Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-22
Economy in Various Forms
There Are Numerous Thrift Ideas for the Home
Needeworker Which May Be Employed
Advantageously.
Advantageously

ored tape 10 match or contrast and they
will outwear new oilcloth bibs, which
break badly from being crushed when
worn or washed.
IF your blankets have become thir
from long USE wash them, put two OF
more together and cover them with 9
bright silk or sateen and make quilt
Tack in place with wool to match the
covering and finish with ruffle tc
match or leave plain.
The present style of using colorec
bed linens is a suggestion to the house
wife who has let her sheets, pillowcases
and dresser scarfs become dingy
through long use or careless handling
to utilize them after washing, and while
still wet, by dyeing them the desired
color, trying out few pieces at a time
With little practice it is easy to Sc
cure just the shade wanted. You car
have sets in lovely pastel shades Of rose
blue or lavender at very small cost. II
In need of new linens, 1t Is cheaper tc
buy the white material and dye it tr
cold-water dye. The colors will last
well, but if they get too light the process
can be quickly repeated.
When bad run or tear appears In
one stocking and the other Is good, lay
them aside until you have others In
similar condition, then dye all of them
a color Just a little darker than the
original color, following the directions
given on the package of dye that you
use. BY pairing whole stockings this
way, you can in time have several good
pairs. You may dye them all black ii
you wish.
Embroidery Hints.
If your handsome linens have worn
out and the monogramS are still In
good condition you can use the mono
grams on new linens. Towels, sheets,
pillowcases and tablecloths seldom wear
out near the monogram. Hemstitch
the monogram into the new linens and
conceal the edges with band Of satin
stitches and they will be very decorative
and last as long as the new linens.
II you wish to transfer design from
cardboard or paper that Is too heavy
to transfer from, take a piece of light
paper and place it over the design. Then
wet a cloth with gasoline and place
right in front Of your pencil as you pro-
coed to transfer, doing only a small
amount of oiling at time, as the gaso-
line evaporates very fast. This process
will not injure either pictures or tap
estries and Is easily managed.
In especially dainty material 1t Is
often quite difficult to draw threads for
hemstitching, but the work can be made
easy If you will wet a small brush and
rub it on cake Of soap. then on the
threads you wish TO draw. They will
breaking. Before marking new linen
with indelible ink dip the corner of the
cloth or garment in cold starch before
trying to do the marking, then pass a
hot iron over the place to be marked.
The linen can then be easily written
upon and the ink will not run.
Hints for Busy Mothers.
Rolling and whipping sheer materials
for baby clothes can be done much
easier If the article or ruffleS are first
stitched around on the machine. Use
very fine thread and trim the edges
close. You can accomplish twice as
much work In a given time, and the
article can be kept cleaner while work
ing, as the edges viii roll more readily.
If you want romper' material that Is
cheap, durable and practical, buy linen
tea toweling at 10 cents a yard. It
comes in blue or red checks, will not
fade and Is good, sturdy material. A
yard and half will make small child
a pretty suit.
To run tape around the armhole
when stitching in o sleeve makes II
much firmer and requires no overcast
ing, which is great saving Of time fol
a mother. Also, II sleeve is q little
long on q child's dress or blouse, or you
have allowed for shrinkage, sew tape
on the inside Of the armhole at the very
top and also one in the middle Of the
forearm and 1t can be tied at any de-
sired length. To be washed and ironed
it can be united.
Most men have discarded shirts that
are too small for use, out Of style or the
collar and cuffs are frayed before the
shirt is worn out. These shirts can
easily be made into pajama coats by
cutting the cuffs of and hemming the
sleeves as short as desired. Remove the
collar and bind or hem the neck.
When making aprons for kitchen
wear, place a hem at the top and one
at the bottom and run q tape through
one end for strings. The tape can be
changed from one end Of the apron to
the other end and the wear will then
be evenly distributed.