Household Hints
OQ mend gloves, cut away all ragged edges and buttonhole firmly with cotton thread the sides to be mended, Then bring the two edges together and buttonhole |! them again. Gloves mended in this way will stand the hardest wear afterwards. If the fastener pulls out of a glove, leaving a hole behind, pull out the opposite fast-. ener and work this gap into a buttonhole. Find a button ‘that matches the glove as nearly as possible, pass a narrow piece of tape through the eyes of the button or at the back, so that the ends hang even. Pass these ends through the hole made by the fastener, spread them fiat so that they lie in opposite directions at the end of the glove opening, and sew them firmly. When putting gloves away, simply pull them gently into shape and lay them flat, GUMMER is always the time to beware of moths and silverfish. If you sprinkle dry tea in the folds of your woollen clothes you need have no more fears,
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Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 34, 3 February 1939, Page 19
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174Household Hints Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 34, 3 February 1939, Page 19
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