Gay Belts of Plain or GiBraided Ribbbon

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 473, 1 October 1928, Page 5

Gay Belts of Plain or Gißraided Ribbbon

Make Ii Yourself

(Written for THE SVK by

Jenny Hirsch.

p] VEN when they spelled attire with a "y,” which certainly was long ago, poets advised people not to be extravagant in dress. It does not take us long to learn that a gown is distinguished not so much by the richness of the cloth as by the details that "snap it up.” Gay belts made of plain or braided ribbon are coming strongly in favor.

y|ATERIALS needed lor plain belt: 6 inches more ribbon than needed to go around the hips, a buckle. For braided belt, size 34, which is 38 inches long: 4 yards of i-irich silver ribbon, 1 yard of 1-inch silver ribbon, a silvered or rhinestone buckle to fit wider ribbon. Plain belts are made of 1 to 4 inch plain, striped, figured, or velvet ribbon. Make this the desired length, allowing 6 inches. Fasten the buckle to an end. Finish the other in a point, and folding this end in half lengthwise, mark points I inch apart, starting 31 inches from an end. At these points have a shoemaker put in eyelets, to match the ribbon: if they do not match, silver or gild them to match the buckle. When wider ribbon is used, gather the end to fit the buckle, which is 21 inches high. On striped or figured ribbon, brass or nickel buckles are used, on velvet or metal ribbon, rhinestone buckles are effective.

rj->o make the braided belt, cot four I-yard lengths of the 1-inch ribbon. The braided part will be 2-3 the length of the belt; braiding takes up 1 the length of

the ribbon. Pm tne ends together. Make a four-strand braid as follows:—Numbering the strands I, 2,3, and 4, and starting from the left, lay 1 over 2, under 3, and over 4. Lay 2 over 3, under 4, and over 1, and so on to the end. Having braided the ribbon, fasten the ends and press the braid.

a 38-inch belt, cut the Drain 26 inches long. Cut two 6-inch and two 9-inch strips of the wider ribbon. Sew ttoe smaller ones on top of each other; do likewise with the others. On the latter cut one end pointed, and turn under the edges. Have eyelets put In as described above. Sew the ends of the braid between the short ends of the ribbon. Stitch the edges of the latter together by machine. Sew the buckle on to the shorter length of ribbon.