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Show HOW.Jq HOWJq HOWTO . .F1W F1W . . yvy . SEW / hr Ruth Wyeth Spears c \\i i \ \ iIIII 4 4Q 4i Q IIII IIIII ////I I / / / / IL \\\\\L L \ \ \ \ \ ' \ - A TO ' 0 modernIze the old walnut walnutchaIr walnutchair _ chair at the right the pIeces pIecesunder piecesunder piecesunder under t the e arms were removed and andmost andmost andmost most of the carving covered up upThe upThe upThe The padding paddmg at the back was re- re removed removed re removed - - moved entirely and replaced by bya bya a fiber boardWhICh board which was covered coveredby coveredby coveredby by a loose cotton filled cushIon cushIontufted cushiontufted cushiontufted tufted like an old fashioned fashlOned bed bedcomfort bedcomfort comfort except that the bed tied tiedthread tiedthread thread ends of the tufting tuftmg were wereleft wereleft wereleft left on the wrong side . This back cushion cushlOn was fastened fastenedm m place with tapes that sllpped slipped sllppedover slippedover slippedover over the knobs at the ends of the theupper theupper theupper upper carving carvmg . If the knobs to tohold tohold tohold hold the cushion had been lackmg lacking lackingit lackmgIt It could have been tacked in m place placealong placealong along the top on the under sIde sideby sideby by using a strip strlp of heavy card card- cardboard cardboard cardboard - board to keep the tacks from pull pull- pullmg pulling pulling - ing mg through the fabric fabrlc as shown shownhere shownhere here for tacking tackmg the box pleated ruffle around the seat as at A . Every Homemaker should have havea a copy of Mrs Spears ' new book bookSEWING , SEWING . Forty eight pages of ofstepbystep ofstepbystep ofstep-by-step ofstep by step step-by-step step by - - - directions for makIng makIngsllpcovers makingslipcovers makingslipcovers sllpcovers slipcovers and dressing dressmg tables ; restoring restormg and upholstering chaIrs chairscouches , couches ; making curtains for ev- ev every every ev every - - ery type of room and purpose purpose.Making purposeMaking . Makmg Making lampshades , rugs , otto otto- ottomans ottomans ottomans - - mans and other usefularticles useful articles for forthe forthe forthe the home . , Readers wishing a acopy acopy acopy copy should send name and ad- ad address address ad address - dress , enclosing enclosmg 25 cents , to Mrs . Spears , 210 South Desplames Desplaines St StChicago , ChIcago , Jlhnois IllinoIs _ _ |