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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1909
Page
27
Instructions describe transferring designs onto sheer or heavy linen using impression paper and hard pencils. It explains folding fabric for two sided transfer, padding scallops with darning cotton, buttonhole stitching for edges, and suggests mercerized cotton No 2 for flowers leaves and stems in solid embroidery and eyelets.
A Practical guide explores stencil use for table scarfs curtains and other home textiles. It details patterns for lamp shades burlap borders and grass mats with color guidance and techniques plus a lively note on operatic tableaux and a rubber social fundraiser for a crippled home.
The article explains raised overcast stitches to create heavy embroidery effects. It describes laying a cord along the outline, securing it with stitches, and using cross stitches for filling. A double cross stitch can be very small for regular and irregular filling.
The instruction explains couching with silk threads using two or three strands knotted together. Bring from the wrong side to the right, twist lightly, and secure with a single thread at about a quarter inch intervals. For curves, couching stitches are placed very close.
A Miss M B L A outlines a stylish parasol in embroidered cross barred dimity with colored silk lining. The edge features simple scallops with alternating flower motifs and a firm reinforced outline to prevent pulling. An enameled stick in white or matching lining completes the piece.
Smocking remains popular for children's dresses and is easy with a simple guide. Mark a line with tiny dots one quarter to one third inch apart, then a second row below to form squares. Pull gathers from dot to dot so the fabric draws up neatly. stitch from left to right using the gathering thread as a guide and keep stitches on top of the gathering line.
The fleur de lis motif provides a charming edge for towels and can be varied by placing flowers near the edge of a scallop and slightly above the next. Alternate high and low across the towel. To work on a broad surface keep stitches close together and very firm for a sturdy effect.
The fragment hints at clothes or fabrics subjected to frequent washing leading to wear in a period setting. It suggests worries about laundering demands affecting the appearance of needlework and garments.
An easy project describes making a small basket from woven baskety as a base. It is decorated with raffia in daisies and leaves, lined with green rajah silk, and finished with a green ribbon drawstring. The basket serves to hold a ball of yarn with the end exiting the top.
The article explains the double crochet stitch step by step. It details passing the yarn around the hook, inserting the hook, drawing through, looping once more and completing the two final loops. The writer hopes this clears any remaining difficulty.
Students pair up in a geography lesson where each girl receives a card with a state flower and each boy a state outline. They must match cards by state, testing their knowledge as they identify flowers like Alabama’s goldenrod and California’s columbine.
Learn to start stamp collecting from old letters or friends stamps and buy varieties at low prices. Place stamps in a regular album using prepared gummed hinges rather than gum or paste to avoid damage. Many boys trade duplicates to fund hinges and catalogs.
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