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Show HIUWSEW CO MANY readers have ex- pressed interest in rag rugs that I know many of you will want to copy this one. I 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 have not yet done a special spe-cial book on rag rugs. It does seem that there should be a way i jiiium m"jlXED BRAIDING to exchange designs from different differ-ent parts of the country. The center medallion of the rug shown here is its outstanding feature. fea-ture. 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 round 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 com long. In working around the lc with the next rows, the tricl the " to "ease" the inside edge of braided strip in just enough keep the work perfectly flat, IT ( to give the scalloped effect sho As you work around, the seal gradually straighten out and j yQC rug becomes more oval in sha; NOTE: Every Homemal It should have a copy of Mrs. Spea gm book SEWING, for the Home D( JJI orator. Forty-eight pages of ' rections for making slipcovei and curtains; dressing table IT , lampshades and many other us ful articles for the home. Pri 25 cents postpaid. Ask for Boj gcj 1, and address Mrs. Spears, 2 rn- S. Desplaines St., Chicago, 111. anc |
