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Weaving Rugs Without a Loom 
Mrs. George Gray Tells How to Do It—Spring Dresses for Girls 
T here are looms galore for hand- 
weaving, but not many people know 
how to weave without a loom. 
The requisites are a hoard as wide 
as you plan to have your rug, and a 
long flat piece of board to carry the 
rags. We will call this the needle. The 
rags should be prepared by cleaning if 
necessary, cutting an inch wide, and 
dyeing any desired color. They are 
used for both warp and filler. The 
warp should run up and down and the 
filler across. The wider way of the 
board is used for width of the rug. 
White is usually used for the warp, 
although any preferred color may be 
used. Before beginning, we must de¬ 
cide as to the dimensions of the rug. 
Two and a half times the width is a 
good proportion. A straight line drawn 
a short distance from the top is a 
necessity for keeping the work even. 
Having decided the length of our rug, 
we have our warp strips a little more 
than twice its length. 
Beginning at the bottom of the 
board, lay a strip of the warp smooth¬ 
ly on the board, tacking it with a carpet 
tack near the base. Carry the warp 
up the board and tack on the straight 
line. Twist the material sharply and 
tack again half an inch farther on the 
line. Carry material down the board 
and fasten with another tack. Take 
the second strip and repeat process, 
continuing until the board is covered. 
Your loom will then he warped and 
ready for the weaver. A piece of yard¬ 
stick makes a good weaver. It should 
be pointed at one end and have an eye 
cut in the other. Have a plan for your 
color scheme and use the colored mate¬ 
rial, as it is needed to carry this out. 
Having threaded your^ needle, ^ you 
are ready to begin weaving. This is 
very easy, for it is just like darning— 
imder one and over the next. The end 
should be fastened just below the cor¬ 
ner tack on upper end. It is best to 
have the carpet rags rolled in balls. If 
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the ball is put in a small pail it vdll 
unroll as needed without tangling. The 
rags should be pushed firmly up toward 
the line of tacks and care be taken to 
keep the work smooth and even. Rugs 
require a border at each end, so it is 
well to plan to weave about four inches 
like the center is to be, then change to 
another desired color, and weave about 
three inches. Then thread needle again 
with center material and repeat proc¬ 
ess until you have three stripes of the 
contrasting color; then use center ma¬ 
terial until you reach the bottom of the 
board where the warp is tacked. 
The rug must now be moved up. 
Tacks are taken out and the rug pushed 
up to the top of the board and each 
warp tacked a little above the weaving. 
Fasten the warps at bottom of the 
board and proceed with weaving. Meas¬ 
ure where your border comes, and have 
both ends of rug exactly alike. By 
moving the rug you are able to weave 
any length you wish, even to carpet for 
the stairs. If the ball runs out or 
thread breaks sew more on and proceed. 
When weaving is completed, cut the 
warps an inch longer than rug and turn 
them under, fastening them securely 
with needle and thread. 
STYLES FOR YOUNGSTERS 
Gone are the old days when our chil¬ 
dren were dressed like miniature men 
and women. Now-a-days they have 
styles which really suit them, planned 
especially for play or party wear, and 
easy for mother to make and launder. 
Such a frock is No. 1671, as simple 
a little dress as one could imagine, yet 
ideal for any soft fabric. Only two 
pieces of material are required; you 
stitch up the shoulder and side seams, 
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USES OF SALT 
MABEL FERN MITCHELL 
Salt in water cleans glass bot¬ 
tles. 
Salt added to snow makes it 
much colder. 
'Salt and hot water thaws 
frozen drain pipes. 
Coarse salt is fine to rub over 
hot irons. 
Salt and hot water sometimes 
stops the itching of chilblains. 
Salt added to cold or boiled 
starch imparts a gloss. 
Cut flowers can be kept fresh 
by adding salt to water. 
Salt thrown in any burning 
substance stops smoke and blaze. 
Heat salt and pack in flannel 
bag, in absence of hot-water 
bottle. 
Apply a solution of salt and 
vinegar to your teacups to re¬ 
move stains. 
Soda and salt moistened with 
water will relieve the sting of a 
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Salt makes the teeth white. 
Clothes stained by perspiration 
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soaked in salt water. 
Salt sprinkled on ink freshly 
spilled on carpets will aid in the 
removal. 
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Soak your brooms in hot wa¬ 
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salt. They will wear longer and 
will not break so easily. 
When a broiling fire is desired 
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smoldering one, put on a handful 
of salt. 
Soak your delicate colored 
wash dresses in salt water be¬ 
fore laundering. This sets the 
color. Then pour the salt water 
down the drain pipes. 
