It has two deep pockets and two small ones, and you will be able to put the silks and cottons necessary, for whatever it is you are making, into these, so that they will be ready as you want to use them.
THIS HAS FOUR POCKETS
You will find it is so handy, too, to have a pocket to slip your scissors into after cutting your thread. You know what a nasty way they have of slipping off your lap on to the floor. And then, when you pick them up, it is quite likely that you get a little dust on your hands, and this gets on to your pretty work and makes it look soiled.
Then, when your sewing time is ended for the day, how convenient it is to be able to fold your work away in your little work apron, so that it is kept well protected from any stray specks of dust, and will be quite ready for you when next you want it.
So you see how this little apron is going to help you to keep your work nice and clean, and I am sure you will want to make yourself one as quickly as ever you can, so let us see how it is done.
You will only need 1 yard of material to make the apron, and this can be white or coloured as you prefer. A soft linen or sateen would make up well. For the featherstitching use coloured “Star Sylko” thread, as this will wash without the colour running.
To cut out the apron, first measure off 4 inches of the material, and cut across from selvedge to selvedge; this will form the band. The piece used for the apron itself is 32 inches long and 20 inches wide, and when you have cut this you will have a strip left for making the small pockets, which should each be 6 inches square. To make the points at the bottom of the pockets, fold each square right down the centre, measure 1½ inches up the double cut edges, and cut off the corners on the cross to the edge of the centre fold.
GATHERING, STROKING, AND PUTTING INTO A BAND.