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Show Free-Hand Embroidery Design Is Fun to Do By RUTH WYETH SPEARS TT IS not often that a mere matter mat-ter of stitchery strikes a national na-tional note with Americans, but here is something from a school teacher that may touch your pride a bit. She says, "Your Book 2 on Gifts and Embroidery interests me because it is the only thing I have seen on this subject that shows simply and clearly how to use a little originality in hand work. The women of all nations but ours find pleasure in expressing express-ing their own ideas in embroidery and needle crafts." Here is another free-hand embroidery em-broidery design that should be as much fun as those in the book. This attractive border is suggested suggest-ed here for a bed jacket. You will have no difficulty in finding a pattern for a jacket as they are quite the thing to wear over sleeveless nighties. Your freehand free-hand border will dress it up for a Christmas gift. If the jacket is pale pink, tha rows of running stitches might be in several tones of rose. The cross stitches could be in deep rose and turquoise" blue to simulate flowers. flow-ers. The long and short stitches, shown at A and B, should then be done in apple green. Lines may be drawn with a ruler as a guide to keep the rows straight, and evenly spaced dots may be made to indicate the cross stitches beginning the spacing at the corners cor-ners of the design. 'Are you ready for Christmas; birthdays; and the next church bazaar? Do you turn time into money with things to sell? Mrs. Spears' Sewing Book 2 has helped thousands of women. If your home is your hobby you will also want Book 1 SEWING for the Home Decorator. Order by number, enclosing en-closing 25 cents for each book. If you order both books, a leaflet on quilts with 36 authentic stitches will be included free. Address Mrs. Spears, 210 S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. |