HOUSEHOLD HINTS.
W&en buying sheets for a single bed it is cheaper in the end to buy the three-quarter size, for when the centre wears tlhin the worn strip may be torn out, the two outer selvedges joined and the new sides ihemmed, the result being a good sheet of ordinary single-bed size. The good paTts of worn table cloths make up into quite useful tablenapkins, and. old evening frocks make delightful cushion covers.
A piece of motor tyre tube slipped over the head of a straw broom will keep it even and firm, and double ita life. If a narrow strip of the same tube is tacked around the Biead of a hair broom, it will prevent marks on furniture and walls.
Wire netting makes a comfortable and durable seat fot a garden chair* After cooking, leave the oven door open to cool and it will not rust.
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HN19300327.2.3.6
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 42, 27 March 1930, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
149HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 42, 27 March 1930, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Hutt News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in