Show WEAVING SILK PORTIERES I Cut Pieces Half an Inch Wide Wide Wide- Sew as for Carpet Bags Rags Have Have Some Solid Colors I Extremely attractive silk portieres ca can be made by any beauty lover Inthe in inthe inthe the following simple manner Start with any old silks you may may have been collecting neckties old silk waists scraps scraps anything anything in the silk line the brighter the better Cut the pieces pieces about one half inch wide and sew as asfor asfor asfor for carpet rags Sew Sewall all your solid colors together making one or more balls of refs red redi of blue of black or what whatever whatever whatever ever colors you have Next sew sewall all your odds and end together as the they come forming a hit or miss ball You will need a pound of silk to a yard ol of curtain Next send to the weavers who furnish furnish furnish fur nish nish a fine red warp and tinsel to suit sull y your ur taste aster If you wish to dictate p how ow your curtains shall be striped give explicit directions or if you prefer pro pre profir fer fir they will do the striping for yot according to their more experienced experience ideas Th threads of the warp are about one-half one inch apart Unless otherwise oth directed your curtains will generally be woven woven about about 2 yards The length or width will be varied however accordi g to your directions Another matter of taste is the fringe Your curtains can be finished plain or if you so order the weavers will slit the sides between each thread of warp for several Inches from the bottom of the curtain forming form ing a fringe resembling chenille This fringe is quite effective and durable though a plain finish will of course wear even better The finished portieres por have an elegance and oriental finish not to be procured in boughten curtains without considerable ex ex- pense Farm Farm and Home Iome |