NEW IDEAS WORTH TESTING

Manawatu Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 4401, 6 October 1934, Page 4

NEW IDEAS WORTH TESTING

TRY THESE SUGGESTOINS YOURSELF. A Practical Work-Basket. —Mosl work-baskets - are inadequate for the sewing of the average family. 1 converted an ordinary waste-paper basket into a very decorative and useful hold-all. I lined it with cretonne, with deep pockets affixed to the sides to hold cards and skeins of wool etc. Then I cut two cardboards a little larger than the top opening of the basket. Each was covered with cretonne, and bound with orange braid; a short length connects the lid to, the basket, and your sewing is shut, away tidily. Sewing Tips Worth Testing.—lnexpensive and dainty lingerie straps can he quickly made from old milanesc undergarments. Cut in strips, and plait them tightly, then press, and attach to the garment.To prevent a seam, made on the cross of material from sagging, machine it to a length of tape, which should he pressed open with the seam. Shrink the tape before use if the material is a, washing one. To .cut out a velvet garment accurately and easily, it is a good idea to pin the pattern on the wrong side of the material. Instead of but ton-holing the edge of an applique, use small, close, herringbone stitches. When hominiing lace or not curtains, try holding the hem in place with fine hairpins. To Improve the- Flavour of Roast Chicken. —Try pulling an 'apple, cut into quarters, inside the next chicken you roast. II gives a delicious flavour and prevents the (lesh from becoming dry. These timely hints ami suggestions come from “The New Idea," the threepenny weekly paper for Australian women. Each week “The New Idea” devotes a whole page to New Ideas Worth Testing, and cash prizes are offered to the readers for the brightest suggestions. Payment is made for all contributions published. Why not contribute yourself “The New Idea” is now on sale at all newsagents —price threepence.