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Show HOME ART WORK. Bureau ti'over, with Crocheted Medil Illustrated and Described, ' Copyright, 1690. . The article illustrated can be vsd a table cover or as an ornamental to drape on a chair, picture or corner, or for any of the various r which aesthetically inclined housekeei can put soft, decorative scarfs, fig. 1. A yard and a half of old rose sural India silk is used for the scarf, tt may be of the full width of the silk Hi latter is narrow. If the silk is toot for the purpose and has to be cut,st an inch wide must be taken on eacks On a scarf made of a full width the vages will be finish enough. Thee are raveled out for four or five inch form a fringe, of which the uppetp may bo tied in knots, as shown in cut, make a netted beading. If thougliti desirable the ends may be hemmed ti a deep hem, and a rich fringe of seii silk sewed on with the narrow braid II forms its upper edge concealed under; hem. .1. i Fia. 2. In' the second plate is shown tint dieted medallion which forms theds ration of the scarf. Its firm edge : much the effect of needle worked tat holing, and can be hemmed down i: the silk with ordinary hemming!; taken very closely, or it may be ta: holed down with far apart stitches, either caie the medallion should be a pressed with an iron not hot enoaf impair the color and then basted'' smoothly upon the material. After!' are sewed on the fabric undereaciii dallion is cutaway, leaving them to parent.. They should bo worked oli the color of the scarf, or they and sewing silk fringo can be of wlutt! and the scarf, pale yellow or blue. To make a'medallion, work acton six and join in a ring. , Then work" chain, turn and work seventeen do! crochets over the eight chain, cro" them 'closely together; make one crochet into the Ting, turn , work" chain, one double crochet in tlieele" double crochet of the sixteenth dot two .chain, one- double crochet i thirteenth double, two chain, one do! crochet in the fifteenth double, t chain, one double crochet in the double, turn, five chain, ouedoubfcf diet in next double crochet in last i (two chain, one double crochet m next double), do this twice; sixteen do: crochet over the eight chain for out gle crochet in ring . Repeat from star to star till there eight spokes in the wheel, carrj thread up by drawing it through8 loops on the last spoke, and at work, the two rows of double cr with two chain between, that has worked on the point of every spoke, pulling the thread !br stitch of the next spoke to join " together. Before making a silk lion, experiment with crochet " By following the directions the" easy to make. Mrs. M. C. Hunger |