Part 2 — A Violet Handkerchief Sachet.

There are often small pieces of canvas left over after a piece of work is finished that are too good to throw away (especially considering the present price of canvas) and yet do not seem large enough to make even a tray cloth.

The little handkerchief sachet shown here suggests one way in which such a piece may be used. The bit of canvas employed measured 12 inches by 8 inches, but two pieces half that size would do, joined to form the two sides of the sachet.

Only a small quantity of canvas is required for this Sachet.

Single violets and leaves are worked in cross-stitch and dotted about over the sachet. “Tenax” Embroidery Thread was used in pretty shades of violet and green, with one stitch of yellow in the centre of each open flower, each stitch being taken over two threads of the canvas. White silk was used to line the sachet, but if you have a bit of pale primrose or pale heliotrope, this would do equally well, and go beautifully with the colour of the violets. The edge is finished with a fine cord, and narrow violet ribbon is used to tie the sachet.

Diagrams are given here for working the nine little designs used on the handkerchief sachet, each blackened square representing a cross-stitch on the canvas. Or you could, if you preferred, work little rosebuds and leaves, or daisies, instead of the violets.

One often wants to make something for a Sale of Work that does not involve too much outlay of time or money. Little sachets of this kind would be just the thing, and would probably find a ready sale. Moreover, they do not entail a great deal of work, which is a big consideration in these busy days.

The diagrams above show a bud, a leaf, and an open flower. On the left, is the diagram of a delightful little bud.

These diagrams are for the flowers at the top right and bottom left corner of the Sachet. Below are shown other flower, leaf, and bud illustrations.

The arrangement of the flowers on the sachet need not, of course, be strictly adhered to. The little buds and blossoms lend themselves to almost any form of treatment. Just two or three of the violets may be used, repeating as desired.

One may be placed at each corner and one in the middle, or they may be arranged in a straight or diagonal strip. The latter would be very pretty.