Part 2
FULL BLOOM ROSE HAIR CLIP (page 20)
You’ll need:
1 clip on velvet hair bow
To make:
1. See appli-tique instructions (Page 23)
2. Glue rose to center of hair bow.
PEARL & MIDDY BRAID CIRCLE PIN (page 20)
You’ll need:
4 yds. Wright’s Metallic Middy Braid, 9961 (P506), gold 7 pearls, 10mm 6″ pipe cleaner pin back gold thread
To make:
1. Cut 18″ middy braid and fold in half. Roll raw ends around pearl and continue rolling braid on itself to form disk. Place pin through end and pearl to hold. Hand tack securely. Repeat for other 6 motifs.
2. String together thru centers and shape into circle.
3. Cut pipe cleaner to 4″. Shape into circle overlapping ¼″ and twist ends to hold. Wrap circle with middy braid overlapping slightly. Tack to back of large circle.
4. Hand tack pin back at top back of pin.
PEARL & MIDDY BRAID EARRINGS (page 20)
You’ll need: (for pair)
1⅓ yds. Wright’s Metallic Middy Braid 9961 (PSO6), gold 2 pearls, 10mm 2 earring backs Gold thread
To make:
1. Repeat step 1 for matching pin
2. Glue to earring back.
DANGLE EARRINGS (page 20)
You’ll need: (for pair)
2 yds. Wright’s Metallic Middy Braid 9961 (P506), gold 2 earring backs, screw type, ¼″ diameter disk, gold 2 loop type eyes from hook and eye set 2 curtain rings, plastic or metal, 1″ diameter 2 buttons, ½″ in diameter glue gold thread
To make:
1. Wind rings as given in bangle bracelet instructions.
2. Cut five 1½″ pieces middy braid for each. Glue strips criss crossing over entire button with joining at back. Glue button to earring back.
3. Cut two 6″ pieces of braid. Fold to half width and roll on itself into small disk. Hand tack end under. Repeat for other earring and glue to top of button.
4. Slip eye onto lower part of earring shank and stitch to covered ring.
OUTDOOR MAILBOX COVER (page 21)
You’ll need:
3¼ yds. Wright’s Metallic Jumbo Rick Rack 9846 (P503), gold 1¼ yds. Wright’s Metallic Braid 9882 (P511), gold 2 yds. Wright’s Bias Tape, db. fold, 206 scarlet ½ yd. Oilcloth, red Rural delivery mailbox 19″ × 8¾″
To make:
1. Cut oilcloth 18″ × 21″. Slit on one side for mail flag.
2. Cut 2 yd. tape, stitch edges together. Cut into 6 pieces for ties. Stitch to oilcloth in 3 places on each 18″ side.
3. Stitch rick rack around edge of oil cloth. Stitch a row 2″ from first on 18″ sides. Add braid 9882 (P511) between.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR APPLI-TIQUE
Instructions are for hand stitching, however some may be glued or pinned in place depending on the item. Use matching thread, doubled, for stitching.
FULL BLOOM ROSE
You’ll need:
1 yd. no. 345 (9846) Jumbo Rick Rack, for each rose.
To make:
1. Fold rick rack to half length.
2. Interlock by hooking “V’s” together.
3. Pin to mark half the length. Fold raw end in and roll on itself up to pin.
4. Tack underside to hold shape.
5. Fold down outer points and finger press.
6. Stitch in one point and out the next along lower edge. Gather lightly by pulling thread.
7. Coil gathered points around rose base twice and tack to underside.
RICK RACK LEAF
You’ll need:
Regular, 429, or Jumbo, 345 Rick Rack.
To make:
1. Cut a “W” from rick rack.
2. Seam lower “V.”
3. Fold in raw ends and tack. Cut away extending raw points.
4. Turn to right side.
ROSE BUD (Large)
You’ll need:
¼ yd. 345 Jumbo Rick Rack 9846 (P503).
To make:
1. Fold rick rack to half length.
2. Interlock by hooking “V’s” together.
3. Fold raw end in and roll on itself between fingers.
4. Tack end and underside to hold shape.
FLOWER CENTERS
You’ll need:
Use 413 Baby Rick Rack 3″. 9814 (P500)
To make:
1. There must be an even number of points along upper edge with cut ends in downward direction. Cut away if necessary.
2. Stitch in one point and out the next point along upper edge, building all points on needle.
3. Pull thread through leaving 3 in. free at knotted end.
4. Tie thread together from both ends to form tight circle.
Footnotes
[1]Note: Pieces of costume jewelry can be used attractively as ornaments.
Transcriber’s Notes
—Silently corrected a few typos.
—Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
—In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.