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Reading-Course for Farmers' Wives. 



Embroideries. 



Iron on soft foundation, on wrong side to allow design to stand out. 



Laces. 



Lay on piece of flannel covered with a piece of cheese cloth. Iron 

 on wrong side and pull out points with tip of iron. Lace is better 



stretched and pinned 

 out on a hard surface, pull 

 out at each point and 

 catch it down with a pin; 

 or stretch and roll on a 

 bottle. 



Tablecloths. 



Use heavy irons, iron 

 on both sides, iron partly 

 dry on wrong side, and 

 complete process on right 

 side to bring out pattern. 

 The illustration shows 

 methods of folding during 

 ironing. Fold selvages to- 

 gether first. Fold all edges 

 evenly, except when fold- 

 ing the lengthwise folds in 

 half. Draw upper half 

 back about one-half inch 

 in making the last fold, or 

 this part will be pushed 

 out of place, giving an un- 

 even edge. This applies to 

 sheets, napkins, handkerchiefs, etc. Tablecloths may be folded length- 

 wise twice and then rolled. This gives fewer creases. 



Napkins, handker- 

 chiefs and towels. 

 Are ironed and 

 folded as are table- 

 cloths. 



Sheets. 



The hems of 

 sheets must be 

 smoothly ironed. It 

 is a good plan to iron 

 only this part of the 

 sheet when time is a 

 consideration. 



Flannels. 



Iron by laying dampened cheese cloth over them. If these are not 

 covered with a damp cloth, iron on wrong side, having iron only 

 moderately hot. 



.Fig. 34. — Methods of folding tinderwear. 



Fig. 35. — A method of folding sheets or tablecloths. 



