. Godey's lady's book . This feather would not of course answer fora dress bonnet, nor for a ball headdress, but itmakes a very pretty trimming for a childshat. Take a piece of muslin, nansook, or cambric,a little stiff, but not starched. Cut pieces ofthe shape of Fig. 2, about five inches long and Fig. two inches wide, cut five long slits in it, andcurl it as in Fig. 3, by drawing a knittingneedle or scissors across it, holding the muslintightly between the thumb and edge of thevol. lxv.— 23 scissors. When you have forty-five or fifty ofthese pieces sew them on to a frame made ofthe musli
. Godey's lady's book . This feather would not of course answer fora dress bonnet, nor for a ball headdress, but itmakes a very pretty trimming for a childshat. Take a piece of muslin, nansook, or cambric,a little stiff, but not starched. Cut pieces ofthe shape of Fig. 2, about five inches long and Fig. two inches wide, cut five long slits in it, andcurl it as in Fig. 3, by drawing a knittingneedle or scissors across it, holding the muslintightly between the thumb and edge of thevol. lxv.— 23 scissors. When you have forty-five or fifty ofthese pieces sew them on to a frame made ofthe muslin, with a ribbon wire sewed all round Fig. 3.
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