. Basketry and weaving in the school . XXIV. XXX^ IN THE SCHOOL 23 over and over with the raffia and afterward sewing them to-gether with an overhand stitch. KNOTTED BAG Oi^ RAFFIA Cut twelve pieces of cord or raffia ten to fifteen inches longfor a small bag. Take the cord in the middle and loop over aruler. (Fig. XXI.) Take two strands, one from each of twoloops, and tie in an ordinary knot, being careful to draw it intoposition before pulling down tightly. Be sure to keep the knotsin a line across. The bag should be lined with some soft material, and a draw-string put through the loops wdier
. Basketry and weaving in the school . XXIV. XXX^ IN THE SCHOOL 23 over and over with the raffia and afterward sewing them to-gether with an overhand stitch. KNOTTED BAG Oi^ RAFFIA Cut twelve pieces of cord or raffia ten to fifteen inches longfor a small bag. Take the cord in the middle and loop over aruler. (Fig. XXI.) Take two strands, one from each of twoloops, and tie in an ordinary knot, being careful to draw it intoposition before pulling down tightly. Be sure to keep the knotsin a line across. The bag should be lined with some soft material, and a draw-string put through the loops wdiere the ruler has been. Thiswill make a very pretty receptacle for small articles. Doll hammocks may be made with the same knot, using aring through which the strands are looped for the the knotting ceases, fasten the ends in another brass rings or small iron ones may be used for this pur-pose. OF MATERIAL The Indians discovered that the forests would yield dye fortheir grasses and yarns. The oak bark gave
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