Several Wendy girls hi for ideas, for trimming dainty little handkerchiefs, so we hope they will Aik the three notions we have workout this week, 'A' handkerchief makes a useful present, which need cost only a few pence; but all the stitches must be fs tiny and neat as possible, otherwise the gift will look cheap and clumsy.
Lawn is a splendid material to use, and you will need a piece about which will make spend for pretty ha
Dresnmaker tile you them: nine and a half inches square. The first handkerchief sketched ordinary hem about a quarter of inch deep, and is trimmed in one corner with a tiny wreath embroidered in simple stitches. Use stranded embroidery thread—two threads will be enough.
'To mark out the wreath, draw round a penny placed in the' corner then place the uncut end of a pencil fon the line and draw round that, to ive you one of the flo four or five similar pend cles will complete the wreath, with Inay-daisy stitches between' the flowers to suggest leaves. You can doth fowers in buttonhole stitch, ce the Dingram A; or you can work. them in broderie ang like Diagram B. To do broderie anglaise, pierce a tiny hole in the centro of the circle, and work over and over the edge ' all round, indicated in the Diagram. Pink, yellow, lavender and blue flowers, With soft green leaves between, will make a sweet little wreath; but of course you can work it in the shades you prefer.
"The second handkerchief ie. trimmed with an embroidered initial. Peneil it in, and go over it with tiny running stitches, as shown in the Tittle "diagram; makes a nice padding for the satin stitch em:
jdery with which you will complete it. Turn in the hem, and
eighth of an inch long; then run with ranning stitches abo another thread in and out of these Stitches, to give a pretty cord-like 'Running-stitches in coral thread are used for the hem of the third handkerchief, which would look nice im polo pink lawn. The wee posy in the corner is worked in lazy~ daisy stitches, in groups of four or five for each' flower. "Do. these in coral thread, with yellow for the centres, and pale green for the stems, Green lazy-daisy stitches here and there suggest the leaves.
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