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Show i Cretonne, Linen Used to Cover Chairs (Prepared hv the United States Department of Agriculture.) WNt' Service. Wtien we speak of slip covers we generally have In mind the dust covers cov-ers of cretonne, linen, and other washable wash-able materials that are used to make the house look cooler In hot weather, or to protect the furniture. Ttiere Is, however, another very useful use-ful type of slip cover which Is made as a substitute for upholstery. These covers are removable, but they are much more snug-fitting than the dust-cover dust-cover type. A slip cover of this kind Is Intended to be a permanent part :: ' 7 'I K "V L ' 5 ! f 1 M J f 1 Removable Slip Cover Snapped On. of the chair, but because it is detachable, detach-able, it can be removed and cleaned or 'laundered when necessary. Another Anoth-er advantage of these removable upholstery up-holstery covers Is that If the chair Is wanted In a different room a new slip can be made for it at relatively little expense to harmonize with the new surroundings. Many materials are suitable for slip covers. Cotton fabrics are particularly particu-larly adaptable to this purpose because be-cause they are easy to handle, and launder well. However, if the slip cover is to take the place of upholstery, uphol-stery, the heavier cotton fabrics such as rep, denim, and crash are to be preferred. Any materials for a cover of this kind should be preshrunk. The illustrations show how the bureau bu-reau of home economics of the United States Department of Agriculture has used slip covers over the worn and faded upholstery of some padded chairs In a room with bright-colored figured window draperies. A plain blue green cotton rep which repeated one of the colors in the hangings was chosen for the slip covers. Ready-made Ready-made black sateen cording in the seams gave character to the covers and repeated the color of the painted chair frames. Before making the slip covers, the bureau specialists ira proved the chairs, originally a drat green shade, by painting them witfr two coats of black enamel. When flu ished, therefore, the chairs were it harmony with the other furnishing! of the room. "In making a slip cover of this kind," says the bureau, "fit the material ma-terial right on the chair, wrong side up, unless there Is a pronounced figure fig-ure which must he centered. Marls lines for seams with pencil or tailor's chalk. Cut out the fabric with liberal allowances. Sew the cording first to the straight edge of the side strips or 'boxing,' as these strips are called ; then carefully baste this strip to the front and back sections, keeping the filling or crosswise threads of the material ma-terial always parallel to the floor. In ' ; f ( t " v x - ' t- " Removable Red Slip Cover for Chair. most materials, the rounded corners can be slightly eased onto the straight strip. "Cut the front section of the back cover long enough to pass under the lower edge of the frame and snap to the lower edge of the back section." |