Show Oilcloth Shelf Edging For Kitchen Win Windows do WS By RUTH WYETH SPEARS WE E ARE indebted to one of at the readers of this column for this idea She was so enthusiastic about the book SEWING for the Home Decorator offered with these articles article's s that she wrote a anice anice anice nice letter of appreciation and also described this clever idea of her own for making her kitchen gay All of us know how often kitchen curtains- curtains must be laundered Yet e l e n s 0 0 0 TACH ii HEMMED ENDS ACID AHO GRASS BRASS RINGS If n nwe we like interesting windows in this room as well viell as as any other Well here is the answer with the minimum minimum minimum mini mini- mum of work The curtains themselves are as easy to wash and iron as a dish dishtowel towel towel towel-no no frills just hems But dont don't make them too skimpy A full width of wide inch material is not too wide Cut away the selvage selvage selvage sel sel- sel- sel vage at the front edge and hem it with a inch 1 hem Use a 2 inch hem at the bottom This gives the curtains body so they will have smart crisp lines The casing casing casing cas cas- ing at the top should be just wide enough for the curtain rod And dont don't forget to allow for shrinkage shrinkage shrinkage shrink shrink- age if the material is not pre- pre shrunken If figured material is used choose colors that will harmonize with the shelf edging along the top of the window and the tiebacks tiebacks tiebacks tie- tie backs as shown in the sketch The thumb tacks used for the shelf edging may also add color inter inter- est NOTE Every Homemaker should have a copy of Mrs Spears' Spears book SEWING for the Home Dec Dec- orator Forty-eight Forty pages of directions directions directions di di- for making slip-covers slip and curtains dressing tables lampshades and many other useful useful useful use use- ful articles for the home Price 25 cents postpaid coin preferred Ask for Book 1 and address Mrs Spears S S S. Desplaines St. St Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Ill |