New-Ways

New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 12199, 25 July 1925, Page 15

New-Ways

I WITH COLOURED RAFFIA. 2

° -OOOOOOOOOOOOOpOOOOOOOOOOO Now that raffia is dyed in such wonderful colours and can be obtained so cheaply, it is time to find fresh ways, for using it in home decoration. For instance, have you ever'thought of adorning a plain rush mqt with flat crocheted circles of 'raffia, in bright bine, purple, orange, and black ? Make these circles of varying sites, anything from two to ten inches across, using a steel crochet hook—size 00. When you have fashioned enough to suit your taste, scatter them haphazardly over the mat, and' stitch them on round the edges with a large rug needle. If you do not care for this effect, you can make a bordering of the circles, Wfth excellent results. These raffia-trimmed rush mats are ideal fox. use with the suites of paint■wd peasant furniture-now so much .itt vogue. Window curtains may b? trimmed in the same way , and thus brought into line with the floor. Bolton sheeting* either natural, or dyed a suitable colour * is the best matenal to use. and chair cushions to match will add a further finishing touch. - —Rosamund Martin.