OLD CRAFT REVIVED.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21153, 9 April 1932, Page 16

OLD CRAFT REVIVED.

Judging bv the amount of fancy needlework that is being done in trains and trams, women have found a new hobbv. Knitting, crocheting and embroidering have lai.cn the place of reading. Blouses are being ornamented with little, touches of hand .-tilchery. This is what sends the prices up. so the giil who can emhi oider her own is indeed lucky. Bv ornamenting her own blouses and the "smart 1 ittlo odd coats that are to be worn over them for the summer, a girl can look smart al very little cost. Some of the loveliest imported blouses are of white voile and crepe tie chine smocked in colours at the tufts, or ornamented with cross.si itch. Manv girls can make blouses well. Now thev have a chance to strike an individual note. ('harming effects are obtainable by using a combination of colours. Ordinarv" blanket stitch can give, a smart decoi at ive finish to the little straight hip-length coats worn for tennis. Tiny sprays of flowers and conventional designs look effective decorating pockets. Another way of applying hand embroidery is to work the scarf ends, which are seen on many of the new coats for sports wear. Ihe latest idea is to have ;i slit in the collar and draw the scarf through. The slit can be closely buttonholed in a contrasting colour. White and black aie a favoured combination oil vcllow.