Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-05-27
Among the
HonemQkers


rain, Homemakers gathere q
Thursday in the Agricultural
Center, at Gaithersburg, to joir
in the meeting planned to help
in good growing and economy OF
time, energy, and money in the
care of clothes. Mrs. r. N. Whip
county clothing chairman, and
home demonstration agents, Mrs
Catherine M. Rhoads, Mrs. Irma
L. Bell and Miss Elizabeth B.
Skeats conducted the meeting.
Mrs. Whip, with many help.
full suggestions showed that "a
stitch in time" really paid divi-
dends. Though she herself is one
who makes the clothing which
she and her family wear, she sug-
gested that a stylish looking
commercial garment can often
have a more profession appear
ance and give longer wear if the
construction details are checked
and sometimes fortified before
the garment is worn - seams,
buttons and buttonholes, etc. She
showed how placing a bodkin
between the cloth and button, in
the sewing on process, makes a
shank or post around which the
garment material can fit. Among
the demonstrations of interest to
all was a mitered patch.
Miss Skeats, trained in the
newest methods of textile care
and believing that pressing and
good grooming go together,
showed the use of the steam iron
for pressing seams, removing
stubborn wrinkles in corduroy,
pressing a slightly wrinked but
not Soiled cotton. For many cot
tons and linens, she believes that
clothes must be dampened and
rolled, ironing with the dry iron,.
To press curved area, as a
dart or a sleeve, she recommend
ed a tailor's cushion or PRESENT.,
but not having these a folded
turish towel serves very well. A
rolled up magazine, covered,
could be used instead of a sleeve
board. "Press circular skirts with
the grain to retain an even hem
line" she cautioned. To remove
shine from material, sponge
lightly with a damp sponge,
steam and brush.
Off with stains, Mrs. Rhoads
stated that many stained and
spotted articles are needlessly
thrown away each year. Many
others are needlessly ruined by
unsuccessful attempts to remove
stains.
Rules to learn in order to take
proper care of fabrics: % Re,
move stain promptly. (2) Use the
mildest treatment first. 90 Work
carefully, patiently, quickly. (4)
Suit the remover to the cloth go
Suit the remover to the stain.
Homemakers can receive an ex-
cellent guide, Stain Removal
from Fabrics by asking for
u. SD. A. Bulletin No. 1474. On
display was an exhibit of a we'll
equipped, but inexpensive stain
removal kit which each home
maker could duplicate for her
own laundry center.
Dacron thread is coming on the
market and is recommended for
sewing dacron, nylon and orion
Mrs. Bell told the group, but its
use should be limited to man.
made fibers. These fiberS' sensi.
tivity to heat would cause seam
stitching to melt way if heat sat
is factory for cotton were USED
in ironing a finished cotton gar
ment. Sodium perborate bleach
es are good for the synthetic fab
RIGS; chlorine bleaches if over
used damage the fibers, she ex
planned. If man-made fibers are
blended with natural fibers, the
treatment adapted to the most
sensitive fiber should be used.
Results of steam pressing, dry
ironing and ironing slightly
moist nylon, dacron and blend
were shown, each being used in
specific situation.
The HomeWood II Homemak.