Kankakee Valley Post, Volume 14, Number 43, DeMotte, Jasper County, 8 September 1944 — Scalloped Tops for Kitchen Curtains Or Sash Curtains in Any Other Room [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Scalloped Tops for Kitchen Curtains Or Sash Curtains in Any Other Room

By Ruth Wyeth Spears

HERE is a new idea for your kitchen curtains—or for sash curtains for any room. Crisp, sheer material such as lawn or organdie may be used and white or a plain light color will be most effective. The curtains are hung

above eye level on a single rod fastened to the window sash. The four-inch-deep scalloped hem at the top shows through the sheer material giving a very decorative effect and the rings sewn to the points of the scallops make it possible to slide the curtains back and forth on the rods. The trick in making the scalloped hem is in being sure that the curved edges follow a sharp, clean-cut line. All the steps are shown here in the diagrams. Use a small saucer or a large cup for marking the scallops, and when you turn them right side out, pull the material out smoothly at the points with a pin. * * * NOTE The graceful corner bracket that you see beside the window in the sketch, also the stenciled wooden cookie box on the counter are made with pattern No. 266. The shelf is fourteen inches wide and the box is about seven inches high The pattern for the shelf and the quaint peasant figures and lettering on the box are actual size. All directions and color guide are included. Patterns are 15 cents each postpaid. Address:

MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 15 cents for each pattern ordered. Name Address