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Newspaper
Glenboro Gazette
Location
Glenboro, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Dec 06, 1917
Page
4
A fragment describes crochet plans for a filet lace toast cover and a dolly, praising the expert crocheter. It discusses choosing fine linen, straight edges, and repeating cross motifs similar to a mercy cross, noting heat and practicality in use.
The article discusses home linen care and sewing basics for women including sizing sheets towels and pillowcases. It covers standard dimensions for home textiles methods for marking linens with machine stitched initials and simple lace edging techniques. It also mentions fabric prep shrinking lace and linen and finishing touches like picoted edges on doilies.
A priceless tale explains how a soldier's sweetheart preserved a dried leaf by copying its vein pattern in handmade lace. The heirloom piece becomes unusually precious as lace is valued at around 80 and is shown as a future pattern for darned lace to be published next Sunday.
A feature on decorative shopping bags highlighting tapestry and brocade designs. It praises the elegant fabrics, gold lace trim, jade handles, and contrasting touches. The piece notes the bags’ practicality for carrying parcels and as stylish gifts, urging readers to seek attractive samples and timeless patterns.
Crochet guide outlines making two color crocheted square holders using mercerized cotton and a steel hook. Instructions cover foundation chains, color carries, and patterns for blue and white squares, with tips for joining two squares and adding a corner ring.
The article discusses long Jacobean style tables as practical and decorative options for dining rooms and suggests oblong napkins as a scarce linen trend. It recommends monograms or embroidered corner motifs for square tea or luncheon napkins and notes oblong shapes suit formal meals.
The article notes a shift in needlework toward minimal sewing with bold effects. It highlights using paint brushes, stenciling, and hand painting to create Oriental-inspired designs, with painted fruit as a centerpiece. Leaves and stems in cotton join painted elements for a combined craft look.
A young girl makes a small slate reminder by painting a slate frame with enamel and copying Japanese motifs from a tray. She suspends a red cord with a sponge and keeps the slate by her bed to jot notes before sleep, a idea adaptable for roommates and boarders.
Black satin reemerges in contemporary needlework as a fashionable material for embroidery. Designers imitate eastern decor in western styles, with stamped patterns for runners cushions luncheon cloth and wicker chair sections worked in flat stitches using colored silks and tinsel threads.
A vivid description presents a knitted bag in black oilcloth with bone handles and white silkening. It features three rows of shirring at the top and brilliant white moire silk, accented by satin fruit figures like apples pears and peaches.
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