Needlework Economies: A Book of Mending and Making with Oddments and Scraps

by Unknown

Two Novel Bags.

12th Row.—* 91 dc, 12 ch, 1 dc into the dc, 12 ch, * repeat.

Take up one of the ring handles and make * 24 ch, bring these across the side of the ring and fasten to the 3rd dc with a dc, * repeat into every 3rd dc up to the chs at the side. Fasten the thread and cut it. Fasten again to the first dc after next chs and work the 24 ch loops over the other handle in the same way.

The design is worked in cross-stitch—green on one side and purple on the other. A diagram is given for this part of the work.

Finish the end of the bag with a tassel made of the combined threads. Line the bag in the usual way with light color silk.

A Black Silk Bag Beaded in White.

This bag is very easily made and requires only one ounce of white porcelain beads with a ball of No. 12 black “Star Sylko.” Cut out the bag to the required size and use the corners of the silk left over to form the four vandyke points. Turn a narrow hem at each side and the top of each point, tack in place. Sew the beads at each side of the point with a very fine needle and the “Star Sylko,” each bead is put on with a “top-stitch,” going through the centre of the hem. When the four points are worked, sew up the sides and bottom of the bag with a French seam, and turning out the right side crease the edge all round and tack it, then sew on the beads as in the points, around the seam. Make a crease around the top of the bag, one and a half inches from the top edge. Tack the points to this crease, one on the centre front and another on the centre back, then one at each side, all with edges overlapping. Now sew the points to the bag with the top-stitch and bead as before.

Make the lining to fit the bag, turn in both top edges and tack in place with the lining edge even with the edge of the bag, top-sew with the beads to join them.

Make a line of running stitches about the quarter of an inch above to top of the points to make the slot for the tie-strings. Turn the bag inside out and sew the lining to the silk front along the line of beads at the top of the points.