lor as the transferring paper on the writing paper. Now remove
the transfer paper and you have the design accurately traced and the
pattern is ready to be perforated. Lay a couple of folds of velvet or
felt on the table, place the pattern on this, and with a needle of
medium size or tracing-wheel prick out the pattern, being careful to
follow the outline closely and make the perforations quite close.

MECHANICAL ENLARGEMENT OF DESIGNS.

The simplest way is to enlarge by the eye, as the artists do. One
method is to divide the whole design into squares and rule off the
paper to be enlarged in corresponding squares of larger size. Each
portion within the square is then exactly reproduced, copying the
portion in the smaller square. For embroidery designs especially we
should think this would be very good.

DRY STAMPING.

This is done by a process known as pouncing. The process is as
follows: Place the pattern (rough side up) on the material to be
stamped, placing heavy weights on the corner to keep it from slipping;
then rub the powder over the perforations with the pouncet or
distributor described below till the pattern is clearly marked on the
material. This can be ascertained by lifting one corner of the pattern
slightly. Then remove the pattern carefully, lay a piece of thin paper
over the stamping and pass a hot iron over it. This melts the gum in
the powder and fastens the pattern to the material. The iron should be
as hot as possible without scorching the cloth. Should the heat change
the color of the material, iron it all over. Do not do any stamping by
this process on a hot or damp day if it can be avoided. Keep the
powder in a cool, dry place. In stamping with light-colored powder,
the best way to fasten it is to hold the back of the cloth against the
stovepipe or the face of the iron. French stamping is better, however,
for all dark materials. To take the powder up on the distributor, have
a tin plate with a piece of woolen cloth glued on the bottom, sprinkle
a little powder on the cloth, and rub the distributor over it, taking
care to shake off all the powder you can--enough will remain to stamp
the pattern clearly.

TO MAKE A DISTRIBUTOR.

Take a strip of fine felt almost an inch wide (a strip from an old
felt hat is as good as anything), roll it up tightly into a roll,
leaving the end flat, and rub the end over a piece of sand p