Smyrna times., 1941-12-11

Der of designs being limited only by
the imagination of the home art
ist. BY tying cords around the
material at various places before it
is dipped in the dye, portions of the
cloth are kept undyed. A myriad
of designs may be produced, accord
ing to the position and tightness of
the cords, and by tying different
shaped objects, such as marbles
and blocks, in the material before
it goes into the dye bath.
A Few Suggestions
For your luncheon, buffet, and
dresser sets-Embroidery and ap-
pliques are always acceptable.
Probably you will want some of
your sets to have narrow fringed
edges instead of hens; after the
right amount of fringe has been
made, stitch around the articles at
the base of the fringe to keep the
material from raveling further. A
quickly made set is one trimmed
with rickrack; the braid is sewed
on easily and quickly to give an in
teresting and substantial finish.
To the lady who likes to work with
paints, stenciling offers wide field
of endeavor.
For Your Dresses-Whether you
use the cloth in the natural white
of the bag or whether you dye the
dress, you will probably wish to put
embroidery somewhere to give that
certain touch that nothing else can.
Necklines, sleeves, and pockets ali
offer an open field for the facile
needle. Appliques can also be high
ly interesting.
For Your Bedspreads-Try can
dlewicking spread and see what
a lovely result will be achieved.
Lines of candlewicking cover nee
essary seams and serve as attrac-
tive supplements to the main de-
sign. If an applique is to form the
central motif in the decoration, the
seams should be covered with strips
of material in harmonizing color.
For Your Tea Towels and Kitch-
en- Curtains-Gay little designs in
embroidery and applique make the
kitchen curtains and the lowly tea
towels veritable things of beauty.
Folds of colored material also form
attractive trimmings. Since the
homemaker spends large part of
her time in the kitchen, she should
do everything possible to make this
room gay and inviting in its ap-
lpearance.
For Your Toys-No toy is safer
for the very small child than a
stuffed, cloth toy-a pig, a dog, or
a cat, Peter Rabbit, or a cuddly
doll-that comes up as good as new
every time it is dropped by mex
perienced little hands. A few deft
stitches after the body is made and
the toys distinguishing features
are embroidered in place.
Unlettered Feed Bags
Plain, white, cotton feed bags
which are unlettered and imprinted
offer a greater variety of uses
than other kinds because there are
no letters and designs to be bleach
ed out. Each bag is ready for use
as soon as it is washed. Poultry
mashes often come in such bags
and the quality of cloth used in
packaging these mashes is of sub
stantial weight, suitable for use in
many of the jobs suggested in this
article. After proper washing, 8
Southern States mash bag mea-
sures 38 by Al inches, having
shrunk only one inch in width anc
5 in length.
Open Bags Carefully
Ask the menfolks to be careful
when they open the bag of feed
All bags are closed by chain-stitch-
ing. In opening the bags, face the
single-thread side and clip the
thread close to the bag on the
right-hand side. Pull the ends
gently, and Presto! the bag is oper
and ready for rinsing, pressing, anc
conversion into whatever article
the housewife desires. These bag:
offer wonderful field of opportun
ity for the woman with originality
Announcement has been made by
Ernest v. Keith, attorney for the