OCR Text |
Show CO MANY readers have ex- pressed interest in rag rugs that I know many of you will want to copy this one. I discovered it in a village on Buzzards bay where, a century ago, whaling ships put out to sea. In the book offered below there is a knitted rag rug found one time on a trip through Ohio. I have not yet done a special spe-cial book on rag rugs. It does seem that there should be a way long. In working around the loops with the next rows, the trick is to "ease" the inside edge of the braided strip in just enough to keep the work perfectly flat, and to give the scalloped effect shown. As you work around, the scallops gradually straighten out and the rag becomes more oval in shape. NOTE: Every Homemaker should have a copy of Mrs. Spears' book SEWING, for the Home Decorator. Dec-orator. Forty-eight pages of directions di-rections for making slipcovers and curtains; dressing tables, lampshades and many pther useful use-ful articles for the home. Price 25 cents postpaid. Ask for Book 1, and address Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. MIIXEO BRAIDING to exchange designs from different differ-ent parts of the country. The center medallion of the rug shown here is its outstanding feature. fea-ture. The braiding is fine and tight. The braided strips should be sewn together with strong linen thread or about size 8 cotton thread used double. The center round should be 8-inches long as shown. Sew around and around until the center oval is 14-inches long, then make the eight loops shown in the next round three along each side of the oval and one at each end. These loops should be 2-inches |