Show WOMANS WOMAN'S WORLD Skill in Mending Can Save Clothes Cost By Dr Ertta Haley Is not as II fine tine an art artL MENDING L a as II It once was but It its it's just at as important Unless the woman of the house plans plan specially to take care of mending as it appears theres there's a constant scramble for tor needle and thread when members of the family are getting ready to wear something Then too unless you really give clothing that stitch in time your clothes budget bud buds get let is I. unreasonably high Those who like to sew make a point of mending and doing it with some ome degree of skill as well as pleasure but then again many women Just dont don't like It Fortunately Fortunate Fortunate- ly Iy It its it's a Job you can learn to like Uke and do dG well since its it's an easy euy Job filled with satisfaction provided you have the right equipment and proper organization One woman says she likes like to do doher doher doher her mending before washing be be- cause it gives give her so 0 much Bata satis satisfaction faction to be able to wash and Iron clothes clothe without having to stop top to toU Use U matching thread bread mend something while she's hes trying to get the laundry done complete complete- ly 17 Another Mother says she keeps her sewing sewing sew sew- ing mg basket handy while Ironing because because be be- cause its ita if easy to do as a. you spot the things which need mending and you have the iron handy for tor pressing such things as necessary Others Other like to look forward to their mending afternoon or evening evening eve eve- ning because they've learned to relax relax re reo re- re lax while doing this type of ot sewing No one can tell you which plan Is i. best for you Try several and see ee which fits fit your way of doing things best At any rate try to arrive arrive ar ar- rive at some lome sort of ot solution which will give elve you smartly kept clothes clothe on hand when you want them If U you think of ot the end the me means ana anamay may be much easier to solve olve Organized Organised Mending l Box Speeds Up Vp tho Job JobIta Its Ita It no fun to do any Mad kind of ot a aJob aJob ajob Job if it you dont don't have the equipment equipment equip equip- ment right at hand when youre you're Inthe In Inthe Inthe the mood for the work If you have to hunt high and low for buttons or snaps naps or a special shade hade of thread or tape then youre you're defeated defeat defeat- ed eel before you start starL Keep the mending box in up up-to- date condition Many of ot those anU available ble are really very pretty and Invite you to the task T Th There re you have bave all kinds of ot thread which you need in neat sections or rows No T Spring Spring Sailor Sui e I X t Y The Ideal composition for Spring Is II Lenesta little sailor of navy and white striped beltIng beltinA belt belt- tog Ing banded In wide lipstick red grosgrain ribbon Note the narrow brim which the hat uses and the ascot of belling belting to match the hat Matching l red la I. used to line the ascot hunting for tor the right shade necessary sary Scissors are here too and a box of ot buttons which youve you've collected by buying extra ones for garments as you sew lew or by reclaiming them from garments no longer of ot use Another good idea is to tu keep a box handy In the laundry room so that you can collect buttons snaps etc as soon loon as they come oft off the clothes You'll find hot iron mending tape available In man many colors which will save man many a stitch during mending time Lingerie tapes are also alia a good idea for tor the mending box sine since straps on slips and can be changed so quickly It If you want to keep the mending box in good order never put In a Jumble of old garments because you might want a patch from seme acme I S ii Sand and sewing 8 for mending of ot them for mending Launder these iron and cut out the portions por por- of material which can be used Fold these neatly pin and box them You'll remember more readily what you have and it will be In io excellent condition to use Ule if U you follow this thi procedure Keep an assortment of ot needles already threaded on a pin cushion In the box so 0 that you wont won't have to top stop to thread them Machine Mending Saves Save Doth Both Time and Effort Ellort Many women with sewing ma chines do not realize realise how much time can be saved lived by machine mending in some lome cases casu True a darning foot for tor the machine is necessary but the time and small outlay required are well worth the effort To make the darning as inconspicuous incon as possible use a fine tine needle and a thread which matches match match- es the material to be mended If you find it impossible to match the tho thread It Its It's often otten possible to unravel some of the material on one of ot the Inside seams learns Two-toned Two fabrics such luch as wool tweed may be mended almost invisibly invisibly in in- visibly if It you use the dominating color in the needle and the secondary secondary sec sec- col color r in the bobbin Warp threads of fabric may be used by hand for tor small holes |