Show howa H ow to SEW RUTH s SPEARS by MAK 1 IN AIRS INING IN PLAIN BRAIDING T THIS HIS mat is made of white cot iton cable cord such as you buy at the notion counter for corded seams and trimmings the original mat from which this design was taken was made of no one of this generation would woul d ever guess what corset strings 19 s these were once a common commodity along 1 with ith collar boning hat pins and side combs there was quite a fad for making luncheon sets of them braided or arranged in in various rious designs and sewn with fine stitches on the wrong side the design shown here is compact and copied in rather heavy cord makes an ideal hot dish mat follow the sketches for directions make the circles in pairs as shown using no 40 cotton thread to sew them braid three cords together and then sew the braided strip around and around to make the center of the mat sew a row of the circles to the edge of this center part then add another braided row being careful to ease in the inside edge just enough to keep the mat flat continue adding alternate rows of circles and braiding until the mat is the size desired to join the ends of the braided rows pull one end through the braiding to the wrong side of the mat then trim the ends and sew them flat it is not too early to begin thinking of christmas gifts and you will be wanting to make something a bit unusual for that next bazaar when it comes rolling around sewing book 2 embroidery gifts and novelties is full ot of new ideas all clearly illustrated with step by step pictures send for it today and give life a new interest by starting some fascinating piece of hand work enclose 25 cents and address mrs spears S desplaines st chicago IU ill |