Rensselaer Union, Volume 7, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1874 — Rugs and Mats of Coffee Bags. [ARTICLE]

Rugs and Mats of Coffee Bags.

f A very prett/ style of rugs may be made of even such homely materials as coffee bags. Choose those of even texture and have them washed and ironed smoothly, or, as some will prefer, buy the same material by the yard, which will be still better, as it will be clean and with the original stiffening. The rug must be cut of the desired size, allowing for the fringe, and then worked in cross stitch with coarse Germantown wool, just as one would work on Java canvas. Some rugs arb very handsome when done with a Persian pattern; and, if preferred, the designs may be made very gorgeous by introducing an applique center - of—searlet, crimson, blue, or green cloth or flannel, button-hole stitched to hold it down. The edge is fringed out in the usual way, being secured by the button-hole edge. The more it is worked the handsomer it will be, and even for a table-cover for a common stand or center table the effect is excellent and it will be found most durable. One of our friends has made lambrequins for her mantel and windows. and worked: them. In green and maroon, which looked very well. Another is doing a piano cover with an elaborate border and center-piece. As rugs for parlor doors or to spread before your dressing-table up-stairs they will be very useful and desirable articles, and can be made very substantial by lining them with a piece of carpet or other thick material.— Harper's Bazar.