Pattern and Design Transfer Section
NOVEMBER 15, 1900
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THE NEW TRANSFER PATTERNS
(PATENTS PENDING)
DIRECTIONS
Lay the design you wish to transfer face downward on any
Hat surface, and dampen the back with water until the outlines
of the design show clearly through the paper. A wet cloth
will serve the purpose of dampening, but a small sponge is bet
ter. Spread the material on which you wish to transfer the
design on the table or on any smooth, hard surface; lay the,
dampened design, still face downward, on the material, cover
it with a dry sheet of thick paper or several folds of a news
paper, and rub with a slight pressure, using a handkerchief or
dry cloth, until the design is entirely transferred. During the
rubbing you may readily see whether enough pressure is being
applied by lifting a corner or end of the design and noting how
it is taking.
The whole process is very simple and, after a trial or two,
you should be able to make a perfect
rransier to any kind of goods. Do not
wet the transfer sheet too much. Do
not wet the material, and do not rub
the face of the design with wet or damp
fingers. ........ j
Several transfers may be made
from the same design, it being only nec-!
essary to redampen the back of the de
sign sheet for each additional transfer.1
The design may be readily removed
from the material by washing the ma
terial in warm water and a little roap.
The ink with which the transfers are
printed is absolutely harmless,'
and will not injure the finest'
iaDnc.
Design for Sofa Pillow
The design presented this
week is for the new-fashioned
pillows that give a rec
tangular display of embroid
ery instead of the usual
squared effect. i
Crash is probably the best
material on which to work
this design and the fashion of
the day is to darn the decora
tions upon it. When the de
si -rn has been transferred to
the material, outline it with
coarse silk and then work
back and forth with large
stitches in rope silk. If den
im or a heavy fabric of
smoother surface be used, the
design should be worked in a
Kensington or satin stitch,
A well-padded filling, made
in the usual manner, will give
J a very attractive effect when
the satin stitch is used over it
The article on page four
gives some additional hints
regarding this design, and, of
course, u wui reaauy De seen
that parts of the pattern may
be used for manv other ntir-
poses than that of pillows, j
(o$yriht tgoS, H. H. McQurt & U)