HINTS TO MOTHERS.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XV, Issue XXIV, 14 December 1895, Page 758

HINTS TO MOTHERS.

ABC. Rug. I would like to tell how to make an A B C rug for the little ones who have not learned to read. Make twentysix round pieces from some durable cloth, and upon each work with worsted a letter of the alphabet. Buttonhole stitch these to a firm foundation, and upon the remainder of the latter stitch upon the machine rows of scallops in such a way that each row will overlap the preceding row just enough to cover up the foundation. Finish with a row of buttonholed scallops (all of which should be cut from goods that do not ravel easily), and you will have a rug that the children can call their own and from which they will enjoy learning their letters. I made one out of gray pants cloth and used dark red worsted to work it with. I am well pleased with the result. I wonder how many mothers have knee protectors for their children. If those who have none would once try them, I think they would never wish to be without them. I have two rollicking little fellows who have worn them all winter and so far I have not had to darn a single hole in the knees of their little stockings, the place that always used to give out first. I wish I knew of some way to keep the heels and toes from coming through !