Show HO S EW tv- tv Ruth Wyeth Spears j jA 1 amar A I I. I I I J i i rj S i i iI iL if I 1 I f L d z I I Make Luncheon Sets of Striped Material 1 THE HE napkins and mats are I fringed and then whipped to toI keep them from raveling and to i I strengthen the edge This is aI avery a avery I very quick and easy finish to use useI for linens of the coarser wea weaves ves I and is in harmony with peasant dishes and provincial furniture I In cutting the material for the mats and napkins it is best to pull pulla pullo I a thread to guide you s so o that the I adges will be perfectly straight I and fringe easily Cut right along the little opening made in the material material material ma ma- by drawing the thread as shown at A. A Plan the size of the mats and napkins so that the material material material ma ma- will cut to good advantage and the stripes will arrange themI themselves themselves them them- I selves in a pleasing W way y through I the center of each piece Napkins I for this purpose may be as small i as as nine inches square though many people like them a little I larger than this The mats are usually about eleven by eighteen inches I Pull out the threads to make the fringe at the edge as I have shown I I I here at B. B From a half to three- three quarters of an inch is a good depth I for the fringe Save the threads you pull out and use them for i whipping the edge as I have shown here at C. C 1 Every Homemaker should have havea a copy of Mrs Spears' Spears new book SEWING Forty-eight Forty pages of step by directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables I restoring and upholstering chairs t couches making curtains for every every ev ev- ery cry type of room and purpose Making lampshades rugs ottomans ottomans ottomans otto otto- mans and other useful articles for forthe forthe forthe the home Readers wishing a copy should send name and address i enclosing 25 cents to Mrs Spears South Desplaines St St. Chicago Illinois |