"Scottie” Motif For Sports Apparel

Dominion, Volume 31, Issue 178, 26 April 1938, Page 5

"Scottie” Motif For Sports Apparel

Realistic Pet In French Knots—And You Tie His Bow!

TJERE is an attractive little "Scottie” motif which is ideal for application to a summer scarf, a sports frock pocket or a gay neckerchief. The delightful part of our wee dog is his realistically “woolly” effect, brought about by the whole of the motif being carried out entirely in french knots. To add to this effect still further the little fellow on the scarf boasts a real bow around his neck. In other words the ribbon is attached in two pieces; one being sewn at either side of the neck and then tied into a neat bow afterwards. In the illustration you see it decorating a silk cravat, which is suggested carried out in white crepe de chine and lined with black.

'T’HE separate ribbons of the bow prove an advantage when the article which the motif decorates is to be washed. A tied bow rarely irons up satisfactorily but here the ribbons are untied before the article is washed, then pressed whilst still untied. After this they are tied into a neat bow and given a filial “flatten” with the iron.

Cut out the design, which is given here full size, around the dotted line and place it upon the article to be decorated with a piece of carbon paper between the two. Press over the outline with a pencil or the point of a steel knitting needle and then remove the papers. Now fill in the.design thus outlined on the silk or linen with a mass of french knots. Embroider them around the outline first, keeping exactly to the line, then fill in the rest of the design when this is complete.

Do not pull the knots tightly, or the material will pucker. If a silk material is being used a certain amount of puckering is unavoidable, but you need not be alarmed. Press the embroidery under a damp cloth on the wrong side with a hot iron after the work is completed, and any signs of the stitches pulling will be removed. Work a green french knot for the Scottie’s eye and finish off with the two scraps of ribbon as mentioned previously. These should measure about sin. in length. Scarlet ribbons show up well if a black Scottie is worked. Any shade of wool may be chosen for the motif, of course. A novel effect is obtained if a bright green dog is given an orange bow, for instance.

Two pieces of crepe de chine each measuring about 32in. by sJin, will make a neat cravat. Bound the ends,' then tack the two together on the wrong side. Machine the tacked edges, leaving a small' opening at the undecorated end of the scarf. With the

aid of this it may be turned to the right side and the opening closed neatly afterwards. Kun a tacking thread along the right side of the joined edges than press and remove the tacking threads. Any other article may be decorated with this motif in exactly the same way. The design may be made smaller and suitable for applying to children’s wear by merely cutting off as much as you wish within the outline of the design. Then place the shape left upon the material to be worked, and pencil around the edges.

The above is an effective way of transferring the design to material if you have no carbon paper on hand. Cut out the Scottie around the outline instead of along the dotted line. Place the shape upon the material and merely pencil around it. If you wish to keep the design for use again paste it to a postcard before cutting it out and then it will not tear so easily. It is, incidentally, easier to pencil around than a thin paper edge. A row of very much smaller Scotties looks amusing and attractive worked along the hem of a kiddy’s frock or even across the centre of a cushion or a chairback cover. The dogs may be worked in the same colour throughout and bows of differently coloured ribbons added to each one.

Space does not allow of the design being 1 printed in its correct position but the illustration shows how it will appear after it is embroidered.