. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. the form for the decorative design hasbeen selected, the field must be should be neither too large nor too smallfor the units. Our problem is to break up acertain space so that it shall be more agreeableto the eye than it was when unbroken. Inother words we wish to give interest and varietyto this space. Perhaps, in the beginning, itwould be well to use one figure only and toconfine ourselves to a simple repetition of thissingle unit without variation of size or color. For this purpose let us select a rabbit children are i
. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. the form for the decorative design hasbeen selected, the field must be should be neither too large nor too smallfor the units. Our problem is to break up acertain space so that it shall be more agreeableto the eye than it was when unbroken. Inother words we wish to give interest and varietyto this space. Perhaps, in the beginning, itwould be well to use one figure only and toconfine ourselves to a simple repetition of thissingle unit without variation of size or color. For this purpose let us select a rabbit children are interested in this unit becauseof the kindergarten bunny perhaps, or becauseof their own pet rabbit at home. Our form in School and Home reduced to simple decorative lines is shown inFigure I. Select a soft dark gray coated paper. Cutout several units like Figure I and repeatthem along a line. These units should beplaced so that they occupy about two-thirdsof the field within the inclosing border linesleaving one-third of the surface uncovered. Figure I. Choose a medium gray coated cutting paperfor the background. This may be mounted ona heavy board if desired. For the inclosinglines use strips of the same tone of gray as thatused for the units. For a design made with theunits of the size here presented (about two bythree inches), strips one-third of an inch inwidth are required. Do not bring the inclosing 6 Suggestions for Hand Work lines so close to the units that the forms lookcrowded. On the other hand too much spaceshould not be allowed between these lines andthe forms which they inclose. The design when completed may be utilizedas the border for a room in the dolls house orfor the decoration of a scrap-book cover, or itmay simply be taken home as a bit of attractivework which need not of necessity be put to anyparticular use. This single unit will serve in the production
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