IDEAS OLD YET NEW

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 29, 3 August 1939, Page 18

IDEAS OLD YET NEW

MAKE: SEWING EASIER

Grandma used a lap board when she sewed. So does her grand-daughter. But the modern lap boards have a few improvements, spool pegs that fit alon<* the outer edge and hold four or live spools. There's a detachable pin cushion on them, too, and printed on tlie board is a ruler for measuring. They make most acceptable gifts, too, states the "Manchester Guardian." .- ' There's another modern board for the home seamstress to cut her materials on. It is made of a folding fibreboardi 41 by 53 inches and folds to a third of its full size to be stored away on a Shelf. Hanging a skirt used to be a "twoman" job. Today, however, a woman can settle the straight hemline question all by herself. A new skirt marker with a chalk chamber does the trick. It stands on a heavy base and the chalk chamber -Is set at thei proper height from the floor. The flow of chalk is controlled by pressing a bulb. You stand:close to the marker, turn slowly, pressing the bulb- and an accurate hemline in chalk is made on tlie skirt. '■ Perk' up the old sweater or blouse pith .buttons' that are almost, as exciting as costume jewellery. Many are shaped like luscious fruits. They ara realistically coloured, and give the needed fillip to spring clothes. ; There are match-box buttons, looking exactly like tiny blue bpxes with redtipped matches peeking out. Two of' these buttons can be snapped together to form a gay belt buckle. There are bright orange buttons, ved: and yellow apple buttons, red cherry and pastel tinted tulip buttons, too.