Cross-stitch with ribbons For a new twist to counted cross stitch, why not use ribbons instead of threads? With ribbons, even weave cloth and needle, it’s easy to cross-stitch a colorful place mat and napkin set. Although all ribbons are wider than embroidery threads, some ribbons are slim enough to stitch through even-weave cloth. One sixteenth-inch satin ribbons, for example, work well with 6-count aida cloth. Other classic needlework projects., also are possible to do with rib- \ bons. According to a free booklet from the Offray Ribbon Co., skinny sating ribbons also are ideal for candle wickmg, embroidery, pulled thread embroidery and fashion trims. Here are the booklet’s directions Without Notice • Delivery Available At Extra Charge Treated Timbers 4x6 6x6 Dimension Lumber 2x4 *72 2x6 #lO *4O *146“ PRE-HUNG SERVICE DOORS Turn Upside down. Turn Inside Out, All Out Of The Same 80x... ONE DOOR DOES THE WHOLE JOB! for ribbon cross-stitch place mats: MATERIALS: 6-count aida cloth, three colors of nbbon, blunt tapestry needle, scissors. Op tional: embroidery hoop. Use any chart desired, or copy the diamond-shaped motif shown. For each motif pictured, you’ll need yards dark nbbon, *■? yard medium-colored ribbon and 1 yard pale nbbon. CUTTING: 1. For each place mat, cut a 12-by-19-mch rectangle from aida cloth. 2. For each napkin, cut a l&-by-15 square from aida cloth. STARTING TO STITCH: 1. Counting one square of fabric for each square on the graph, count fabnc squares to find the top of your design. 2. Optional: position fabnc in hoop. METAL PRODUCTS & BUILDING SUPPLIES p u || Lj ne 0 f Accessories Also Available 12’ 14’ 10’ *12.10 *ll5O *1750 18' 16’ *4.38 0 l *159“ Build Bigger & Strongei Doors! Plus... Track and I Also Available. RED ROSE DELIVERS DISTRIBUTOR For former Kaiser weatherstrong roofing and siding now rolled by McElroy Metal Mill. & Siding Aluminum 'mbossed 20’ 18’ 16' *21.79 *18.70 *13.30 *25130 *3257 *2250 BIGG FRAME AND BIGG FRAME II• SLIDING DOORS RED ROSE BUILDING SUPPLY CO. P.O. Box 56. Ephrata. Pa. 17522 Call Collect - 717-736-2401 & 4* CROSS-STITCHING: 1. Em broider crosses as illustrated. 2. Be sure, when stitching, to keep nbbon flat on front and back sides of fabnc. 3. Work all crosses in the DIAMOND EMOBSSED And Available In Brown. Sunset Gold. Meadow Green, Ranch Red. White and Buckskin Tan. 12’ 10’ ‘24- ’17.05 157” 13’6” *19.80 ’23.03 24’ 22’ *7554 *45.60 *38.41 ACCOM WINDOWS Heavy Alum. Frame, Self Flashed J-CHannel - Ready to Install 46"*27" *42” 46 *4O *57“ ,fj 16’ 14’ *23.88 *2728 18’9" 21’9” *32.13 ’27.72 28’ 26' *80i» Lancaster Farming, Saturday, September 10,1983—823 Ida’s Notebook Ida Blsser Summer is the tune for reunions of all kinds. We held a family reunion last month. This year, the job of finding a place to hold it fell to me, and I chose a Community Park. About thirty members of my late parents’ family were able to attend. The 19 grandchildren are scattered from Alaska to Ffcruia and New Jersey to Washington. Our son, Philip, made the effort to come from Wisconsin for the Sunday gathering. Only half of the cousins were there as this generation is simply living too far away from Lancaster county. I got to thinking back as to how and when this July gathering all started. It seems that my father and uncle both had birthdays in July and so we got together to same direction by first working one-half cross in one direction and then working back in opposite direction. FINISHING: 1. Ravel edges to create fringes, or else hem edges. 2. Lane mats if desired with any lightweight fabnc. Now... you can roH-em & haul-em bales 1,300 tbs All you need is one man and a minimum equipment .investment Lets you load tor lons distance on a standard 8 ft wide truck bed and deliver a package thats easier to handle, move and feed out at the customer end Solid, weather-tight bales that keep their shape and nutritional value better than any other hay package in tne field today Contact your local Vermeer dealer today. RED WING FARMS R.D. #1378 Fleetwood, PA New Phone Number 215-944-0402 celebrate I’d guess this was almost fifty years ago The first years we set up a table in our meadow and had our picnic there. At that tune, the sheep kept the grass nice and short like a lawn. There was a fireplace of native limestone along the edge of the Conestoga Creek. It was a peaceful place without the present day motorboats. But how things do change The Conestoga is not called a nver. And, this same river has flooded many times over the years and sent muddy, swirling waters over everything. The trees along the bank are all gone and we've dumped big rocks, from highway construction, there to try and hold some of the ground The sheep have given way to hundreds of cow hooves that turn the meadow into an uneven muddy mess at times. The entire fireplace has been swept away too So, even though only five of the seven girls my parents had are living, we realize that family ties are important and so we continue the tradition of meeting each summer. ieer TRIPLE H EQUIPMENT R.D. #l, Box 164 Peach Bottom, PA (717) 548-3775
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