Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-17

difficult. On one end of the bookmark sew
little ANIMAL flower or bird, which can be q
from the same leather Tor leather of contra
ing color and stuffed into shape with colt
and stitched like the bookmark itself.
A single strip of heavy leather, inches |
l inch. with a fringe cut at one end, make,
good bookmark, too.
Very easy for small child to make is
set of desk clips for Mother or Father. 81
plain clothespin clips and sandpaper the VIC
smooth. Letter each pin with different vol
Bills" Receipts" Answered" "Uns
swered," etc. Use crayon or paint for Il
lettering and make design around the lett
if desired. When the lettering is dry. pal
over the whole pin with clear shellac.
Children can make very useful pot hold
out of old silk stockings. For doing this. |
improvised loom is required, which Father
an older brother can set up easily. Make q
loom by mailing, in the shape of squ;|
frame, four pieces of wood inch wide al
9 inches long, Tack eighteen headless hi
inch nails down the center of each piece
wood to form the pegs. spacing them abb
g of an inch apart.
Cut laundered old stockings crosswise irI
l-inch strips, making stretchy loops. M
hook one end of loop over a nail on the lie
hand side of the loom and stretch it straieI
across to the corresponding nail on the rigl]
hand side of the loom. And repeat this url
you have loop stretched between every nj
on the right and eft-hand sides of the loo1
Result: Firm.woven Nat
j HEN hook one end of loop on the fiji
nail on the top of the loom and weave q
free end of this loop in and out through 4
crosswise strips until it comes out at Il
bottom of the loom; catch this lower end
the loop across the corresponding nail
the bottom. Repeat this, starting new lo|
at every nail across the top and ending it |
the opposite nail on the bottom. The resi-
will be firm-woven mat. Lift the whole nj
off the loom, and with bright-colored ya|
sew around all four edges to catch the loo
and prevent them from working loose.
Paper nut dishes are fascinating to ma
Use varicolored "serpentines" or paper strea|
ers that come in package of assorted coloI
Unwind the streamers into separate pill
Choose a color to start with and coil tight
When there is enough of one color, change
another one. pasting the new and old er|
together tightly and continue to coil into
ever widening circle. When you have II
circle that is about inches wide, cut off Il
streamer end and paste down tight. Make
little nut cup by holding the circle with be
hands and slowly pressing the inside do \
and the sides up. Be careful to keep the sid
all the same height. Then dip the bowl iri
shellac for about a minute and set it on pap
to dry.
A large fiat circle mound of different COLI
may be left fiat and dipped in shellac, al
used as good mat for hot dishes.
Both Mother and Grandmother would 10
to have a sewing board that will keep spod|
needles and scissors handy and in pla{
Sister and Brother could make this prese|
together - Sister choosing the material al
doing the sewing, and Brother saving t
wood and putting in the nails.
For the board, saw piece of wood | | incl
long, 8 inches wide and = inch thick. Sar
paper the wood very smooth, then give il
coat of shellac or varnish. When the board
dry, hammer long thin nails PARKWAY iri
the narrow top edge of the board, bel
careful to space them far enough apart to hid