Show WOMAN'S WORLD Discarded Fabrics Useful in Decorative Efforts By Ertta Haley HOUSECLEANING and the FALL shifting of summer clothes to closets along with the pulling out of fall and winter clothe is a job that usually yields a lot of materials that are a potential source of lovely decorative Don't view that pile of discarded heap of old tablecloths and curtains with Any piece of fabric that has enough material to stretch across the window or cover a lamp shade is fair game for beautifying the and with the greatest You'll have great pleasure with old especially when you 1 begin turning that old slip into a ruffled the satin skirt from a formal into a swag for a dressing a cotton damask tablecloth into and an old skirt Into short window No matter how much storage space you have there's no sense to stowing materials away every Just dreaming that you'll use them at some future The time to put them to work is before fabrics accumulate too years of wear or soil that becomes to Make a check list of what spots In the home need then check what materials are It may be that you want to do over a whole Work out a new color dye the fabrics and start Personalize your Bedroom With Bedspread Bedrooms are an excellent place to start with a decorative plan because they're rooms having plenty Via discarded materials of opportunities for expressing personality and They also offer an excellent place where old materials can be put to For if you have one or two quilted bed pads and a couple of sheets or large here's how they can be used to yield a spread and The pad can be dyed a dark color to be used with sheets or tablecloths dyed in a lighter color to harmonize with the The above plan is very effective carried out in turquoise and lime green and or wine and light gray If you have furniture in one of the period Use the dyed pad as the cover for the with the sheets or tablecloths shirred to the sides of the You may also make a valance for windows from the with the lighter material shirred to the Ruffled lampshades can be made from small lengths of old sheer net or Celanese from old Shades of Gray f HI HB Good to wear In an at club on campus or for dates Is this three-toned gray wool jersey dress made for Junior sizes by a New York The dress has a turtle neck for showing off and a self belt in the darkest tone of formal gowns or any material which is light enough for the light to shine Gather a piece of the material long enough to cover the bottom of the Sew it onto a length of ribbon to tie around the top of the A one inch ruffle at bottom and top gives Just the right amount of An extra seat in the bedroom Is always You might make this out of an old Cover the top with quilted then use gathered or pleated material tacked around the top under the Refresh your Mirrors And Dressing Tables Dressing tables and mirrors In bath or powder room are always a source of pleasure when they're newly They're also an excellent way to use such materials like sheer evening dresses I IK to brighten tbt for the and opaque materials such as cotton old draperies or pillow cases for the The overskirt should be as bouffant as possible and the material should be a shade lighter than the The underskirt does not need to be as it provides a for the full If the bedroom is you might use a pleated In this ense the material may be some stiff old drapery material which pleats If heavy enough so that no light shows you will not need an The mirror of the dressing table may Be framed with the sheer material used for the ruffled overskirt of the dressing In one you can lie a ribbon into a such as is used around the top of the dressing table Another good idea for framing and even the delicate floral prints that are used often in bedrooms is to salvage some and glue this to picture or If the eyelet has holes for run this through them and tie in a bow at the upper right hand If the bedroom Is you might get a piece of the paper used and cut a piece to fit the top of the dressing table and use this as an effective background underneath the glass Drawers in the dressing table can be lined with the same wallpaper if you want to carry out this theme Cover the paper in the drawers with clear cellophane fastened with tape to keep it Solve Window Problems With Old Materials Windows attract attention both Inside and They may be formal or they may be bright-colored or richly but they should never be Old homes have problems that can be solved very easily by using discarded materials properly dyed and Do you have one of these common Here's a solution for narrow windows In the kitchen can be made a decorative asset by trimming and framing the woodwork with material from an old sheet or two or three pillow Use ruffles at the top and with material running down both sides attached to the Fabrics should be shirred taut at top and House plants on the or some herbs fill the pretty frame If you have material for but not enough to match you can stretch the material with home dyed discarded especially If the material you already have Is Dye the old drapery material a solid color to go with the new Use a deep valance and bottom border of the and the sides of the solid For chairs and cover seat and backs of and make arm and skirts of the solid Print and solid colors are very effective When you bought those old drapes looked pretty plow they're even though still Remove the neutral tan and replace with sheeting dyed a bright light like lime old rose or Hang the drapes so that you can see the bright flash of folding back from tie-back to |