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Show Darn the worn carpet. Literally, of course, and with a rug wool carefully matched in color. This will take away much of the shabby appearance. A worn anklet makes a good cover to pull on over the old wax applicator when it needs freshening. freshen-ing. Wrap the applicator first with soft cloths, then the sock is pulled on and it's ready for service. To pipe with rickrack, turn the raw edge of the fabric once or twice to the inside and stitch rickrack rick-rack over it. . To avoid losing a handkerchief under a bed pillow in a sick room at night, sew a pocket on one side of the pillowcase. Turning a belt is easy if you insert a tape a little longer than the belt between the two strips of material. Stitch the tape at one end at the same time the end of the belt is closed. To turn, simply pull the end of tape that sticks out and the belt is right-side out in a jiffy. For painting shelves that are too close together to use an ordinary brush and for other tight corners, make a "right angle brush." Cut the handle off an ordinary brush and fit the remaining stub of handle into a hole bored in a piece of wood about 10 inches long. |