. Practical and artistic basketry. Fig. 88.—Work-box made of Cardboard and Raffia. with the stitches running in an opposite direc-tion, they will form a cross stitch which willmake it firm and give a neat finish. The covermay then be fastened on at one side, and a ringattached in the center. Fig. 88. 3.—Oblong or square mats may be wovenwith raffia, the younger pupils using a cottonwarp and the older ones using raffia for bothwarp and woof. The raffia should not be tied,but allowed to lap two inches. If raffia is usedfor the warp, all the ends should come at the Basket Work Graded. 133 end of
. Practical and artistic basketry. Fig. 88.—Work-box made of Cardboard and Raffia. with the stitches running in an opposite direc-tion, they will form a cross stitch which willmake it firm and give a neat finish. The covermay then be fastened on at one side, and a ringattached in the center. Fig. 88. 3.—Oblong or square mats may be wovenwith raffia, the younger pupils using a cottonwarp and the older ones using raffia for bothwarp and woof. The raffia should not be tied,but allowed to lap two inches. If raffia is usedfor the warp, all the ends should come at the Basket Work Graded. 133 end of the mat. When taken out of the loomthey may be run down beside a warp strand,thus making the surface neat and Fig. 89.—A Letter Holder. These woven pieces may be made into a,great variety of articles that will suggest them-selves to an ingenious teacher (see Fig. 89)—comb cases, letter-holders, cornucopias, etc. 124 Practical Basketry. GRADE 3. 1.—Knot-stitch mats (see Fig. 90). 2.—^Knot-stitch baskets. (See Fig. 49)
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