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Show Rug From Old Coat And Scraps of Felt By RUTH VVYETH SPEARS THE directions for making the rug in my book SEWING, for the Home Decorator, have bcought many letters from readers read-ers describing rugs that are new to me and very interesting. The reader who shares with us this idea for using pieces of heavy woolen and scraps of felt, tacked her rug to the side of the house and took a snapshot of it which she sent me. The finished rug is 34 by 23 inches. Plalf of it is shown here 1 DARK BLUE 2l:u?0 H YELLOW ON GRAY JrL 3 BRIGHT BLUE ON RED Xl. 4 YELLOW ON r""v VB BRIGHT BLUE ( F y 5 GRAY ON REO t V ) I 6 BRIGHT BLUE V I 7 RED ufi, at the upper left. The foundation (1) is made of the back width of a very heavy old coat. An allowance allow-ance was made for a hem to add weight to the edge. The foundation founda-tion may be pieced if a large section sec-tion of heavy cloth is not available avail-able or felt purchased by the yard may be used for it. Next, circles of felt in two colors, col-ors, cut from old hats and discarded dis-carded school pennants, are sewn together with heavy black thread as at A. These are then sewn in place as at B beginning at the center of the foundation. The large circles in the three center rows are two inches in diameter. Those in the next two rows are inches. All the small circles are one inch. You can make slipcovers, all types of curtains and many other things for the house with the help of Book 1 SEWING for the Home Decorator. Just follow the pictures. pic-tures. Step by step you learn to make the lovely things you have been wanting for your home. Book 2 Gifts, Novelties and Embroidery Embroid-ery illustrates 90 stitches; also dozens of things you can make in your spare time to use or to sell. Books are 25 cents each. If you order both books leaflet on crazy-patch crazy-patch quilts will be included free. Address: Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Des-plaines Des-plaines St., Chicago, 111. |