Show o r SEW hr Ruth Wyeth Spears o oA A II a 1 e I Make Alak Luncheon Sets Sel of 01 Striped Material I THE pHE napkins and mats are fringed and then th n whipped to keep them from raveling and to strengthen the edge This is a avery avery avery very quick and easy finish to use for linens of the coarser weaves and is in harmony with peasant dishes and provincial furniture In cutting the material for the mats and napkins it is best to pull pulla a thread to guide you so that the edges will be perfectly straight and fringe easily Cut right along the little opening made in the ma ma- material material material by drawing the thread as shown at A. A Plan the size of the mats and napkins so that the ma ma- material material material will cut to good advantage and the stripes will arrange them them- themselves themselves themselves selves in a pleasing way through the center of each piece Napkins for this purpose may be as small as nine inches square though many people like them a little larger than this The mats are usually about eleven by eighteen inches Pull out the threads to make the fringe at the edge as I 1 have shown here at B. B From a half haIt to three- three I quarters of an inch is a good depth d for the fringe Save the threads you pull out and use them for whipping the edge as I have shown here at C. C C Every Homemaker should hays have havea a copy of Mrs Spears' Spears new book boot SEWING Forty-eight Forty pages of step-by-step step directions for making slipcovers and dressing tables restoring and upholstering chairs couches making curtains for tor ev ev- every every ery cry type of room and purpose Making lampshades rugs otto otto- ottomans ottomans ottomans mans and other useful articles for forthe forthe forthe the home Readers wishing a copy should send name and address i enclosing 25 cents to Mrs Spears South Desplaines St. St Chicago Illinois |