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THE CHINA MAIL SPECIAL CHRISTMAS SUPPLEMENT, DECEMBER 19, 1840.

MAKE THESE TOYS FOR

CHRISTMAS

SOFT toys are always welcome

gifts for the youngest mem- bers of the family, and many grown-ups as well appreciate an amusing animal for a mascot. So why not make a few toys to solve your Christmas present problem? They are very easy and fascinat- ing to make, and all sorts of na- terials can be utdu od with good effect

Almost

strong, closely 2013 Woven fabric will make the mai body of the animal or other toy Velvet, cloth or strong cotton are all sutoble. Pink velvet, for in- stance, would make a pig, grey velou cloth is just the thing for an elenhaut, and even a serap of Raily checked make a quaint dog.

gingham would

Scaps of felt and leather are useful for feel, beaks, ears, and so on. Cast-off patent leather belts Can be cut up to provide collars and harness, and shoe-buttons or press-studs make eyes for almost any animal. A pound of millpuff or kapuk, costing very little from your drapers' or upholsterers', will stuff half-a-dozen small

Bunny Is Born

YOUR PIECE BAG WILL PROVIDE THE MATERIALS

RUBY EVANS RUBY

The soft and cuddlesome bunny is made from an oddment of white turkish towelling, with pink silk or cotton to line his cars. First cut out the lour shapes in paper – body, under-bocly, car and tail. The under-body, is exactly the same shape as the lower part of the shape for the body. The given measurements allow for 4. turnings on all edges.

From Turkish towelling cut out the body twice. the under-body twice, the rur twice, the tail twice. Also it out the var twice in pink material, making this lining just a littie narrower thom the pal- tern

With strong white cotton, seam to- the two under-body pieces gether along the straight top edge, leaving a small space in the centre for stuffing, as shown in the sketch. Slip this part between the two body pieces, so that it fits in exactly, coming as far up as the two crosses marked on the body plece in the sketch.

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finished rabbit in the sketch makes this step clear.

Add shoe-buttons qr glass beads for eyes, using very strong cotton and taking the needle through the head several times from one aye to the other. A touch of paint con be used to make the correct pink eyes if desired. Mark nose and mouth with a scrap of thick red wool, and your bunny is ready for his new owner.

Humpty Dumpty, also shown here, is a most original and intri- guing toy. To make him, you need some scraps of gaily-patterned velvet (or cloth) and a piece of flesh-coloured slocitinette. You could use, old stocking-tops. pieces cut from woven underwear. If they are white, rinse them in sirong cold ten.

First cut out the four simpie shapes shown here. Measurements include quarter-inch turnings on every edge. You will notice that only half the body, arm and leg is given.

When cutting out these parts, lay the straight edge to folt, and cut out in double thick- ness.

As you see from the finished doll in the sketch, the body, arms and Pin all the edges together, and legs are made purtly from velvet, the wrong side, and partly from stuckinette. These then stitch on

a complete thus making toys,

shaped like a rabbit. Turn right three patterns must, therefore, be cut across at the dotted lines side out, and fill with soft stuffing, shown in the sketch. first the paws and then the body. Sew opening neatly together,

Shipped-up rags can be used for studling, but these are rather heavy, and more difficult to handle.

For large or complicated toys, You will need to buy a paper- pattern. But you could start right away to make the twe simple toys shown here. The shape and mea- surements of each part are clear- ly given, and you will find it quite easy to cut out these paper pat- terns for yourself.

Cut out each part in its correct material. You can see from the sketch of the finished doll which parts should be velvet, and which stockinette. Then make up as fol- lows:

Join the two tail pieces, leaving the straight edge open. Turn right side out, add a little stuffing, and sew to the body.

Make up the ears in the same way, but do not stuff. Bring the lower edges in to-

Stuff Firmly wards the centre, lining inside, and sew to head with the lining BODY, Seam the lower and up- facing outwards. A glance at the per parts of the body together,

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STUFF HERE

BODY

EAR

TAIL

UNDER-BODY

44"

5

BASE

HALF ARM

HALF

BODY

İHALF

LEG

2

EAR

making two similar pieces, one not give them a base. Instead, sew

for the front and one for the back. the straight ends together when Join front and back together right each limb is stuffed, and sew firm-

ly to the body. round the curved side. Then join on the circular base (cut entirely in velvet) leaving an opening for stuffing. Turn right side out, stuff tirmly, and sew up opening.

Sew a narrow band of plain white material round the body, where the velvet joins the stocki- nette, thus making Humpty a col- lar and hiding the join at the same time. Add a ribbon bow in front.

Humpty Won't Fall

ARMS AND LEGS. Make up in the same way as the body, but do

For Humpty's eyes, sew on two large black press-studs, and stitch a circle of black chain-stitch round each. A few straight black stitches form the NORE, and an outlined shape in red chain-stitch indicates the mouth.

You will find Humpty a most good-tempered fellow, and he is guaranteed not to come to griof like his name-sake in the nursery. rhyme. In fact, he will stand up nobly to the roughest treatment which any small child may give him.

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