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Newspaper
Hamiota Echo
Location
Hamiota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Mar 17, 1910
Page
3
The embroiderer approves a large centerpiece design in white mercerized cotton with delicate green fern leaves. Stems require fine stitching for tracery, with solid or skeleton embroidery on leaflets and scallops softly padded. project credits demand and patience, promising a worthwhile long term investment.
A compact guide explains No 0 to No 2 hooks and eyes used in collars yokes and lace work. It notes spreading eyelets before sewing to prevent turning and describes invisible eyes and brass rings for firmness. The piece covers recommended counts on skirts and bodices and cautions about maintenance of smooth hems.
The article lists inexpensive trims and fabrics for home needlework, from bayadere stripe ribbons and fringes to lace insets and gilt braids. It suggests repurposing linens, damask, and crepe for bags, cushions, and curtains, with tips on embroidery, appliqué, and drawn work to stretch limited materials.
Instructions for transferring a design onto sheer and heavy fabrics. For light fabrics lay the pattern on top and trace with a sharp pencil. For heavy materials use transfer paper face down then draw with a hard pencil or knitting needle. Secure pattern with pins, keep fabric level, and avoid resting fingers on the design.
Fashion notes describe wool coats for women six years popular in England. The Norfolk jacket in worsted yarn matches dark tweed skirts. Coats feature crochet joined seams and elastic fit with stained leather details in olive green to russet or old rose.
The article highlights crib blankets with blue borders showing rabbits and ducks, plus a cock in the moon motif. It notes Scotch and Victoria plaids in bands, silk ribbon bindings, and baby crib uses.
Two garter elastic rings slip scarf ends to form a hood shape. Each ring is elasticized to snugly surround the scarf and stay in place, covered with shirred chiffon matching the scarf. White silk elastic chosen for durability and lasting elasticity.
A suede and steel gray bag shaped like a fleur-de-lis features a plain mounting that preserves the bag’s outline. Large beads about an eighth of an inch in diameter embellish the bag, outlining edges and forming a pattern while joining both sides.
A delicate process described for dyeing silk laces using a board thumb tacks white platters and very thin gasoline and oil paints. Laces are so tender they must be dipped and wrung with care. A broad new varnish brush is used to paint the lace yielding a very delicate color. COLOR very delicate French.
A careful mother hems unfinished ends of embroidered strings for a baby cap and pins them to the sides with enamel gold safety pins for easy removal after each wearing to keep the baby immaculate.
Dictates decree a change from metallic lace to a flowered wreath for evening hair. Use soft silver or gold tissue to form petals, sew petals with quick running stitches, twist into a flower form, add yellow stamens, and fasten on a gauze ribbon crown. A hook and eye provides secure fastening.
Instructions describe using a base ribbon of Sears IDE sash likely a yard and a half long to tie a bow around a little girl's spring hat crown. Embroider six to eight large coin spots along the ends, possibly with tissue facing torn away later, and choose rich peacock colors like green on blue or white on black to match the outfit.
Weighting strips of tape for sewing to the underside of gown hems are sold in black or white cotton. The strips are intended to be covered with the dress material before being sewn to the hem. The weights are enclosed within for hidden attachment.
Quilling for hats yields very beautiful quillings for children's hats and is more successful by hand than by machine. It requires ribbon velvet or ribbon and uses a mushroom or similar trim for light expense. Wide ribbon can create a snap fry look with back tassels tied and passed through metal slides.
The article describes using shades of plain silk on both sides of a down quilt to create a harmonious cover for a bedroom already rich in blossoms. Plain colors offer relief when wallpaper is gaudy or heavily patterned, matching expert decorator guidance.
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