A PIANO LAMP SHADE.
Fold a yard and a half of wide China silk twice, cut to make three pieces exactly alike. Sew two pieces together, and turn a hem two and a half inches deep for the top, overcast the bottom. Run a shirr next the hem. another two inches below, and one one inch below that. Place on the shade frame, and draw the top shirr string to fit the frame, allowing the wide hem to arrange itself into a graceful puff: draw the other shirrs to fit the frame. Now take the other piece of silk and cut into exactly three parts for the ruffle. This allows a whole breadth extra to full. Sew the three pieces together and * pink ' both edges. Shirr about one inch from the top. and sew to the bottom of the shade. A handsome spray of flowers, and a lace ruffle over the silk one, adds to its beauty, but it is very handsome without these. If the frame is not large enough, a small wire may be looped around it very easily, making any size desired.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 41, 8 October 1892, Page 1010
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185A PIANO LAMP SHADE. New Zealand Graphic, Volume IX, Issue 41, 8 October 1892, Page 1010
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