HAND WORK IN QUILTS

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 131, 7 June 1929, Page 13

HAND WORK IN QUILTS

In view! of thekeen interest taken by the Queen in hand-sewri work, it is not at all surprising that there should be a growing demand for work of this nature

(says the London"Daily Telegraph"). Hand-sewn down quilts, with artistic: stitchery, designs—-made up in various kinds of materials, from Jap silks to the more expensive silk-back satins or. mar-.' celines, for instance, are becoming very popular, and more particularly now that one-colour interior, decprative schemes are favoured for bedrooms. 5

-Formally years this industry was considered to be.the prerogative of Paris, in the same way as fashion creations in dress—but the Safeguarding, of: Industries Act has enabled manufacturers of down quilts in this country to specialise in this artistic branch' of the trade. Wonderful examples of such work done in London, and equal in execution, if. not superior, to similar articles previ-i ously shipped from the other side of the Channel, can be seen to-day in many West End shops. •

Apart from the fact that there is an ad valorem duty of 33 1-3 per cent, on such goods from the Continent, the British public are realising the sound com-mon-sense of the slogan, "Buy British."

It is surprising what beautiful effects in hand-made quilts can be obtained' from even the cheapest of materials. Various stitchery designs have been adopted, and most of them are artistic enough to satisfy the most fastidious critic. •■■- ■ -..- -..■ v.-.. . ' ■■'.■. ... ;

Women of taste have always had a liking for this type of quilt. They are more pleasing to the eye than the manycoloured creations, which appeared to be so popular after the war. ended. Mayfair insists, .for'instance, on silk-back satins or. all-silk"marcelines, filled with real eider or the purest of white down. Women whose spending power is less will be as well satisfied f with artificial satin or silk. Both are beautiful, and' it is not at all surprising that this artistic treatment of bedroom furnishing is becoming increasingly popular.