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Page 79 - Colored Embroideries (Silk). Soak for fifteen or twenty minutes in cold water, wash in a nearly cold suds made from Castile soap, swishing about in the water and kneading gently. Rinse in fresh cold water, place between cloths, and put through wringer with the rollers rather tight. Never let the goods stand in the water while washing, and have the rinsing water ready before wringing them from the wash water, lest the colors run while standing.
Page 78 - Strain and dilute with one more quart of boiling water. NOTE. Very thin, open weaves should be clapped between the hands after starching to clear the meshes of the fabric. To Increase the Stiffness in Clear-Starching. Add from one teaspoonful to one tablespoonful of powdered gum arabic, dissolved in one-half cup of boiling water, to any of the recipes given. Only the purest gum arabic, which is almost colorless, should be used. One-half to one tablespoonful of borax used in the same way will somewhat...
Page 79 - To iron, lay wrong side up, over two or three thicknesses of flannel, and iron the embroidered parts until thoroughly dry. Then turn on the right side, and with a small iron go over the plain parts. Crewel Work (Wool) Wash in bran water to which a little Castile soap solution has been added. Rinse at once in salt and water. Wring, iron, etc.. as for Silk Embroideries. Raised Embroidery If white, this may be washed according to the directions for washing the goods which it decorates. If colored, follow...
Page 79 - Embroidery If white, this may be washed according to the directions for washing the goods which it decorates. If colored, follow the directions for colored clothes, or for silk or wool, if the work is done in this material. Raised embroidery should be ironed on a specially padded board, and with a well-pointed iron that can be pushed into the interstices. The fine wrinkles that are apt to form between the lines of the design should be smoothed out with the point of the iron. Complete the work by...
Page 80 - Table scarfs or other long, narrow pieces should be ironed lengthwise first, to keep the edges straight, then smoothed on the unembroidered parts on the right side in the direction of the warp. Note. — Embroidered articles should be ironed before they are quite dry, or wrung out of hot water to give them an all-over, even dampness. Embroidery must be ironed until perfectly dry, otherwise the dampness will be absorbed by the adjacent parts, and they will crinkle.
Page 78 - Clear-Starching The name clear-starching is given to the process of starching thin, transparent materials in such a way that there will be no clogging of the meshes of the weave, no opacity due to the coating of the threads as the starch dries, and no loss of transparency resulting from the use of starch as a stiffening agent. Clear starch may be made as follows : 1. Dilute one-half cup of thick starch with one quart of water; boil until clear, strain, and use hot. 2. Blend one...
Page 78 - Substitute one-quarter cup of well washed rice for the laundry starch in 2, and cook as directed. Strain, and dilute with one quart more of boiling water. • Note. — Very thin, open weaves should be clapped between the hands after starching, to clear the meshes of the fabric. To Increase the Stiffness in ClearStarching. — Add from one teaspoonful to one...
Page 55 - The fibers of wool, when examined under the microscope, are seen to be composed of overlapping segments, toothed or notched at the edges.
Page 10 - Detailed Description and Cost of Appliances Used in Washing, Drying, and Pressing or Ironing.
Page 100 - DETAILED DESCRIPTION AND COST OF APPLIANCES USED IN WASHING, DRYING, AND PRESSING OR IRONING APPLIANCES FOR WASHING Tubs, Portable.