THE COMPLETE SEWING ROOM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 19407, 17 February 1925, Page 5

THE COMPLETE SEWING ROOM

Not every woman can indulge in the luxury of a room set apart solely for sewing, but when it is possible it is a boon untold for the busy mother. The work there can bo left just as it is while she is called away after each sewing session. Any room will do for the purpose; an attic answers very well if there is a good light. A gas lire is essential for cold days, and a gas ring for heating irons; or, better still, plugs for an electric iron. The first thing to think about is the cutting-.out table, which should be of plain, unpolished wood, and high enough to work at without backache. Two mirrors should be hung in order that one gets a good view of both the back and the front. Of course, the machine and dressstand go without: saying, and there should l)e a good capacious cupboard, where the dresses in process of construction can he hung. A chest of drawers or shelves are useful for unfinished work and patterns, cottons, and such things. Ton should have coloured chalks, .and good scissors for every kind of work, and old razor blades will "be found useful for unpicking machined seams. In a room such as this dressmaking ceases to be a nightmare, but becomes instead a very pleasant occupation, and you need have no fear that the delectable garments you are making will be spoilt by romping youngsters and busy husbands. — Home Chat.