WONDERS OF THE SCRAP-BAG

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 690, 15 June 1929, Page 23

WONDERS OF THE SCRAP-BAG

STITCHERY OF TODAY Cold wet evenings tend to turn thoughts toward indoor amusements or distractions. The woman with deft fingers finds long odd evenings sitting in front of either fire or radiator conducive to the odd jobs which ha.ve accumulated, especially in the needlework line. Scrap bags with all their fascinating left-overs and odd bits prove a wonderful source of inspiration. That kettle-holder so long promised, so easy to make, but for the making of which the inclination has been lacking, suddenly and cheerfully, not to say artistically, becomes an accomplished fact. The little evening bag for which this particular scrap had been bespoken, is produced, and its achievement becomes the envy' of one’s friends. Those scraps of ribbons were the very thing for the pair of garters mentally contemplated, and will make an ideal Christmas or birthday gift. So the useful scrap bag becomes the centre of much thought and activity. Embroidery is not a lost art, and damsels of today are as adroit with their needles and thread as were their sisters of the Victorian era. Dainty handwork is the pride of j womenfolk, whether of the working | class, professional or leisured class, and the results they achieve will compare favourably with the stitchery of almost any age.