Show Omans Oman's s 5 World ive Eve Ve Clothing Budget a Lift Lifty y fey By Reconditioning Woolens 11 d J C J N you find that you have to tob g replenish the wardrobe with b garments of one kind or an- an r you'll notice that the clothing f takes a leap Its It's wise to 3 the buying of woolens for dlf- dlf members of the family as ass asi fas this item i as s possible to keep nt t know how you feel about I know that many people a lag ing g myself feel its it's a crime tl ste te woolen wo-olen material of any any Its It's t's ts a fabric that wears exly ex- ex 2 ly well It washes and it dyes readily and it can be recon recon- z ed d and used In so many ways i fb piece of woolen or knitted should be dis- dis Lor r garments 10 until you are satisfied that possible use has lias been made 1 ten len suits coats sweaters and which you OU have worn for forare are often discarded because nd id your friends are so familiar em iem that you feel they are too toor r use use se Well dont don't do it without Bring the possibilities of using r TI In iA other ways first ci aters of good woolen yarns yams first st of all be dyed to give them appearance and you'll 5 at at woolens dye de very easily 1 same holds true of woolen j coats suits etc There Is no not t to rip them apart at the seams alterations are necessary Water ater Slowly 17 for Woolens t II I m most ost important point to reer reer reer rem re- re er in the dyeing of woolens ep the water just at the boil- boil Int at nt If It the fabric is faded and looking it its s is s best to remove color is left by one of the preparations for this thise pe e or the dye will not take Or if it you do not want toJ to toe toire ire e the color dye it black J tr r the dye has been applied i In 1 three clear lukewarm wao wa- wa o 0 the the garment will be nice and fAlso Also hang hag the garment prop- prop and cd straighten it out as much 7 sible so there will be no hard hardes les es es to iron out Q Q 0 0 r p 0 e 0 0 0 o o a aI I Q da 3 your our old woolens l 7 er r dyeing woolen tt olen materials pressed before they get a ace ace 4 ce ce to dry thoroughly This thard hard pressing Lay a cloth clothe clothie ie e fabric sponge and thenon then on ton on the damp spots Important never to press diJ diron di- di ron J on the wool as this willIa willa will eja Ia a hard shine that Is difficult 1 ove nove ove Always use a pressing dampen it and press over it Us Ja lovely finish on the goods en dyeing use a vessel large I jh for the garment to be men sd around in comfortably Keep ng g g It so that some parts do not I 1 ire M more dye than others tars Need More than Other Th Things Cause Cause use sweaters are so very abt ab- ab nt t plan on giving them three jas as much coloring as ordinary trials rials Use the same method v J. J t described for dyeing woolI woolland wool- wool I land pd ld rinse In three lukewarm u M s afterwards I r rI I I e t. t 1 I remodeling dyeing or cleaning easy to shape and handle handlers to t ers rs while they're still wet so som em m on a fia flat t surface ee and andy pull pullI y I back to their original shape Jold old cloth may be used I by patA patit pat- pat A it gently over the sweater to toI I b excess moisture Allow the I t garment to lay on its flat stretched I out until it Is position thoroughly I dried Heres Here's What to do With Old Trousers If It Dad has had all the wear he expects to get from woolen trousers trous trous' trousers ers and they still have wearable material in them make them over for his namesake If It both boy ano Dad are about the Same size little alteration is needed Sometimes it just requires nipping in at the waist new buttons and a lifting of the trouser cutIs culls to make them fit and wearable at least for play or Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day morning chores If It the trousers are in good condition condition condition condi condi- tion and theres there's a big difference in size between Dad and Junior rip the trousers apart carefully and then cut them down with a pattern Faded trousers should be dyed a as described in this column before the they are and sewed Good tailoring on woolen material materi materi- al requires that each seam be pressed open fully immediately after the sewing is finished Do this thisby thisby thisby by laying a pressing cloth over the seam which has been folded back sponge lightly and press with a warm iron |