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Show FARManJHOMFX'a VTA H STATE EXTENSION SKKVICE AGBICULTIKH HOME trONuMI' By Mary Lois Reichert Home Demonstration Aaent SHEERS A SIGN OF SPRING Dresses of sheer fabric are a sure indication that spring is coming. com-ing. Yards and yards of tantalizing tantaliz-ing sheers are on the market ready to be made into Easter finery for the small fry or formals for the 'teen-agers. When sewing sheers it is important im-portant that the seamstress makes seams inconspicuous. Seams that show through detract from the design and beauty of the dress. Use small French seams at the shoulders and underarms. A false French seam is a good one to use around curved lines such as the armseye, yokes, or at the waistlines. waist-lines. Try this seam on a sheer dress with a full gathered skirt. Make a plain seam 5-8 inch wide on the wrong side. Trim the seam to a little less than y2 inch. Turn ' the two raw edges toward each j other to the seam line. Slipstitch I the two folds together. . . I Whether you're tinting your hair to be fashionable, or having it dyed, don't pay double by being I careless! Splashing hair dyes and ; tints onto clothing can result in permanent damage to a favorite dress that might be worn during ' the beauty treatment. Best precautions against paying 1 double for that hair tine or dyed hair are to wear an old garment that has little or no value, and to ( be sure the hair is thoroughly dry . before pulling on a dress. If hair ' is not thoroughly dry, there is a risk of damaging the dress through transfer of the dye to the fabric. WASHING ELECTRIC BLANKETS Electric bed coverings may now be laundered in a washer and : dryer with satisfactory results, ac- j cording to recent tests. I The washer must be controlled j as to running time and must have facilities for spinning off water. Some shrinkage will result from I laundering electric blankets in the ' washer, therefore they should re- j ceive special care to eliminate the necessity of frequent laundering. The following times and temperatures temper-atures are recommended for wash-1 ing: - ! 1. Fill the washer with 100 de-; grces F. or lukewarm water. High- j er temperatures cause greater shrinkage. 2. Add water softener and mild soap or detergent, agitating to dissolve. dis-solve. 1 3. Add blanket and soak for 10 minutes. Any soiled parts should be treated before placing in the 1 washer. Brush them with a paste of the washing compound used j and water. I 4. Agitate for 1 minute. I 5. Spin out water for 2 minutes. , 6. Fill washer with 100 de-1 grees F. or lukewarm water. j 7. Agitate for 1 minute. 8. Spin out water for 2 minutes. I 9. Preheat dryer 5 to 10 minutes on high heat. ; 10. Add blanket and buffer towels tow-els and allow to tumble for 15 minutes or until partially dried, j Remove and finish drying. , j 11. Brush lightly to fluff. ; 12. Iron bindings. I Wash electric sheets in a regular regu-lar cycle with a 6-minute wash ( period, using hot water of 140 degrees F. for white sheets and 100 to 125 degrees F., or warm, for pastel and printed sheets and matress pads. Electric sheets may be thoroughly thorough-ly dried in the dryer. They show only a slight shrinkage. |