Show This Rooster Is First Firs To Greet Rising Sun By RUTH WYETH SPEARS f F THERE is an up and coming boy in your family just starting to school he will be interested in inthis inthis this rooster No matter how early cady a small lad may arise the rooster is up first greeting the sun as it comes up out of the other pocket You will find it best to embroider er the pocket material before it N n nY Y X BLUE X YELLOW is cut out as stitching cross-stitching is al always always always al- al ways easiest to do if you use embroidery embroidery embroidery em em- hoops Just follow this diagram No stamping pattern is needed Use mercerized embroidery ery cotton threading four needles in the colors indicated here in the diagram Start at the center front of the roosters rooster's breast and work across this row of cross stitches changing colors as indicated in inthe inthe inthe the diagram Continue working across the rows from left to right taking up the same number of threads of the material for each stitch The sun may be made of a half hall circle of yellow fabric just above the right pocket or it may be embroidered in outline stitch This stitch is also used for the suns sun's rays Today's lesson lesson lesson les les- les- les son is not included in either of the books offered herewith Many readers are finding Sewing Books 1 and 2 so useful that they are also keeping scrap books of the articles in the paper naner NOTE Book 1 SEWING EWING for the Home Decorator gives complete directions for slipcovers curtains and dozens of other things you can make Book 2 Embroidery 2 Gifts and Novelties will solve the problems problems problems lems of your Christmas list and andis andis andis is a handy reference book of embroidery embroidery embroidery em em- stitches Books are 25 cents each If you order both books leaflet on quilts picturing 36 auth authentic stitches willbe will willbe willbe be included free Address Mrs Spears S. S Desplaines St. St Chicago Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago Ill |