MADE FROM HANDKERCHIEF.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1643, 9 January 1913, Page 2

MADE FROM HANDKERCHIEF.

, A little bag is so useful for keeping crochet or knitting in, as the work' keeps so much cleaner than it left lying, abpiit as it is., A very dainty little bag. for tho purpose can be ma<le from a'mercerised handkerchief with' a, coloured border, which .may be b6ught for a penny., "' . ' '.Very little eke'is required,'only jU'st a little white .tape, two pieces of whalebone. which can be taken .from 'inn - old bodice or from old corsets, and a little baby ribbon. To make tho bag, lay the handkerchief out Oat, and along the top and bottom of it an inch from the border, run a piece of tape, as a slot for tho whalebone to go through. ' •'• Now fold th« handkerchief exactly in two, and seam up the sides to. where the tapo ende. The whalebone must not to so long as , the tape, but the ends of the whalebone ■ must be fastened under tho 1 ends of the tipo, when tho ■ handkerchief ■ will look as if slightly gathered. •• That is nil there is to do,' except that it needs two ljttlo loops, of ibaby ribbon, ono on; tho centre of each side, Theso form tho handles. \ Bows can bo added to the corners, and where the loops end if you like, they are not absolutely necessary. ' If you want a .very special bag of this kind make it from n silk handkerchief or a pieoe of silk. !• . " , These little bags will be found' excellent for keeping knitting in, on account of the long shape. They wash beautifully, but it is wise to remove the whalebone during the operation, or it is apt to get out of shape.