A FRINGED SHAWL.

Hawera Star, Volume XLV, 7 November 1925, Page 19

A FRINGED SHAWL.

MATERIALS AND DECORATION. For evening wear in the summer time the beautiful and fashionable, silk shawl comes into its own. It is light, yet warm enough “to give protection against the chill of the evening. The purchase of such a shawl is generally beyond the pocket of the average- girl, but happily it is not beyond t-lie talents of the average needlewoman to make.

A heavy-weight crepe, de chine should be chosen, in black or white, or a brilliant colour. Pastel shades are notsuitable. An exact square of doublewidth crepe de chine provides- a suitable size. The question of tlie hems then arises, and./this depends largely upon the fringe. In the first- place, buy a deep fringe, for this adds length to the shawl when worn, and gives it the necessary “rich” appearance.

If the fringe is provided with h fairly wide band at the top, the best way is to have the shawl with a hemstitched edge and the fringe then invisibly oversewn on. If the top of the fringe is only a narrow edging, the hem of the sliawi andi the sewing on of the fringe may be done in one operation, the material being turned down once only and on to the right- side.

Then there is the all-important decorating, which will, of course, depend upon the particular, talents' of the worker. Those who can undertake Batik .work will find iti an effective ornament. Girls who have gone in for water-colour painting on silk may employ this medium, while those who are clever with the embroidery needle will not hesitate to work a bold design in contrasting colours. But there are some who possess none of the talents. In such cases there is a very simple way out of the difficulty. All the big shops sell beautiful embroidery motifs, invisibly mounted, which are very easily sewn to the silk shawl.

There are also shops which undertake to do embroidery either in silks or with beads for those' who ar e unable to do such work themselves. An advantage of making your own shawl, even.should you have to pay for its decoration, is that you can choose precisely the colours vou like that suit you best.