WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

Taranaki Daily News, 16 April 1932, Page 20 (Supplement)

WENDY’S DRESSMAKERS

A “HUMPTY-DUMPTY" PINAFORE.

Humpty-Dumpty perched on his wall makes an amusing decoration for the front of a pinafore for little sister. The wall forms a pocket, so. it is useful as well as ornamental. Humpty himself is appliqued on to the front of the pinafore.

Use butcher blue or soft green casement cloth for the apron, cut Humpty out of cream linen, and the wall out of red. Diagram A shows you the shape to cut the little garment; you had better do it in paper and try it on before cutting the casement cloth. The edges are bound with red bias binding. Sew a shoulder-strap, to each shoulder, in the place marked X on the diagram. Stitch a button on each side of the

pinafore, just where the sash, goes—also shown by an X on the diagram —so that the shoulder straps can be buttoned down; the straps will cross over, of course, the left strap buttoning on the right button, and vice versa. Now for Humpty. Cut an egg-shape, four inches deep and three and a-half inches wide, out of cream linen, draw in the features, and work these in embroidery thread. Tack the egg to the middle of the apron front, and applique it down by buttonholing all round with cream thread. Diagram B gives you the outline of Humpty-Dumpty. Draw the little arms directly on to the pinafore and work these. Then cut the wall from the red linen, making it 10 inches wide and eight inches deep. Draw Humpty’s legs on it, as shown in Diagram C, outline them with black satin-stitch, and work the brick-lines with black stemstitch.

Turn in a hem all round the “wall,” tack it on the pinafore so that Humpty appears to be perched on it, and sew it firmly. Wendy’s Dressmaker.