A manual of home-making

folded piece of material in a tub of lukewarm water and to allow it to remain in the water for about one hour. The material must Iks thoroughly wet, even to the inner- most fold. The material should then be removed from the water, but not wrung, l>ecausc wrinkles will appear which will be difficult to press out. The greater the care taken in hanging the material ta ing threads the matcriui is dry^ the easier it IS to press later, fdZroMht St"; The material should be hung with the material, which is then the selvage as straight as possible- pf*«ed with a hot irrjD. It It should be ironed just l>efore it thi« *^!Jo^»r^rd 7i^os, becomes dr>% great care being taken If the mat^-rial i» to fit over to iron it With the warp and filling » curved surface surh as tho threads, Of With strokes both par- bip or the Ahoulder, acuijhioti i» i i i i . • i should bo used id pressing, allel to the selvage and at right angle.s to it. It is most important to keep the warp and filling Btraight, to prevent difficulty itt placing a pattern on the grain of the material. I Fio. 6!.— Method of Bhrinkinic f ut liiesa ou t of a Kami en t . By means of two or thref? gather- I I Spcnging. All woolen fabrirs should be sponged to prevent shrinking and water spotting. This is often done cither in the store, at a small cost a yard, or at the factory* In case it is necessary to do the sponging at home, a large table covered with a soft ■ padding, over which is placed unbleached muslin^ is better ^ than an ironing-lward, as more surface may be covered at one tmie. The covering must be held firmly in place to prevent J THE MAKING OF CLOTHING 337 wrinkles from marring the surface of the material. The material is placed face down on the pressing table, a wet cloth is laid over it, and a fairly hot iron is used. After enough pressing hjxs been done to make the material nearly dry, the cloth is removed and a final pressing given directly on the wrong side of tJic material. In double-width material tlie same plan may l)e followed if the face of the cloth is folded in. The steam from the wet cloth is generally sufficient to wet all the material unless it is very heavy. Both sides of the double-width material should have a final pressing. Only a small fKjrtion of the material should l>e sponged and pressed at a time. If tlicre Ls a nap, care nmst be taken to press the material with the nap. The motion of the imn is not a long sweep, but rather a slow motion of lifting and placing the iron. Occasionally material may be sponged on the wrong siile with a damp cloth, then hung over a door to dry. This is a more simple process but often destroys the finish of the material, giving it a slightly cr^py appearance. Pressing, Pressing may be done in much the same way as sponging, care being taken to lift antl place the iron ralher than to drag it along. The iron will often leave a shiny mark if* placed di- rectly oo the material; therefore, if it is necessary to press a garment on the right sside when it is being made, a cloth should always be placed between the garment and the iron* A sample of the material shoukl always be tested for the changing of color, when it is to be j^ressed.