Evening star., 1934-04-27
Curtains and u phoIstey
Materials Should be in Harmony With Other
Features of Rooms-Sewing Accessories Are
Carefully Considered.

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Upholstery Fabrics. y
The range In upholstery fabrics Is
large and varied. There are the smart
patterned materials, including print
ed linen, cretonne and glazed chintz
Many are beautiful enough for use in
the most formal room. They also af-
ford an opportunity for variety in the
everyday living room, which without
them might seem too Somber and dull
When choosing one of these mate
rialS for upholstery, the degree Of hard
use must enter into the decision. II
the piece to be covered does not re-
ceive very hard use, such as one OF
the lesser chairs in a living room, q
upholstered pieces in a Summer cot
tage, wisely selected lower-priced
cretonne will answer. The cheaper
grades also make nice slip covers, but
if more wear is required, an increase
in price makes good returns in dura-
bility. In the matter Of smart SIM
plicity, glazed chintz has no peer, ano
If dark colorings are chosen it will
give surprising amount of service
One Of the least expensive rich fab
RIGS for upholstering purposes is mer-
cerized cotton velour, preferably sun
fast. Many people admire the COM
pact weave and satiny gloss found In
velour, and the price alone makes
mercerized cotton velour veritable
godsend to those who cannot make
the initial outlay required for more
expensive material. This material is
ideal for upholstering. Then there
are the reps. Three dollars a yard
will buy very stunning fadeless up
holstery material either in plain colors
or in stripes. Plain heavy satins In
decorative colors and piped with a
contrasting hue make admirable first
covers which will serve until a perma-
nent upholstery material can be af-
forded
Draw curtains, bedspreads and slip
covers for chairs are very beautiful
when made Of artificial silk taffeta in
plain or changeable colors. This ma
terial is so inches wide, permanent
in color and washable Bedspreads
may also be made of any decorative
material that blends with the general
scheme Of room furnishings, from un-
bleached muslin or cretonne to q
handsome damask or brocade. Slip
covers may be made of glazed chintz
cretonne, sateen piped with a con-
trasting color. or mercerized fabrics
They save upholstery materials from
much needless wear, and sometimes
defer by many years the reupholster-
ing of shabby pieces.
The vogue for delicately coloret
pillow slips and sheets of linen. crep,
de chine, or cotton can be easily fol
lowed at great savings by tinting you
white ones. Just dissolve a packag,
of dye in a pint of boiling water ane
bottle it. This tinting fluid can b,
used like bluing to keep the tint uni
form. In the same manner. paste
colors of lingerie can be kept quit
fresh and new looking with little O.
no trouble.
Sewing Hints.
Keep a small piece of sandpaper
small can Of talcum powder and /.
piece Of laundry soap in the machin,
drawer. II the machine needle /
rough, stitch through the sandpape
several times and it will be smooth
and sharp. If machine oil gets OF
material, sprinkle with talcum, rul
the spot, let stand for q minute, thel
dust of and the spot IS gone. If ma
terial Is heavy and hard to stitch, rul
some soap down the material and /
will stitch far more easily.
When making curtains sew thl
hens at the top and bottom both t.
the same measure; they can then b.
reversed. doubling the wear. Wher
making net curtains, pin the hem
with invisible hairpins before stitching
They will not slip out like ordinar,
pins and no basting Is necessary Th
best way to fasten lace or net cur
tains over the poles Is to fasten then
with invisible hairpins These are 81
sharp that they can be pushed through
the curtains without injury to the ma
terial, and are so fine that they ar,
more invisible than pins. They neve
slip out Of place like small-headet
pins, or become entangled in the lac,
like safety pins. Put them perpen
tain with the rounded head at the top
To mend a lace curtain when torn
iron piece Of starched net over tn,
hole instead of stitching or darning 1t
For pretty window shade for tn,
bath room or kitchen, use wall pape
containing a colorful bouquet or othe
attractive design; cut out the design
and paste them on the shade ant
cover them with two coats Of colorles
shellac
When whipping in insertion tav,
the material hemstitched where yol
wish the insertion, then cut through
the hemstitching and whip the inser
ton to picoted edges. This makes
neater finish and keeps the materia
from stretching or puckering. Thi
is helpful in making curtains or bab
clothes. when several rows of inser
ton are used.
To make bed quilt cut lining tn
size of the quilt square, place cottol
batting between and baste around tn
edges, then quilt in any design 70,
like. Begin in the center and quilt II
circle to the edges. When ready II
join. sew three edges together, leavinl
one side Of the lining loose to I'LL owe
seam. When finished the seams vii
not show. You can quilt along as tn
squares are made, and soon have ,
nice. quilt without the use of quilting
frames. If you have motifs to Quilt
draw of your motif on the wronI
side of your block, and follow thi
design with basting thread. Thi
makes your design on top in bastin,
thread instead of an ugly carbon line
The thread can easily be pulled ou
after quilting. Use colored thread TO
hasting. so that it will be easily dis
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