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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1901
Page
5
A guide on modest yet thoughtful gifts for Christmas. Emphasizes personal effort over luxury, detailing heart shaped pin cushions made by a young woman or child, a decorative catchall from a repurposed broiler, ribbons and lace, and a calendar with sentimental touches. Includes simple craft steps and cost notes.
The article advises choosing cushions as thoughtful gifts with personal touches. It describes homemade and store bought options, from square and triangular cushions to embroidered motifs such as horses, footballs, and university colors, using silk, cretonne, and linen. It notes easy patterns, fabric needs, and stitching tips for busy needlewomen.
Instructions describe making lamp shade and head rest using Irish point lace and pink taffeta. Shade features four lace applique sides a top border and bottom openwork. Five eighths of a yard of taffeta needed. Head rest uses pearl silk, down fill, Irish point appliques, double length 18 by 6 inches, fastened with ribbon bows. washable material advised.
A guide to lavender and clover sachets for Christmas gifts notes how to harvest dried blossoms for fragrant bags, suggesting silk muslin or porous fabrics. It adds health tips about teething and common infant ailments, then offers quirky fruit sachet ideas like parsnip, carrot, and painted apples as novelty gifts.
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