HOUSEHOLD.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume VI, Issue 24, 14 June 1890, Page 14

HOUSEHOLD.

Lames who do luadi housework will find the following method of utilising an old stoeking so as to save their hands very acceptable this winter, when it is difficult to prevent them from ehapping and roughening :— Warm Mittens. If you happen to have a pwir of ol«i worsted stockings too much worn to be again mended, you ean soon transform them into a pair of nice warm winter mittens To do this, first smooth out each stoeking so it will lie flat. then eut the mitten out of the leg of the stocking as in Fig. 1, space C enclosed in dotted lines. Next the thumb. Fig. 3. space D enclosed in dotted lines, Stitch the mitten together leaving two openings, one at the wrist for the hand to pass through, and another at the side where the thumb is to be sewed on the mitten. This done the mitten should resemble Fig. 2. Stitch the thumb firmly on the mitten, and hem the edge at the wrist, turning it down onlv once to avoid bulk. Make the other mitten in the same way. Fig. 3 shows how the mitten appears when finished, an d after having been on the hand and in a measure assumed its shape. These warm coverings for the hands cost nothing except a verv little labour and time, and they make good, substantial. serviceable mittens for sifting ashes or for hanging out the clothes.