Evening star., 1932-10-07

W no TWO pieces lldhC NAAS S''A-N
degree Of Shrinkage. An eH-
ce!lent way to shrink white ma
terial is to fold it in yard lengths ana
double to fit the bathtub, which VIII
not rust it. Then pour boiling water
over the goods and let remain over
night. Hang dripping and folded WIN
out any wringing and pin over tile lile.
When nearly dry, press WIN not
iron. For colored materials. use warm
salt water about two tablespoorlulS "
a gallon of water in strength, anu SoaA
the goods for about four hours. Wheh
still damp, press on the Wrohe SLY. sly
To remodel mems shirts, WIN
xafetv razor blade carefully rip away
both fronts at the under-arm seams;
sleeves. woke, or shoulder seams, ana
the collar. You need not take tne
whole shirt apart, just remove the
fronts Now take a piece OF paper
pin the upper end OF the snlrt lrollt
iIpon il and cut around 1t so that you
will have a good pattern OF armhole.
shoulder and neckline. Next remove
the pins and place the wrong sloe Oh
one front to the wrong side OF tne otnel.
Now proceed to cut new line across lile
TOP by placing the paper pattern on
the fronts far enough down from the
neck so that 1t will miss the worn spot.
Pin cut out. and then sew in the fronts
lust as they were originally. They Will,
of course, be little shorter than the
back section, but the finished garment
will be as good as new.
For Your Boy.
To make over fathers necktles Tor
YOUR boy, cut out about inches OF
material from the narrow portion that
is hidden by the collar, tapping the
two ends. and sew them together on
the sewing machine. The result will
he good If the colorS and pattern OF the
tie are suitable for the boy. The worn
places will be hidden by the blouse
collar. and the length of the tie will be
in better proportion to the size OF the
boy.
silk ties that have become soiled can
be renovated at home. Boil eight
ounces of bran il a quart OF water lor
an hour then strain. Wash the ties
in this without creasing them. Rinse
in salt water and iron while signify
damp.
Small brass rings can be bought for
few cents dozen at any notion
counter and If sewed on the inside OF
YOUR boys trousers will save many a
torn buttonhole because the button
holes are what most boys use for
hanger.
Stocking Economy.
A very satisfactory way to save on
the family stocking bill is to adopt
certain color and standard make OF
stocking for each member OF the fam
ily, at least for everyday wear. The
bulk of fathers stockings, being alike
can then be successfully paired, and
there are never odd stockings or
pair consisting Of one good one and one
badly torn or worn stockings. This lit
tie item saves quite a substantial
amount in the yearly stocking bill,
especially for children.
Mothers who would rather use a
crochet hook than a darning needle
may be glad to know that stockings can
be nicely and quickly merded by cro-
cheting Cut away the ragged edges,
then with a crochet hook and ball OF
knitting cotton work single crochet
all around the edge of the hole. Con-
tinue filling in with single crochet,
widening or narrowing to shape. ON
the last row join single crochet with slip
stitches. then fasten off. Holes may be
filled either round or square. IT square,
most Of the narrowing is done at the
corners If boys sweaters fringe out at
the cuff edges, crochet over them with
heavy thread. Instead of crocheting
YOU may use silk and make parallel
lines of fine chain stitches. TINS
would match the stocking mesh so Well
that it could scarcely be detected.
A quick way to mend runs in hosiery
Is to turn the hose wrong side out, place
the sides of the run together, then
stitch close to the edge with the sew
ing machine. A still better and neat
er way is to catch the run thread with
a crochet hook and crochet the threads
back to where the run started. then
tack securely with needle and thread.
This leaves no trace of the run. Runs
in knitted sweaters. blouses and dress es
and other knitted material, may be
mended in the same way.
Valuable Sewing Hints.
When you want to crochet an edge on
any material take the thread from the
needle of your sewing machine and
stitch along the edge to be crocheted
and you will have straight line OF even
holes into which to insert the hook:
This makes the work much easier ana
more even.
When hemstitching by hand. wrap
a piSce of colored paper around the in
dex finger. sewing the paper together.
Use this when doing hemstitching, as
the fine threads are then easier to see,
and Your eyes will not be OyertaXed.
Not very one knows how to sew lace
to a round cloth without gathering II
first. You may accomplish it, however,
by first winding the lace into tight
ball. With a cord firmly bind round the
lace from the middle Of the roll to the
sewing edge. Fasten the cord and dip
the wound portion n waJer. Dry the
lace and remove the cord. You will find
that the shrunken edge viii fit around
the cloth perfectly.
To make a simple patch bag. hem a
large square of denim, cretonne or other
strong material and attach to each OF
the four corners a metal or ivory ring
These rings can be bought for few
cents at notion counters of dry goods
stores. Slip all the rings on handy
hook or nail in the sewing room or
wherever the family mending is to be
done. 1t is well to fasten big safety
pin on the outside of the bag and slip
into it sample of all KINGS OF material
which the bag contains. BY laying the
bag out fiat. it IS easy TO find the exact
bundle of patches wanted.
Pockets on the outside OF kitchen
apron are very apt TO caicn on some
thing and rip Try putting the pokcet