Show WOMAN'S WORLD Unusual Slip Cover Designs Will Add Color to Rooms By Ertta Haley YOU'RE an experienced WHETHER seamstress who can touch any material and turn it Into lovely creation or a beginner with ideas and the desire to you can make slipcovers of unusual beauty and A perfectly ordinary room can change its appearance as a woman with a new and you can have a different room twice a year or with every Slipcovers made or purchased from professionals arc expensive and thus limit many homes to one Made by the woman of the there are several sets available bemuse the expense Is so Dull rooms can come to life again with brand well-designed covers for chairs and and the cost Is limited to material Fortunately there's r. wide selection of this and many of the materials can be picked up nt sales for such reasonable prices that it's plain laziness mt to take advantage of the spice they con add to your Even one If It's important to the room can lift the furnishings to a new as time goes by you can gradually remake the room by adding other slipcovers In keeping with the first as long as the tempo has been well Fitting is the Important thing In making the but this Is easily The sewing really doesn't amount to a great and as most corner and skirt finishes can change traditional cover into something Cover old chair for bedroom use of it is and on good this offers no Slip covers can be as individual as the seamstress and she need not limit herself to With a and simple at apt to bring forth many a compliment through the Vary Skirt Finish To Change Style The style of almost any easy or lounging chair in the living or bedroom can be varied with its Lines may be lines can be changed with the covering and most of the change can come in the skirt or in the corner If you want to buy a pattern for a then buy a simple style with classic box pleats in the skirt since this Is the classic skirt This may be used with almost any style of If you want the easiest style to then buy a skirt with a Use this In informally furnished Another good style to for is the straight skirt with simple pleats at the If you you can make an extra skirt pattern out of tissue paper when you want For formal for you may finish the skirt with and this is set right on top of a plain Fringed skirts are Feminine Suit A iL This little feminine suit of navy moderately Is designed In New York for all purpose The collarless Jacket Is scalloped up in front and buttoned Into green-piped It's a perfect companion for warm weather when combined with a tailored but lacy hat und a white pinned Just below the at home in Victorian modern or traditional Shaped skirts are good In all types of as long as the shaping harmonizes with the Take the scalloped for The simple round or oval scallops are best in Informal Inverted pleating at the corners of a chair make the piece at home in modern or tailored In traditional rooms you might like to hide ponderous or legs with draped corners on the Should the room be less and you still want to hide or disguise faulty chair use flounced This treatment is add spice to your sofa ally good for Informal and for those ugly Another corner treatment for covers that is good for chairs upholstered all the way to the are the corded or lace Vary Sofa Styles To Add Interest It's surprising what effect you can give an old sofa or studio couch Just with smart An overstuffed sofa which for many years has had a floral covering can become a brand new and Interesting piece if you will use a lovely shade of plain If the draperies are you might cut out flowers from them and them to the plain on back or depending upon the size of the spray or A layer of cotton between the plain material and the will help the stand out for good Panelled sofa covers aru excellent if your home is The panelled effect can be achieved by quilting over thick cotton Tills treatment may be used on the back as well as the with scat covers and front left Tailored sofas can be given a sectional if you will do them in two kinds of Use a plain material on sides and center with striped or geometric material on the two end Cm Covers To Keep Them Fresh Upholstered furniture can be kept bright and attractive as well as decorative if you want to make part-time or just covers for those parts like head and arms which soil most Think of how easy they are to and how quickly they can be whisked in and out of the laundry back to chairs and You can also save wear and tear on furniture and their own covers if you have these miniature A plaid chair and sola example can have a cover to slip over the Make this in plain fabric and use large scallops for finishing Arm and head rest covers tor your favorite easy will keep it neat and Make these with straight If it's a plain large These should fit over several Inches down from the and come two or three Inches over the arms on each side as well as at the If your chair seats take lots of plan to make covers that tie under the seat with tapes to keep them properly Partial covers for ottomans can be made to slip over the top and come down on the sides for two or three Make them snug enough so they don't slip Dress Up Plain Chairs With Colorful Chairs for bed and dressing rooms can be ruffled and very decorative but the fabrics for them are usually Old curtains and draperies as well as tablecloths and dressing table skirts can frequently yield enough material for the chairs if there is enough durable material remaining in them to be worth the Floor length skirts for bedroom chairs can cover the legs or rungs of an old dining room or straight-backed living The back and seat of the chair can be covered with a plain boxed pattern and the skirt with knife pleated material or |