Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 57, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1917 — When Making Folds. [ARTICLE]

When Making Folds.

It la a long task to torn the edge of yards of folds by hand. Folders that will do satisfactory work can be made from cardboard. For an inch fold cut a piece of oardboard two and one-half inches long by one inch wide; fold this so that It will be one Inch square by turning both ends toward the middle, one end over the other. Cut another piece of cardboard just a 'little less than an inch square with a piece one-fourth of an inch vrMe, like a little handle, in the middle of one side. Cat your Mas strips an inch and a hali wide, tew together, press open the seams and cut off the little corners at the seams. Now turn the edges of this lor an Inoh or two, using right hand end of Mae strip as It Ilea on the table before yon with the wrong side up. Put this inside the folded cardboard, «lip the other piece inside the flfst, also Inside of fold with the handle toward the leh. bend the handle down on the folder and fasten with a rubber band. Place a warm flat Iron on right hand end of fold and move folder along with the left hand toward the left,'following closely tfitb the iron. These folders can be made any width, but work befit when less than two inches wide. UZ