Show NEW w IDEAS By Dy RUTH WYETH SPEARS SPEAKS DO T O YOU remember how old- old fashioned comforters used to tobe tobe tobe be tufted They were made of two layers of fabric with cotton between and every four inches or so in rows the three layers of material were caught together with a stitch of wool yarn double which was then tied twice and YARN YARN- X x 1 THROUGH SEW TIE ANO K K N OT ON MUSLIN v CHINTZ sT- sT CUT CUT COTTON J SMALLER THAN THE CUT SEW FABRIC FABRIC SEW TO THE OFF SEAMS AFTER THEY ARE STITCHED OF SCREW TO A BOARD clipped to make a fluffy tuft Well that is exactly the way many of today's smartest chair covers are arc made A cover of this sort re re- redeemed redeemed re- re redeemed deemed this old rocker and re re- revealed revealed re- re revealed its hidden charms The cover is plain medium green glazed chintz tufted with dark green yarn and three inch dark green fringe is used around the bottom A long zipper makes a center back closing Each sec sec- section section section tion of the cover was fitted on the chair in the muslin lining first and these pieces were used as ai patterns for cutting the chintz also the cotton which was trimmed to be inch inch smaller all around After the pieces were tufted as shown at the upper right the seams were stitched up Long stitches were then made on the in inside in- in inside inside side to catch the edges of the cot cot- cotton cotton cotton ton in place NOTE Arc Are you OU planning to make slip sUp slipcovers slipcovers covers this Spring Mrs Spears' Spears Books 1 and 3 tell you OU exactly how Book 1 gives directions for fitting and finishing slip sUp cov cov- covers covers ers for chairs and Ind davenports Book 3 shows you how to make a pattern first also how to arrange openings in covers for lor chairs of unusual types and how to anchor slip covers so they will stay neat neat- neatly neatly ly in fn place Books Dooks arc are 10 cents each Send order to MRS bins RUTH WYETH SPEARS Drawer 10 Bedford edlord Hills lilts New York Enclose 20 cents for Books 1 and 3 Name Address |