When attaching
this stripe for the chest to the arm-holes, do not let the sewing be seen,
but overcast on the inner side to the overcasting on the arm-holes.
Cast on eight stitches and knit, in plain knitting, a rein the length
required — two and a half yards being long enough, as it stretches with
use. Attach the ends to the arm-holes at the back, sewing to the over-
casting. Then finish by knitting a stripe twenty stitches in breadth and
ten inches in length, the ends of which sew to the arm-holes at the
back, at the same place as the rein.
For whip, cover a willow wand, eighteen inches long, with leather,
and wind on two threads of double zephyr, so that they are clearly
defined ; on the point of the wand wind worsted closely, at the same
time fastening in a small loop of leather ; on the under end of the wand
fasten a strip of leather, nine inches long, and ornament with bells.
PICTURE SCRAP-BOOKS.
A gift that gives pleasure to the children, and one they never seem
to tire of, is the picture scrap-book. These can be made of colored
paper or cambric, with edges either pinked or bound, and put between
pasteboard covers. There are many velvet wall papers now sold
by the yard that will make beautiful covers if pasted carefully over
the pasteboard or colored cloth, or, portfolio covers are pretty and
serviceable. They can also be made of white cloth, old sheets or
pillow cases, and on these carefully-pasted borders of bright colored
paper, pictures from fruit cans, magazines, advertising cards and
illustrated cuts from papers. After a book is once commenced, you
will be astonished to see how quickly it can be filled. Then there are
the scrap-book and embossed pictures, which are so cheap and easily
obtained in these days. Another way to make the books, is to place
the picture only on one side of the cloth ; after they are thoroughly
dried and pressed smoothly with a half-heated flat iron, place two
of the pieces together and button-hole them with a scarlet, blue
or yellow zephyr, so as to make one leaf for the book. Make the
stitches very sparsely, and when the leaves are all button-holed lay
34 CORK WORK.
part of the design is completed. Common bottle corks, of various
sizes, are best for spires and columns. The outside ornaments— a cross
or vane for the point of the spire, the buttresses, porches over the.
entrances, moldings around the doors, eaves, etc. — may now be added,
and finally, the roof may be colored with a little Vandyke brown or
burned umber, mixed either in turpentine or oil. A single coat will be
sufficient, and if a rough appearance is desired a little fine sand may be
dusted over while the oil paint is yet wet.
In case no large sheets of cork are within reach, small pieces of
waste cork can be used for the purpose, by cutting them into square
blocks of any size, only observing that they must fit smoothly on the
edges ; they can then be built up like mason work, with a little glue to
join them. Be careful in all this work that the glue is not allowed to
appear on the outside. Corinthian columns are made by gluing
together bottle corks until the desired hight is obtained, and then carv-
ing with a sharp knife to imitate the fluted sides, with square blocks
for the bases and capitals.
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AI-modernized reading of the original text
When attaching this stripe for the chest to the arm-holes, do not let the sewing be seen, but overcast on the inner side to the overcasting on the arm-holes. Cast on eight stitches and knit, in plain knitting, a rein the length required — two and a half yards being long enough, as it stretches with use. Attach the ends to the arm-holes at the back, sewing to the overcasting. Then finish by knitting a stripe twenty stitches in breadth and ten inches in length, the ends of which sew to the arm-holes at the back, at the same place as the rein.
For whip, cover a willow wand, eighteen inches long, with leather, and wind on two threads of double zephyr, so that they are clearly defined ; on the point of the wand wind worsted closely, at the same time fastening in a small loop of leather ; on the under end of the wand fasten a strip of leather, nine inches long, and ornament with bells.
PICTURE SCRAP-BOOKS.
A gift that gives pleasure to the children, and one they never seem to tire of, is the picture scrap-book. These can be made of colored paper or cambric, with edges either pinked or bound, and put between pasteboard covers. There are many velvet wall papers now sold by the yard that will make beautiful covers if pasted carefully over the pasteboard or colored cloth, or, portfolio covers are pretty and serviceable. They can also be made of white cloth, old sheets or pillow cases, and on these carefully-pasted borders of bright colored paper, pictures from fruit cans, magazines, advertising cards and illustrated cuts from papers. After a book is once commenced, you will be astonished to see how quickly it can be filled. Then there are the scrap-book and embossed pictures, which are so cheap and easily obtained in these days. Another way to make the books, is to place the picture only on one side of the cloth ; after they are thoroughly dried and pressed smoothly with a half-heated flat iron, place two of the pieces together and button-hole them with a scarlet, blue or yellow zephyr, so as to make one leaf for the book. Make the stitches very sparsely, and when the leaves are all button-holed lay
34 CORK WORK.
part of the design is completed. Common bottle corks, of various sizes, are best for spires and columns. The outside ornaments— a cross or vane for the point of the spire, the buttresses, porches over the. entrances, moldings around the doors, eaves, etc. — may now be added, and finally, the roof may be colored with a little Vandyke brown or burned umber, mixed either in turpentine or oil. A single coat will be sufficient, and if a rough appearance is desired a little fine sand may be dusted over while the oil paint is yet wet.
In case no large sheets of cork are within reach, small pieces of waste cork can be used for the purpose, by cutting them into square blocks of any size, only observing that they must fit smoothly on the edges ; they can then be built up like mason work, with a little glue to join them. Be careful in all this work that the glue is not allowed to appear on the outside. Corinthian columns are made by gluing together bottle corks until the desired hight is obtained, and then carving with a sharp knife to imitate the fluted sides, with square blocks for the bases and capitals.