| Show HOW T to SEW 4 ruth wyeth spears cs A PATTERN TO IT aib 1 SHORT N D arz SIDE stas STRIP EW TO DEAR rear MRS SPEARS I 1 have a pair of lamps for my dressing table and I 1 would like eke to use some of my curtain material to cover plain shades can you tell me how this is done C H here is a method that is shown for a living room lamp in book 1 it may be used for a shade of any size you will need the top and bottom rings from an old lamp shade A cardboard foundation is cut to fit these and the chintz or other fabric is pasted to the edge of this the AD AB line in the pattern diagram is as long as the diameter of the bottom ring the dotted d vertical line is approximately as long as the depth of the shade the CD line is as long as the diameter of the top ring draw the diagonal lines to touch the ends of the AB and CD lines place a tack where they meet at E place a pencil through a loop in a string as shown and draw the bottom line of the shade mak I 1 ing it as long as the measurement around the bottom ring plus a half inch shorten the string and draw the top to fit the top ring allowing for a halt half inch lop lap NOTE book I 1 SEWING for the home decorator and no 2 gifts gifts novelties and embroideries jes are now 15 cents each or both bo th books for 25 cents readers who have not secured their copies of these two books should send in their orders at once as no more copies will be available when the present stock is sold your choice ot of the QUILT LEAFLET showing 36 authentic patchwork stitches or the LEAFLET will be included with orders for both books for the present but the offer may be withdrawn at any time leaflets are 6 cents each when ordered without the books everyone should have copies of these two books containing 96 how to sew articles by mrs spears ar S send your order at once to mrs spears S desplaines st chicago |
