The great convenience of these aprons is that the work can be rolled up in them and laid aside for use.  They are made of brown Holland trimmed with black or blue or crimson worsted braid.  Little loops of doubled braid ornament the edge, and are held in place by a plain row of the braid stitched on above them.  The lower and largest pocket should be made full and drawn up with a cord at top, so as to hold rolls of pieces, worsteds and patterns.  The little pockets are for spools of silk and thread, tapes, buttons, and so on.

[Illustration:  DIAGRAM OF WORK APRON.]

A LEAF NEEDLE-BOOK.

For this needle-book you will need the following materials:  One-eighth of a yard of crimson or green velvet, one-eighth of a yard of lining silk to match, one-eighth of a yard of fine white flannel, two skeins of white silk floss, a bit of Bristol-board, and a half yard of narrow ribbon.

Cut in the Bristol-board a couple of leaf-shaped pieces like the illustration.  Cover each with the velvet, turning in the edges neatly, line with the silk, and button-hole both together all round with white floss.  Stitch the veins in the leaves with the floss, held tightly, so as to depress the lines a little.  Cut three leaves of flannel in the same shape, button-hole the edges, lay them between the leaves, and fasten all together at top with a bow of ribbon.  A tiny loop and button should be attached to the point to hold the needle-book together.

[Illustration:  PATTERN OF LEAF NEEDLE-BOOK.]

[Illustration:  PAD OF LEAF NEEDLE-BOOK.]

BOOK-MARK.

A large lace-like cross hanging from the end of a wide ribbon makes a handsome and appropriate mark for a big bible or prayer-book.  The materials cost almost nothing, all that is required being a bit of perforated card-board, a sharp penknife, and—­patience.  Trace the form of the cross on the card-board, and outline the pattern on one side in pencil.  You will observe that the one given as illustration is made up of small forms many times repeated, and this is the case with all patterns used for this purpose.  The easiest way to outline it regularly is to do a square of eight holes at a time, marking the places to be cut, and leaving the uncut places white.  When all is marked, place on a smooth board and cut, following the markings exactly with your knife.  The work cannot be hurried:  it must be done slowly and very carefully if you hope to succeed.

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And now we will turn out the more difficult things from the bottom of the basket, and you big, clever boys and girls who can do what you like with your fingers and knives and needles and paint-brushes, can take your pick from them.

AUTUMN-LEAF WORK.