What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . Cork Arm-Chaieor velvet, making all the stitches on that side of the corkwhich will be the under side of the seat. For the legs put a DOLLS HOUSES 229 pin firmly into each corner. Wind a little wool or silk firmlyround each leg, finishing it off as neatly as possible. Theback of the seat is made by sticking four pins rather closelytogether and winding the wool or silk in and out of the wool with a tiny knot both when you begin wind-ing and when you finish. Armchairs are made in the sameway, except that they are rather larger,
What shall we do now? Five hundred games and pastimes: . Cork Arm-Chaieor velvet, making all the stitches on that side of the corkwhich will be the under side of the seat. For the legs put a DOLLS HOUSES 229 pin firmly into each corner. Wind a little wool or silk firmlyround each leg, finishing it off as neatly as possible. Theback of the seat is made by sticking four pins rather closelytogether and winding the wool or silk in and out of the wool with a tiny knot both when you begin wind-ing and when you finish. Armchairs are made in the sameway, except that they are rather larger, and arms — made ofsmall pins — are added. Chestnut ChairsYery good dining-room chairs can be made of flatter side of the nut is the seat, and in this are stuck. Chestnut Chaie pins for the back (and arms if necessary), which maybe boundtogether with gold or silver tinsel. Other pins are stuck inunderneath for legs. SofasFor a sofa a piece of cork about two inches long and halfan inch thick is needed. This must be covered, and thenquite short pins stuck in for legs. Put a row of short pins 230 WHAT SHALL WE DO NOW ? along one side and the two ends, and wind the wool neatly inand out of them. TablesRound tables can be made best of different-sized pieces ofcork, with very strong pins for legs; and square ones of theoutside of a wooden match-box, with four little medicine-
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