Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1918 — Needlework Notes. [ARTICLE]

Needlework Notes.

A very pretty apron'can be made of tan crash, finished with a feather stitching of golden brown, brown smocking and conventionalized potatoes on the pockets. Hemstitched straps and strings of the tan crash make sturdy harness. This makes a charming studio apron. A yard of white oilcloth, half-yard width, at fourteen cents a yard, is enough to make the collar, cuffs and pocket flaps for a camping or outing costume. For the belt a strip of yardwide oilcloth in a heavier width is necessary, but should not cost over five cents. The collar and cuffs are unlined, but pocket flaps and belts are backed with coarse muslin to make them firmer. The scallops are marked on the oilcloth with a spool, and a line of coarse cotton run through the outline to hold them firm so that they can be cut before being worked. A rather coarse embroidery floss is used for the scalloping and for the dots which fill, the cornets. The set as it stands is but one example of the many attractive washable affairs of oilcloth which should be developed. One need only scallop it; one could simply buttonhole the straight edge or stitch.it and crochet through the stitching. Or it could be “pinked” with the scissors or bound with braid, or a hem turned and finished with colored machine stitching. Another idea is to stencil the set in oil colors which will not wash off.