A Child's "Tie – round feeder is Easy to Make

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 99, Issue 6, 15 December 1959, Page 605

A Child's "Tie - round feeder is Easy to Make

WITH a little imagination VV odd pieces from the scrap bag can make useful and attractive articles suitable either for use in the home or for small gifts. Such an article is the child's tie - round feeder described here by Judith Ferrier, Home Science Instructor, Department of Agriculture, Christchurch. THIS tie-round feeder is securely anchored round the waist so that any food spilt on it cannot be wiped where it should not be during the struggles and arm wavings which sometimes accompany the meal. Materials Suitable fabrics are huckaback linen, terry towelling, fine linen or cotton. Other requirements are stranded cotton for the embroidery or an applique design if terry towelling is used, and 31 yd of decorative tape (1 in. to f in. wide) to bind the feeder and make the ties. The feeder may be backed with clear plastic to make it completely food and liquid proof.

To Make up With the straight of the material running lengthwise in each piece cut one rectangle 111 in. long and 10J in.

wide and two side pieces each 2j in. long and 6| in. wide. Three feeders with slightly narrower side pieces can be made from f yd of 36 in. fabric. With a narrow seam join one side piece, narrow end, to the bottom of each 11J in. side of the main piece. Overcast the raw edges if the material is liable to fray. Cut out the neckline on the top short edge. Turn a narrow hem once only on to the right side of the feeder and catch down with running stitches all round. Bind the edge with the tape, taking care to cover all the raw edges. Attach ties at the neck and at the ends of the side pieces. Teddy Bear Motif With carbon paper trace the teddy bear motif from the pattern at left on to greaseproof paper. Use a new sheet of carbon paper to transfer the design on to the feeder. Take care not to smudge finger marks through. The bears should be carefully aligned and evenly spaced with the two outside ones an equal distance in from the edge. Use stranded cotton in a dark colour to outline the bears in stem or satin stitch and give each a French knot to mark the eye. Press very well.