A manual of home-making by unknow

Author:unknow
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Home economics, Interior decoration, Sewing, Cookery, Food, cbk
Publisher: New York, The Macmillan company
Published: 1919-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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I'itKl'AltAIION OF .MATERIALS

Shrinking

Nearly all cottons and linens should he shrunken before heing made up. rrol)ai)ly the most satisfactory way is to place the

folded piece of material in a tub of lukewarm water and to allow it to remain in tlie water for about one hour. The material must be thorouffhly wet, even to the innermost fold. The material should then be removed from the water, })ut not wrunp;, because wrinkles will appear which will be difficult to press out. The greater the care taken in hanging the material to dry, the easier it is to press later. The material should be hung with the material, which is then the sclvage as straight as possible, pressed with a hot iron. It It should be ironed just before it

is often necessary to repeat i i , i • . i

this process several times, becomes dry, great care bemg taken If the material is to fit over to iron it with the warp and filling a curved surface such as the threads, or with strokes both par-

hip or the shoulder, a cushion n i , i i • i

should be used in pressing. aliel to the selvage and at right

angles to it. It is most important to keep the warp and filling straight, to prevent difficulty in placing a pattern on the grain of the material.

Sponging.

All woolen fabrics should ])e sponged to prevent .shrinking and water spotting. This is often done either in the store, at a small cost a yard, or at the factory. In case it is necessary to do the sponging at home, a large table covered with a soft padding, over which is placed unbleached muslin, is better than an ironing-board, as more surface maj' l)e covered at one time. The covering must be held firmly in place to prevent

. fil.—Method of .'^hrinkiiiK fullness out of a Karment. By means of two or three gathering threads the material is drawn up to the desired size. A damp cloth is placed over

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