Show to make se sewing ing silk run evenly when the silk thread on the ria na chille clione runs off the spool too fast find causes it to tighten around tile the spindle cut a piece of 0 blotting paper or thick cloth make a hole in hi the center and slip on the llie spindle before tin tho spool ind and aou i ou will have lave no more trouble cutting bias bands an AL excellent way inay to cut and point bias hands bands Is in the following manner with it a ruler and something Alli which lell win will mark the cloth chalk for dark colors find a hard pencil for light are good gond if not used too heavily mark tile the handa bands on the material then carefully join the two ends of the cloth so that the chalk lines exactly meet only have tile the first aine line on one olle end meet the second on the other thus forming a spiral stitch on the machine then with a needle and thread put a few secure stitches each side of the marks to stay the stitching with sharp scissors begin at the place where the first blind band extends beyond the second and cut round and round following the chalk line until the whole Is cut into one piece all perfectly joined an economical way to braid A simple and economical way to braid Is to trace artice the design on oil tissue paper then baste to the material that is to be braided proceed to sew on the braid sewing through both paper and material until the design has been all covered with the braid after chich remove the paper by carefully tearing it olt off the paper Is a protection to delicate material N while bile braiding altho although it works equally as well on dark material an excellent substitute for button holing la Is found in the use of the familiar coronation braid it may be whipped along any edge where but ton holing is commonly used this is suggested for garments made of inexpensive material for general use one way to save time here is a sensible method of tagging gin the contents of a piece bag on tile the outside of the bag fasten the largest procurable safety pin attach samples to this pla of every remnant that hat goes into the line bag A great amount ot of unie and patience Is saved by this simple device for one can see tit at a glance just what tile the bag contains an embroidery hint when making the hie round holes for eyelet embroidery put a piece of soap under the fabric and allow the stiletto to pierce through it when the stiletto Is withdrawn it will being soapy impart a slight stiffness to the mater material lill facilitates the making of very even perfect embroidery strew natural flowers on the cloth to be embroidered remove them one ona fit at a time drawing their outlines to bo be filled with silks in natural colors |