Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 154, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1916 — TO POST IN SEWING ROOM [ARTICLE]

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Useful Hints on a Variety of Matters, That Are Well Worth Keeping in the Memory. Before trying to pull threads in linen for hemstitching or crocheting a handkerchief edge, run a very damp piece of cloth along the lino where the thread Is to be pulled. You will be surprised to see how easily the thread will pull. After threading a needle, be sure to tie the knot in the end of the thread snipped from the spool. The thread will then sew smoothly and without kinking. Next time you are hemstitching try rubbing dry soap on the material where the threads are to be pulled. They will come out like magic. This can be used on the finest or heaviest materials without injuring them. For mending torn net lace, take a. strong thread and needle and buttonhole stitch loosely lengthwise in every mesh. Having finished one row, turn the lace around and buttonhole In every buttonhole which was just finished, doing this until the tear is mended.