Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1918 — To Save Time. [ARTICLE]

To Save Time.

Time Is way above par nowadays. Everybody is busy. No one has time to devote to fine stitches if big stitches will do. Hence any suggestion which will save a few minutes by the dock are welcome. What about these: If you need a casting for the top of a camisole, or nightgown, or kiddle’s frock in a hurry, try making a wide cat stitch on the outside of the garment with a heavy silk or mercerized cotton. You can run a ribbon or tape through this and make it decorative as well as useful in a much shorter time than stitching on the usual bias facing. There is another way, too, of crocheting a row of open filet mesh and sewing It on. This takes a little longer, but wears well for wash clothes. A. loose feather stitch for sewing tucks into dresses for growing girls is much better than either hand embroidered or machine stitching.