Gaily Coloured Cravat

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 126, 22 February 1938, Page 5

Gaily Coloured Cravat

An Attractive Scarf Trimmed With Embroidery Wool

Handicrafts: No. 185 By Violet Williams.

Here is a suggestion for a quickly made gift. This is a neat cravat-style scarf which has such a multitude of bright colours introduced into it that it is suitable for wear with any scheme of outfit. Various shapes are suggested for the cravat and directions are given for the making up.

Natural-coloured flannel, shows up all the gay colours on this jolly scarf very satisfactorily and this has the advantage of 'going' with everything. If you prefer a colour, purchase your flannel in any shade you wish, of course. A second shade of flannel must be chosen for a lining. If natural colour flannel has been chosen for the outside of the scarf, select red. green, blue or any other very bright shade of the same material for the lining. The reason for the coloured lining and the emphasis on the brightness of the shade to be chosen will be understood later. This cravat suggestion is an ideal way of using up odd lengths of embroidery wool. Short needlefuls only are required and if each one can be in a different colour so much the better.

Now for a description jf the scarf. The outer side of natural coloured flannel is decorated with as many vivid wool buttonhole stitch circles as you feel inclined to work.

To make things even gayer the brighter colour of the lining shows through the centre of each hole formed by this stitch. The colour of the lining should, therefore, be the only shade omitted from the bevy of vivid spots worked upon the cravat; the contrast of the circles and the lining being the novelty of the suggestion. Only one end of the scarf need be decorated; this end being looped over and worn to the front each time.

To make the cravat you require a piece of cream or natural coloured flannel measuring '24in. long, Tin. wide at the widest part and 4|in. at the narrowest. Next comes the lining. This is a

When all the circles have been work ed, press your embroidery on th’ wrong side under a damp cloth am line the cravat as follows.

Place the right side of the embroidered material upon the right side of the lining and tack the two materials together all round the edges, then machine them. Do not machine across the unembroidered end of the cravat. Pull out all the tacking threads and turn the scarf to the right side with the aid of this opening. Finally close this neatly with stitches as invisible as possible.

Before pressing the scarf finally, run a tacking thread along the edges of the cravat now that it is on its right side then press the whole thing once more. This ensures a perfectly fiat edge.

In the case of the scalloped edged cravat pictured here also, leave the opening where the dotted line indicates in the diagram and nob across the end as before. This applies to the era* vat with the pointed end also.

piece of contrasting flannel cut to exactly the same size as the cream. But the coloured material on to one side and prepare the cream flannel for the embroidery. To do this take a number'of small coins or buttons in varying sizes and use these as patterns for your circles. Place the material upon a hard surface and then take the coins and pencil around them here and there as in the diagram A. until your cravat appears evenly decorated. Next take a pair of scissors and pierce the centre of each circle with the closed points. Now, rummage in your bits and pieces bag and select as many different shades of wool as possible, omitting, however, the shade of wool which matches too nearly the lining colour of flannel. Now work each circle in button-hole-stitch passing the needle through the pierced hole each time so that it grows larger as it is neatened by the circle of stitches. (Diagram B.)