The Archive · 1929

Reviving a Transfer

It often happens tha: a favourite design is needed for a-further piece of embroidery, but the original transfer has almost faged away and new copies are out of print.

When this occurs, mix a solution consisting of equal parts of Reckitt's blue and fine sagar with warm water, Lay the transfer out flat on.a hard surface and with a fine brush paint over the lines of the design very carefully with this solution. Allow it to dry, thoroughly and then transfer the design on to If little girls' mothers' skits have been short, "those of little girls themselves Kaye been no more thi frill which served as border to a neat little pair of knickers. Short indeed, could become no shorter: except by disappearing altogether, 'This was bound to have its reaction, and one Paris dressmaker is actually' reintroducing frocks which more than suggest Kate Greenaway. They are $0 becoming that mamos with artistic inclinations will certainly do something to persuade their oft-spring to wear them. They have little bodices which are no more than deep yokes, and they have skirts made rather full which reach almost the ankle. They are wise made jin rather quaint mater!

'One is of cardinal taffetas, a material much beloved this season. Tt has a deep bodice, no sleeves, and long skirts made' very fall, There is a Dorder round the skirt, some eight inches deep made entirely of openwork. That is to say, civeles of the stuff are joined together with open itching. Little flowered muslin with rosebuds or daisies are also made on very similar lines, very often with no sleeves, though som times a Jong, full sleeve is introdueremains to be seen blow these pediments to action will be received. They are certainly much too pretty net to be taken scriopsly. With' short, curled hair they look charming. Here again little girls are leading the way. 'They started, the very short skirts which thole mothers followed. almost, slavishly. With the nev, longer skirts, theirs are still longer, especially' where their age and tions are, so" taken into account. simple-but effective cover might be material in the ordinary way with|made in book form of modelled 'a hot iron. A transfer may be leather or sudden, stiffened. withe used any number of times when|cardboard. When, however, owing treated in this way.

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