Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps
Needlework Economies
EDITED BY FLORA KLICKMANN A Book of Making and Mending with Oddments and Scraps
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Needlework Economies
Preface.
The Brassiere.
A Camisole Yoke of Embroidered Filet Net and Crochet.
A Pretty Camisole Yoke.
To Re-sole Cashmere Stockings.
Three Pretty Aprons.
Utilizing Partly-Worn Garments.
Collars for Cold Days.
To Freshen a Last Season’s Jersey.
The Use and Abuse of Gloves.
A Knitted Hat.
Fancy Tops for Socks and Stockings.
Making a Child’s Overall from a Narrow Skirt.
Re-footing made Easy.
How to Re-heel a Worn Sock.
Slippers you can Make.
Mending a Man’s Shirt.
Mending a Collar.
The Wisdom of Preventive Mending.
For Keeping out the Wind.
An Apron you can make from a Summer Skirt.
Knitting Your Own Woollen Spencers.
A Child’s Knitted Petticoat.
A Practical Way to Teach Girls Dressmaking.
The Art of Blouse Making.
Decorative Stitches for Children’s Clothes.
The Nursery Casement Curtain.
The Advantage of Coloured Knitting Cottons.
The Economy Quilt.
To Finish the Hems of Blankets.
Doing up an Eiderdown.
Patchwork Quilts.
Repairing Table Linen.
Mending a Sheet.
A Patchwork Toilet Runner.
Modern Bead Work.
Crochet Ribbons for Underwear Beadings.
Bead Fancies.
Some Embroidery Stitches.
Two Novel Bags.
A Violet Handkerchief Sachet.
A Rosebud Handkerchief Box.
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