WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

Taranaki Daily News, 20 June 1931, Page 20 (Supplement)

WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

A “SURPRISE” TEA TRAY. Tink made a pretty “surprise present” for Wendy the other day, and we thought you would like to hear about it, and perhaps make one for Mother. * . It is a tea-tray, the foundation of which is an old picture-frame, 18 inches long and 14 inches deep; there is a brass handle screwed on each end, and beneath the glass there is a piece of buff linen trimmed with appliqued poppies and leaves in red and green. I expect you will be a'ble to find an old frame, and the size of the linen will naturally correspond with the measurements of the one you use. You must do the applique work on the linen first of all. Diagram A gives you a “closeup” of / the poppy, which measures about two and a half inches across. There are two flowers this shape, and a third to represent the side view of a flower as seen in the top. picture. Cut tn mi i tn* iiiiiiiiihiiiiiiiii niiiiiiiiiiti niiiiiii muni m ti Him mu

out the three flowers and tack them in position, as suggested by the sketch, and then buttonhole-stitch them to the linen with matching embroidery thread. (Diagram D shows you how to de the buttonhole stitch, in case you have forgotten.) Work a black satin-stitch blob in the centre of each open flower, and make little black stitches all round to represent the stamens. Draw stems from each, and work these in green satin-stitch—Diagram E. Now cut out three leaves from green linen the shape of Diagram C, tack them in place, and button-hole stitch them down as you did the poppies. Each leaf will be roughly three and a half inches long and one inch across at the widest part. Finally cut a green linen bud, one inch deep and three-quarters of an inch wide and sew it beside the left-hand poppy; Diagram B gives you the shape, and also shows how you can suggest the hairy appearance of the stem by tiny stitches sticking out all the way down. Press the linen, put it under the glass of the frame, and nail the wooden backing in place. You may have to ask Big Brother to help you with this part of the job —Tink had to enlist Billikins’ aid. When you have screwed the two handles in place, the tea-tray is ready. You. can buy suitable handles from most iron-mongers. Wendy’s Dressmaker.