Show HOW HOT SW SEW 4 at ruth wyeth spears V 0 0 0 Z 2 4 COLORS RED FINISHED BLUE RUG BROWN AND GREEN M ONE day a snapshot snap shot came from a reader showing a half dozen braided rag rugs spread out on the grass no two were alike I 1 thought this one with a scalloped border was particularly interesting and the maker wrote me that the scallops do stay flat on the floor she uses wool rags and frequently dyes them the colors she wants she cuts or tears them into strips an inch or more wide according to the weight ot of the material and then braids them tightly the braided strips are sewn together with double carpet thread and she keeps the work flat on the table all the time she is sewing for this rug the center row is 15 inches long sew around and around this using the colors indicated when the oval is 31 inches long and 16 inches wide divide it evenly around the edge with pins about five inches apart now sew a row around with a 2 inch loop at each pin sew the next three rows around these thesa loops easing the braiding in just enough to keep the work hat flat NOTE the rug that grew up with the family is another interesting rug making idea directions ions are in mrs spears book 3 which also tells how to make spool shelves streamlining an old style bed and many other useful ideas write mrs spears today enclosing 10 cents in coin and book no 3 will be sent to you by return mail MRS AIRS RUTH WYETH SPEARS SPEAKS drawer 10 bedford d hills new york enclose 10 cents for or book no ho 3 name address I 1 K it mother dont clean and polish too 1 do BOTH at once adv 1 lovely lady can polish her furn furniture imre ana 62 fl floors as she cleans them ihm all the work she used to do to wash and dry AND then polish I 1 1 sh her furniture was half wasted F instead t ead use 0 cedar polish in your damp cloth oth and wash and nt the lame time ave Y your our neighborhood dealer sells genuine oenar VP NA olish MOPS WAX DUSTERS CLEANERS AND O 0 CEDAR FLY AND MOTH SPRAY A treat with SLICED BANANAS 04 switch to something like nil MADI MACK BY KELLOGGS IN iha IH 1 tU 11 1940 by |