Show HOW to SEW RUTH SPEARS WYETH H CO MANY readers have ex pressed interest in rag rugs that I 1 know many of you will want to copy this one I 1 discovered it in a village on buzzards bay where a century ago whaling ships put out to sea in the book offered below there is a knitted rag rug found one time on a trip through ohio I 1 have not yet done a special book on rag rugs it does seem that there should be a way I 1 E D braiding ah GREEN ORANGE AND blacka 1 STRIPES to exchange designs from different parts of the country the center medallion of the rug shown here is its outstanding feature the braiding is fine and tight the braided strips should be sewn together with strong linen thread or about size 8 cotton thread used double the center roun round d should be 8 inches long as shown sew around and around until the center oval is 14 inches long then make the eight loops shown in the next round three along each side of the oval and one at each end these loops should be 2 inches long in working around the loops with the next rows the trick is to ease the inside edge ot of the braided strip in just enough to keep the work perfectly flat and to give the scalloped effect shown As you work around the scallops gradually straighten out and the rug becomes more oval in shape NOTE every homemaker should have a copy of mrs spears book SEWING for the home decorator forty eight pages of directions ions for making slipcovers slip covers and curtains dressing tables lampshades lamp shades and many other useful articles for the home price 25 cents postpaid ask for book 1 and address mrs spears S desplaines st chicago IN |