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Show Woman's World Cheerful Curtains for Kitchen Are Made from Chintz Goods (IJij rlfa JlaLj A RE your kitchen curtains weary after year-long use? Is the material ma-terial too heavy to be suitable for warmer days ahead? If you have either of these problems prob-lems and cannot find a nice material mate-rial for curtains, perhaps you have an old chintz bedspread or drapery material tucked away in an old trunk in the attic. This is ideal for sewing gay attractive framing for kitchen windows. A single-sized bedspread will usually yield at least two pair, of one or two piece curtains for kitchen windows. Yes, this includes ruffle from the same material, too. Of course, if you prefer to make the curtains look just a little bit more tailored, then you might consider con-sider trimming the edges with a contrasting con-trasting colored piping, particularly if the pattern of the material is well-covered with a floral design. Your best pattern for kitchen windows win-dows is to cut a tissue paper facsimile fac-simile of the curtains you now use. I am assuming they are the correct cor-rect length and fit properly. The important thing in windows is to have sufficient fullness so the curtains cur-tains do not look skimpy. If your home, and particularly the kitchen is done in a very early American motif or Is strictly modern, mod-ern, you might forego some of the fullness for an effect of simplicity or good tailoring. Then you will plan to clothe the windows differently: avoid the ruffle, settle for bric-a-brac or a contrasting band around the edge, and let the curtain fall In soft folds rather than in a gathered effect. ef-fect. Correct Measurements For Curtains Curtains are generally measured from the rod to the sill. If you do not have curtains that fit well, It is well to make the measurement and see that you have ample fullness and length. If you are using a piece of old material as suggested, and It has "2 you have a uuritoul bed tpieud. . . . been washed, you will not have to allow the two Inches per yard of shrinkage as is done in new material, mate-rial, but you will have to make allowances al-lowances for the following: bottom hem, which is two Inches plus a one-qunrter Inch turn; top heading head-ing which is one and one-half inches and casing which is one inch plus one-quarter Inch for turning. If you are making sash curtains two piece or half curtains, as they ore sometimes called measure from the center rod to the bottom of tho sill for the lower half. For the upper half, measure from the top rod to one and one-half to two Inches below the center rod. If desired, the two parts may lc in different materials and colors. Procedure Given for Making Curtains It is very Important to have all edges absolutely straight before starting to sew on the curtains, as ax ! Si n mniv kill In n curluini. ; they hang within plain sight of ev-I ev-I eryone and riin give a slightly ! askew appearand? to tho room if tlicy are lopsided. Straighten the ; ends "f the fabric by tearing or pull- I j ing a thread Measure from this end Smile, Little Nov W- sy.s0"-1 Ml WWW JWiW v p-Q'-nyirgrriu--i-rj JIIJ U-ll w V - " '. 1 In I J This little genUeman doesn't have to be so self-conscious because be-cause he's well turned out In a two-piece ensemble of klduroy.the new corduroy that can take a beating such as only a youngster can give it. and If necessary straighten the fabric. fab-ric. Watch this closely when working work-ing with a printed fabric. Some women prefer leaving the selvage on the curtain to save sewing sew-ing a side, but It is advisable to cut It off and finish the material. The selvage edge may shrink and give the curtains, and naturally the room, a rather bizarre appearance. If the selvage Is removed, make a hem on the fabric. If plain stitching Is not desired for the hem, the material may be hemstitched or darned with colored col-ored stitches, featherstltchcd or even bound In harmonizing or contrasting con-trasting colors. Casings at the top of the curtain usually depend upon the size of the rod. This may require from one and one-half to two inches. If you are worried about shrinkage, place a tuck across the curtain on the inside in-side below the casing. Use a long stitch on the machine for this or baste In place. If you have decided upon ruffles for your curtains, then measure one of the long sides and the bottom and make the ruffle two and one-half one-half times this length. Use long ' stitches on the machine first, then gather to Ot the curtain, the ruflle going to the inside of the curtain and at the bottom. If you have tie-backs tie-backs for the curtains, here again, use two and one-half times the length of the tie for making the ruffle. ruf-fle. For placing the ruflle on the curtain cur-tain stitch in place and finish with a french seam. For the tie backs, however, tuck the ruflle in-between the material (tiebacks are made of a wide piece of material folded) and stitch once or twice on the edge, depending upon the fabric. Furnishings Women who are handy wilh the needle can do a lot toward making mak-ing Uie home attractive and livable. liva-ble. Slipcovers and draperies, well matched and with un eye to good taste, can bring together n room if it contains many odd pieces of furniture. For dark rooms, consider the lighter fabrics to odd cheer to the room. For bright rooms, you may use darker colors. If you live tie.ir an ludiistri.il section, choose f..nncs that launder laun-der easily r, tliat you can keep clean and stil! be kir.d to your cleaning budget. It is worthwhile worth-while to buy good fabrics with good finishes for covering much-used much-used chairs, etc. When selecting binding and draperies for chairs and sofas, make si;rc that tl e material is washable or easily cleaned. It's far better to hunt than try to mend or re-dye the binding after the first cleaning |