Useful Presents

Southland Times, Issue 20641, 13 November 1928, Page 13

Useful Presents

The worst part of making a slip or night-

gown is in sewing together pieces of lace for the yoke. Nearly every woman favours yokes these days, but when she wants to run up a garment, there seems to be nothing in putting it into shape compared with the rather | tedious top-sewing of lace beading and in- I sertion. Therefore a present is greatly appreciated when the folds of tissue paper are undone I and a dainty lace top is revealed, all ready j to stitch by hand or have hemstitched by machine on to which the pieces of underwear is required. It is an excellent idea for a birthday or Christmas gift, and with Christmas looming alarmingly near it would be an excellent plan to start at once to purchase remnants or several yards of the necessary materials. They are easy to pack into a week-end suitcase if a little sewing is contemplated, and even easier to make. The average girl would require a fewinches more than a yard for measurement, a yard of ribbon for shoulder straps, and one yard and a half to run through the beading, if such is required. Sew the beading between the lace and insertion, and join the two ends together to make the yoke circular. Then lay flat with the seam on the fold at one side, and mark oif the places for the shoulder straps. • These should be sewn on only at the back ' of the yoke, the other two ends being I pinned to the front, thus saving the donor a little extra sewing and the recipient the trouble of unpicking and sewing on again if the straps are too long. Any kind of lace is suitable, and perhaps the prettiest effects may be obtained by making the insertion the main feature. If this is your choice, buy insertion from one inch and a half to two or even three inches in width, and the narrowest edging to sew on to it or the beading, if the latter is used.