2000 attend womens f forum MILWAUKEE, Wi«. * More than 2,000 farm and ranch women from all acroaa the country attended the second National Farm Women's Forum here on Nov. 11-13. Lancaster County women in attendance Included: Naomi and Joanne Spahr of Lititz, Elsie MeDinger and Miriam Brubaker of Strasburg, and Reba Ranck of Paradise. The Forum, highlight of the observance of "National Use fabric selvage for stay edges Once, the selvage or finished edge of woven fabric was neatly trimmed away and discarded. The reasons were that the edge was more closely woven, or woven with more tension, and therefore, was more apt to shrink or pucker when laundered or drycleaned. Mrs. Ruth Ann Wilson, Extension clothing and textiles specialist at The Pennsylvania State University, says this may still be the case for some fabrics, but not for all. If the selvage dosen’t pucker, use it for a finished edge for seams. It dosen’t make much sense to have to trim it off and then finish the cut edge to keep the fabric from raveling. If the selvage does pucker, clipping with 150,000 subscribers in the United States and Canada. Farm Wife Month”, focused on the varied roles of today’s farm and ranch women - as homemakers, partners in the farming business, spokesmen for agriculture and community leaders. Both the National Farm Women's Forum and National Farm Wife Month are sponsored by Farm Wife News, a national, monthly magazine for rural women through it at right angles to the edge every four to six inches will release the tension and still give 'an acceptable edge finish. On Fabrics with selvage woven of a different color or with other decorative effect, use the selvage for a trim. By careful planning and cutting, this decorative edge can be used for trim on die front of a garment and possibly on collar edges or other parts of the garment. Or, remove the selvage from the fabric and insert it in edges of cuffs, pockets .or parts of the garment which ■don’t have a straight edge. On lighter weight, firmly woven fabrics, trim away the selvage and use it for a stay tape in shoulder or waistline seams. 'Wed from sewing and cooking, to self'improvement and fashion, to oatata planning, farm product promotion and the commodities market. Among the outstanding HOW TO SAVE ELECTRICITY if you own a clothes dryer. .. There are many ways you can save electricity with an electric clothes dryer. One of the best, is not to use your dryer as often. For instance, you can switch to the old fashioned clothes line for some drying jobs. And, you can plan ahead . . . waiting until you have enough clothes to wash and dry full loads. When you do use your dryer, don’t overdry. Select the cycle or drying time best matched to the type of clothing involved. If you’re going to iron items later, remove them in damp-dry condition. And remember, iron or not, some natural materials such as cotton or wool should retain some moisture to prevent wrinkling. For maximum drying efficiency it pays to leave some tumbling space in the dryer and clean the lint filter after each use. Proper venting is important, too. In summer, you should definitely vent heat and humidity to the outside. In winter however, it may be practical (depending on your dryer location) to use inside venting as a heat and humidifying supplement. Electricity is too valuable to waste use your dryer wisely! p .S. Using your washer aj/d dryer after 7 PM. helps PP&L balance day/night electric load and increases long-range Service reliability for all customers. speakers stressing the women were: Sister Thomas More Bertels, a finalist' In Chevron's "Agriculture's Spokesman of the Year” contest; Nancy Steorts. the Secretary of Agriculture's /&> ® = An Energy Saying Message From PP&L rtvtMr on conSawr MsjT tfcO official Orion S«mu*Uon, fiifm proceedings clime: director of Chicago's WON , e ml-formal ndJoi and Russel Welsensel, fMt uring The Bm executive director of sixten tinging gro< WUconain Agri-Business Council. ixed b
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