SEWING SCREEN
An effort to minimize the “ups and downs” of the busy woman when she finds a few precious moments to do fancy work or to read. It is an accessible device, consisting of a light frame, covered with burlap, with conveniently arranged pockets and other useful features. It is of a convenient height to be lifted from place to place with a little effort; or it may be put on casters and rolled around. Its position near the tired woman’s chair will cause her to feel an eternal warmth toward the designer, for she will find somewhere on its hooks, shelf, or in its pockets the very thing needed when with a sigh of relief she has taken her seat.
Materials:
Dimensions:
Directions:
On the two upright pieces (1½” × 1½” × 30”) make 4¾” mortises to fit the tenons made on the crosspieces, making the first mortise 1” from the bottom of the frame and the second mortise 16½” from the first. The third and fourth mortises in the upright piece are made 2¼” apart and the third the same distance from the top. The other upright piece to the panel is treated in the same way. On two of these crosspieces there are nailed, at equal distances apart, little pegs to hold the spools. Cup hooks are fastened on the under side of one crosspiece to hold the bags. Make the other panel of the screen in the same way, only making mortises and tenons for three crosspieces instead of four. The first crosspiece on this panel is put 1” from the bottom; the second, 16½” from the first; and the third piece 4½” from the second. Hinge the drop door on the top edge of the last crosspiece and hinge the bracket to support the drop door in the center of crosspiece. Put the handles on each screen with the 4½” No. 5 screws. Hinge the two panels together and cover the outside of screen with burlap, using the brass-headed tacks for this purpose. The frame must be sandpapered, stained, and polished before the burlap and pockets are put on. The creton pockets are put on the inside of screen about halfway down the panel.