HUSSIFS

Southland Times, Issue 24243, 28 September 1940, Page 15 (Supplement)

HUSSIFS

Hussifs are very useful things to make for a soldier’s parcel. Here are directions: Take a piece of thick dark material, cut it 12in wide and 6in deep. Line it with a piece of flannel or some other thin woollen material (so that the needles will not rust), and sew round n the edges neatly. Sew a double piece of material ljin by Jin somewhere on the lining as a slot for the scissors. Make several other smaller slots like this to hold hanks of thread, and so on, or make one large slot and divide it into parts. Fold a tape, 14in long, and sew half way up one side end. Roll

the finished hussif and tie tape round. Contents of hussif: One darning needle; two sewing needles, with large eyes; three safety pins, one being threaded with useful size buttons of a dark colour, preferably black; small white buttons are also useful; one small skein of dark grey or khaki wool for darning; one small hank of dark thread (20 yards in jj-yard lengths if possible); one small hank of heavy thread in a dark colour (20 yards in 3-yard lengths); one pair small scissors (rounded ends) 4|in or smaller; ' one small piece of cotton twine.

Stick the needles and the safety pins in the lining.