Show I r Embroidering Spring and Summer Dresses I r I SIMPLE SIMILE METHODS OF EMBELLISHING ft tB I SEASONABLE GOWNS l Hp T t HE strictly sum sumI I i s si mer gown o of 1 lawn or other trans transparent transparent parent material m that thatis L 1 ii l li lii is 15 not of inset et with i lace is lS the exception 11 rather than the rule Ii I F and as a s the method of application is isI s I 1 a H t simple there is is no 1 reason why one onema r I may ma nol not follow ones own fancy m in originating designs ir sr r arranging copies of those seen on oil I perhaps quite expensive waists The usual method of applying lace is to lay lar it on the thc face of the material pin it into the desired position or design I then baste at each cadi edge ed e and an stitch to the lawn at the lie halting basting bast nJ line The lawn is f then cut away wa y under HillIer the lace leaving g l enough edge at each side to turn back when it may be he rolled and like a rolled hem hems or turned back Hat flat 1 and secured by a second row of r stitching i I L Lat I This Thi is the simplest though not the t most artistic way to apply the lace another method is to inset it with the f M ordinary or herringbone or fa stitch I 1 worked of course coupe cou se by hand hall Baste the r i entire piece of lawn in m in which the lace is is to be b inset to rather heavy wrapping rappin paper and 1111 haste baste the lace Ice in ill the desired design through both the lie lawn and aud Ii paper The lawn is is s then lien cut on a line even with each edge of the lace inser f tion ion turned under and basted this 4 leaves a space between the lace and lawn Jawn across aero which the herringbone stitch is is s worked to hold hole the two to together together gether Embroidery cotton is best for this purpose Many Man of the better belter class of ready read made waists show the lace inset with will hemstitching bu bul on these it is is machine 1 work and there is no attachment for the ordinary household machine by b which 1 It may be he done T Fa go tin I There her is a kind of handwork han work called sometimes mes Bermuda or drawn dran t work that may mar be used for f r this and many m other ornamental purposes I It closely imitates drawn work though hou m n no threads are arc actually drawn The mate material material material I rial in in which it is made must be sheer slice f I l i r r f r r r r rd J d t t 1 1 and rather fine line that th t the threads rues Hlay be drawn closely closet together to A coarse needle No o o 0 or No i r is used with very ery fine cotton collon about No zoo co The large needle pushes the cite little bunches of threads together and the fine line cotton is bound hound around them hence tie the name namie as it recalled to the mind of of the thc worker the tying together of bundles of fagots To prepare for insetting the lie lace in thus this manner er baste aste it l through the lie centre to the th lawn and in paper as in the pre Ire method mark on the lawn with ith a pencil very lightly where the lie edge of the lace ace comes Cut the lawn under the lace and md turn it back so 50 its fold edge is even with the edge of the lie lace but with no space between Tie Tic short end of thread into the cc eye of the a needle As the thread is very cry vcr fine it is is better not to use a L long lone end that will willY Y r T rr r f rr r r i rf s r t I Ij Ii tf j i f 0 be likely likel to break and it must be tied in the needles eye ee to avoid continual unthreading The Thc illustrations show the method of using this stitch The Thc stitches are arc worked in groups of four and across the lie dividing line be he between between tween the lace and amid lId the lawn two into the lace and two into the lie lawn about of an inch is is taken talen up tip by br the needle for each stitch Make Mahe the first stitch from i t to 3 J tic the thread on the lie under side and make another stitch through the same holes made nade by the large needle nee le It is necessary to take I i I 7 O pee oo OC I 1 W 1 1 I yr F F I Iv a r J jt J JJ f fr fo r o ff ss r v r r rr s STITCHES USED IN Ii TREATING TF TilE THE SUSI SUlI Il II GOWN COWN two stitches from one point to the other in in order cider to hind bind the little bundles of o f threads s of the lawn together to ethel Now pass the thc needle diagonally nally from i z to 4 t and talce lake two stitches from front 2 to 4 q to Com Coin Complete Complete the lIle group with two stitches from froim n 3 J to j l Next work from 3 J to 5 pass pas s the needle under from 3 J to 6 b work two tw o stitches from j to 6 b then two from fro III 5 5 to 6 Gt continuing in this manner in indefinitely indefinitely definitely A very scry little practice wit will i I snake make the method quite qu te mechanical Beading I Insets Ingots Most of or the French waists arc put Pu together with fine Hamburg beading in inset inset mn set in in the seams scams the beading however I t t l r w is and there are arc several that may m be used for this purpose that tint will be in lit greater harmony with a waist The Thc sim sup supplest simplest simplest of these connecting stitches is the time herringbone or stitch When used in in the manner sug suggested suggested it will better Letter occupy the space if of two rows arc worked in in iii precisely the same manner manlier manner the stitches of the second row being bein taken talen into the material atthe at atthe atthe the ri side of those of the first row This stitch is worked from left to right Both sections of the thc material should be he basted hasted to rather stiff paper keeping the time space between bet an even een width There is another variation of the time stitch The first row is is worked in ill the usual manner and amid from left to right When it is completed the thc work is held so the time open space forms a ver vertical er erti ti 1 line running toward the time worker and two buttonhole stitches arc taken on all the two threads at each loop of the stitch A Wow Now Buttonhole Stitch h The buttonhole stitches seen illus illustrated show a rather more Wore method me hod of joining a n scam cam It h is necessary sary to turn the work having haing first one edge then lien the other toward the worker as JS each group of stitches is made The heavy licay knot at the edge of each stitch st is made by hy passing the thread that hangs from the eye ec of the time needle after it is inserted in time the cloth under the point ji ill hi II tic opposite direction froth that in which the time thread comes conies from the last stitch In time the illustration the end of thread thai lint comes from front the eye ere is is passed under the point from right to 0 loft heft When the work is turned to K work the group roup of studies stitches on the time other oilier edge the thread from front the last stitch will conic come from the right so the end from the thc eye should be passed under the hc t point from left to right This Ibis will be bc found an stitch that may have hac a variety ariet of uses and may ma be worked in threads of various weights wC Worked on tan linen with heavy white lustre thread it will swill have hare an aim excellent effect and may ma be he used in place of other insertion in the waist u tl t For infants slips and everyday e ry ay dresses particularly these fancy stitches as they thc arc called arc and well adapted Elaborate trimmings s of lace and an cm arc out of of o place lace on nn these little garments but as one docs does not want them then all absolutely plain lain the time fancy fane stitches provide ornamentation citation that is suitably unobtrusive no and quite in keep keeping ing trig with w lh the dainty character of the thc little dresses f J r l r J |