams. Then turn them right side
out and place them on clean paper
or plate in hot oven, watching care
fully to prevent burning. Allow the
TWO sides to brown slightly, then re-
move them from the oven. Now take
three layers of sheet wadding three
inches square, shake between the
layers some sachet powder, and place
smoothly between the silk. Turn in
the open edges of the silk one-fourth
inch and sew the edges over and over
with fine white sewing silk. Tack the
sachet at equal distances all over the
surface to. resemble the indentations
on a biscuit. Cut the ends of the sew
ing silk very close to the sachet. Many
other kinds of sachets may be made
in this shape besides the biscuit de-
sign. Some may be oblong or per-
fectly round and may be decorated in
any preferred way, or made Of plain
bright or lowered silk.
Dainty sach4ts for placing in bureau
drawers with underwear or in hand
kerchief boxes are made as follows:
Take a wooden lead pencil or other
round stick 6ha inches long. Roll
round the full length twice some sheet
wadding in which has been sprinkled
@. quantity OF sachet powder. Hold
the wadding in place by winding
thread around the roll, then stitch
carefully together on the wrong side
three strips of N-inch ribbon 12 inches
long, the middle strip being white,
the two outside strips a bright red.
If you can find the red-and-white
striped ribbon woven together the
effect will be even better and it Will
lie less work Wind spirally around
the padded pencil the red and white
ribbon strip, holding it very smooth
"and tight, and sew the two edges of
the red ribbon invisibly where they
are joined. Draw the ends together
smoothly over the ends Of the pencil.
Cut from white cardboard two small
circles the size of the ribbon-covered
pencil. Cover them with white silk
and sew them down closely over both
ends of the stick. This sachet looks
very much like a stick Of old-fasE-
toned candy. OF course these sticks
may be covered with any combination
of colors that you wish. You may
have red. white and blue. or red and
green, or colonial colors. 1t is nice
TO give set of these sachets in differ
ent color combinations.
4 Writing Case.
Make the case S1a inches by II
inches. From suitable material cut
strip 36 inches by 12 inches. Fold the
strip in quarters with the two narrow
ends 1 inch apart in the center OF
the strip. That will provide for two
rockets, in which, later. pieces OF card
board or wooden covers are to be In
serted to make the writing pad firm.
Embroider the quarter that is to DE
the cover, then cut the pocket pieces.
Enbroider and bind them with tape
before beginning to make the case.
The envelope case is inches BY 3
tnches, the note paper pocket is &
inches by inches, and the stamp
pocket measures 5 inches by inches
The narrow strips for pens and pencils
arc inches long and ] inch wide.
The stamp and pen cases have little
flaps that fasten with snaps. Bind
the outer edges of the writing case
with an overcasting stitch or with
tape. Sew in position all the pockets.
The corner pieces for the blotter, ana
the tabs for fastenings. Then place a
piece of cardboard or of wood, one
eighth of an inch thick, in the large
right hand pocket to make the writing
uad stiff, and in the left side place
3 piece of thin cardboard. Complete
fhe writing case by scanning and over
casting the inner edges.
Gift Apron.
An attractive and useful apron can
he made from two 25inch squares or
material, one square for the apron
itself, the other for the bib. In the
center of the bib portion cut round
hole, nine inches in diameter. so that
the bib will slip over the head through
the hole. Then place the two squares
az material, one above the other. so
7hat a corner of the bib will come in
he center of one of the sides OF the
apron proper. The point of the bib
should overlap at the belt about six
Ur eight inches. The fullness is then
gathered into a narrow belt which
has q buttonhole at each end 10 fasten
10 button on the corner of the bib
at the back.
You can make a pretty finish for
tie edge of the apron by turning
narrow hem on the right side OF the
apron and covering. the hem with
featherstitching or brierstitching with
r,arcerized COlored thread