OLD BATH TOWELS.
I'atlt towels must occasionally meet with accidents in the way of burns, scorches and bad tears They arc then generally relegated to (ho duster and polisher cupboard II onlv ono end is a fleeted a most eh;.l'ming rough apron can be uiado from tho oi her half. Such an apron is especially useful where there is a baby to lie bathed, and it is not nearly so cold and slippery as tho linen apron. To niako tho apron the damaged part of tho towel is cut off and the raw edge resulting is gathered slightly into a band. This is made of cotton material turned in, doubled over and pressed, tho long ends of the strip being left, on each side foi ties. A patch pocket is then added, made out of a spare piece of the unused half, and bound with a scrap of cotton material.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)
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150OLD BATH TOWELS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 6 (Supplement)
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