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 NEEDLE-WORK,

FANCY

&c. —$

FANCY

NEEDLE-WORK.

out a piece of coarse linen or strong domestic of sufficient size to cover it; allowing enough

in. must

Lay the brick in the middle of the ]j then

be folded in at the corners ané

tightly with coarse thread all over the brick: — the covering as smooth and even as possible. cut out a, bag of coarse linen, and fit it to the the brick, allowing it, however, about two ; larger each way ; or more, if you intend it to rise

high in the middle. Stuff the bag with get it as firm and hard as possible. It will requirex Jeast two quarts of bran, perhaps more.

While doing

this, you had better have the whole apparatus on large waiter to catch what falls.

Put in the bran with

a spoon, and press it down hard with your fingers, Whe the bag is completely stuffed, and cannot possibly holj any more, sew up the open end. A LAMP

Procure about a quarter of a yard of very thick cloth or drugget, and

cut

Fit the bag ¢

all round to the top of the brick, and sew it fast»

STAND.

it exactly square.

Then

get a yard of wide Brussels carpeting of only two colours, as, for this purpose, a variety of colours causes a confused and indistinct effect, and always looks

badly. The best tints for a lamp-stand are shaded greens, varied only with shaded browns. These colours will give the effect of rich moss.

the linen cover; taking care to have it of a shape, sloping down gradually on all sides from th.

middle.



Sew a piece of thick baize cloth to the linen on the

bottom of the brick, and then put on the last covergf the whole pincushion. This outside cover may be velvet, silk or cloth. Fold it under at the comen very neatly, and sew it all round to meet the baizeg

You can make the marks by tacking a white thread

the bottom. Then cover the seam with a bindingof narrow riband or galloon. If you choose, you ca make the cover for the top (or stuffed part) of the pia. cushion, of a separate piece of silk, always taking can to cover the seam with a binding.

along, so as to form a square. Round the outer edge of this square the strips of carpeting are to be

ner, only using for the foundation a little flat block¢

Cut the carpeting into strips about three inches broad. Mark out on the cloth or drugget the space you intend to leave vacant for the foot of the lamp.

sewed.

A small pincushion may be made in the same map wood, instead of a brick.

Prepare,

for the corners, some

bits of carpeting,

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which are to be very small near the white line, and are gradually to increase in size as they advance towards the outer extremity of the drugget.

RECEIPTS.

Begin by

sewing on these bits 9 as to fill all the corners with them. Then sew on all the long strips, extending them from corner to corner. Each strip (as well as the corner-pieces) must be doubled or folded in the

middle and stitched down on the right side. When the strips are all sewed on, they must be ravelled or fringed, so as to look like long plush or velvet. Afterwards go over the whole surface with a

pair of very large scissors, and shear it as even as possible.

FRUITS

IMITATING

of leaden moulds, into which sugar boiled sufficiently has been poured.

When taken from the mould, the sugar is varnished with isinglass; and this last is strewn over with dy colour, to represent the peculiar bloom of the fruit. [

should have stated that the isinglass is tinted with liquid colour to represent that of the fruit whileit (the isinglass) is dissolving. CHESNUTS

IN

CLARIFIED

Are a favourite little dish.

A

These

BRICK

PINCUSHION.

pincushions are extremely useful when it is

NATURE,

Are made by means of wooden shells; (the of the stone and containing an almond,) overla with an imitation of the Fruit itself, made by mean

boiled, and ten small quantity added, and the with powdered

SUGAR,

The sugar (2 lbs)is

yolks of eggs being beaten up with « of some choice liqueur, these last are whole is manipulated into a paste,which sugar, is formed into the appearance

of chesnuts: colour them a little where necessary.

necessary to pin down your work to keep it steady; for instance, in quilling ruffles, covering cord, sewing long seams, hemming or tucking. Being so heavy that they can only be lifted with botlr hands, they sit

firmly on the table, and cannot be overset by accident. Screw pincushions, it is true, answer the same purpose; but it is difficult to fasten them to a circular table, or to any table that has not a very projecting edge; and

the screws frequently wear so smooth as to become usoless. A brick pincushion, when once made, will last to an indefinite period (occasionally renewing the cover,) and can be used on any table, in a window ledge, or even on @ chair or stool. In a chamber,

they can be employed on the toilet like any other pincushion.

Get a clean new brick of a perfect shape, and cut

FOR SCOURING GRAYS, DRAB COLOURS, ROONS, AND ALL OTHER COLOURED SUCH AS LADIES’ PELISSES, MANTLES,

FAWNS, M& WOOLLEN COATS, &.

Supposing the garment to be a coat, take someof the best yellow soap, and cutting it into thin slices, pour

upon

it a sufficient quantity of water jus

—

moisten it. Then roll it into a ball, and rub all greasy and dirty spots of the coat with it. Let itdry | a little, and then taking warm water, dip your brush in it, and stroke off the soap; if not quite clean, pro ceed as before, and use your water a little hotte’

rinse, at least three times, in two or three buckets pans of water ; the first of these should be blood-wal

or even hotter.

Hang to dry, on a clean line.