Show WOMANS WORLD dingy drapes look new with inexpensive trimmings by ertta haley cleaning painting and w wallpaper all paper sprees at this time ot of the year sometimes yield only a small measure ot of satisfaction since they merely serve to point up how dingy curtains and drapes look youve suddenly discovered this state of affairs and simply cant afford new curtains or drapes to be done new and inexpensive trimmings have saved many curtains and draperies from being a complete disgrace A simple tinting or dyeing job done quickly in the washing machine Is another answer to this rather perplexing problem neither of these involves much expense or time and both offer g great reat satisfaction because they make old things look almost new it if you merely want a change then add a touch of inexpensive trimming use washing machine for dyeing temporarily which plan to remove when fall comes around effects rather than intricate stitches are what we strive for in both curtains and draperies and this means little work for you look over problem window apparel carefully and decide from these tips lust just what would be the best solution it may be that shrunken curtains or drapes may te de more easily used with smaller windows in another room than trying to make them fit the original room if so you may be able to afford new draperies for this particular room on the other hand some fringe or other trimming might be used for edging the drapes thus giving them a whole new aspect very possibly more effective than they were originally if the color of curtains needs refreshing plan to use the washing machine to do the work quickly and without streaking an agitator will spread the color evenly use these tricks to lengthen Cur Curtal talus ni ruffled curtains which have become rain stained or worn out by the youngsters pulling at the lower corners are among the easiest of curtain problems to remedy simply remove the old ruffles and add two or three rows of ruffling straight across the bottom it if curtains have shrunk ruffles all around the curtain answer the problem perfectly make the new ruffle wide enough so that the resulting gulting curtain will look truly luxurious ruffles and fringe loops and such added to curtains do no not have to be of the same material as the original curtain in fact contrasting asting fabric color or design might be even more effective one point you should observe however II if your curtains are very old and look obviously that way V and I 1 rinse fringe lor for lengthening curtains do what you can to restore the original new look with proper laundering starching and ironing to add body if you are adding very new and crisp material its best to wash this a few times before using so the contrast between old arid and now new is not too pronounced what about marquisette curtains which have small tears and pulls in them they should be completely discarded or Is there any po possible s ible way of using them yes and heres what you ean do if th the e curtains are white or ecru select colored mending tape which goes well in the room in which curtains are used cut flowers or leaves out of 0 the mending tape and apply scatter fashion to the curtains simply by pressing with a hot iron these give a novel decorative touch to the room as well as added we life to the curtains faded draperies respond to treatments like these badly faded draperies often result after long time usage because they are arc exposed to sun as well as windows which leak dont feel too low about this situation because it too can be helped if the draperies are light and you want to cover all the waded wade d spots completely plan to use a fairly dark dye it if you dont want too dark a color on the draperies then remove the original color with remover check a sample of the material to see whether the drapes wili take both color remover and dye since many of these require hot water interesting results are often achieved by dyeing printed draperies because the print remains and background color is make darker you can outline the print with light colored yarns thus giving interesting te texture and new lew coor bulor to the drapes if 11 the drapes have been lined remove the lining and see what the reverse side looks like frequently this may have been saved from lading fading and often this has an inter esting texture of its own in this case simply reverse the drapes lining the side that has already been used if its necessary you can add some fringe deep V arrangements of this can be very effective in living and dining rooms when its essential to dye a drapery a darker color that Is less effective in the room you might consider adding a border that will lighten them sufficiently to be attractive add length width fly by these Aleth methods there are several ways to remedy skimpy draperies whether the they Y have shrunk through cleaning clean ing or laundering or were just too s small all in the beginning the easiest way is to add a clever border along the inside edges of the drapes dr a pes and 2 nd possibly along the bottom too loo when drapes are plain choose hoose a geometric print in the necessary width making certain the fabric and texture match or harmonize properly with the drapery fabric five or six inch inserts as borders can be extremely effective with plain drapery fabric they alie may be purchased frequently in this width otherwise you may buy them wider and cut to tit fit if desired another effective way to acquire a border is to buy material which goes well with the drapes then stamp and stitch it with yarn to carry out an effective idea for a border |