PIN-CUSHION . BY MRS . JANE WEAVER.
ANY scraps of velvet, cashmere, or silk, will make the ground-work for a very pretty little cushion, as seen above. The cuts below give designs for the top and bottom, which may be worked in cordon with any colors which may contrast with the ground. The side may be
SLIPPER
IN
made of a strip of velvet with two rows of coralstitch upon it. A little wadding should be laid over the cardboard rounds previously to putting on the embroidered covers. Either wadding or bran will make a suitable stuffing for the cushion.
CLOTH
APPLIQUE .
BY MRS . JANE WEAVER. In the front of the number we give an illustration (two engravings) of a toe and back of a slipper in cloth applique. The material of the slipper is gray cloth ; the patterns are worked
in applique, in black and colored cloth , sewn on with colored purse-silk. The stitch to be worked can be seen in illustration. The slipper can be made of any other color, according to taste. 225
