. Guide leaflet. rush or wad of cotton batting and good results mayoften be obtained by rubbing in dry color. Frequently ten thousand leaves are needed for a single group, butit is rarely necessary to make more than half a dozen sizes of one kind, sohundreds of leaves may be cast from a single mold. Blades of grass are cut from heavily waxed gauze and are modeled 14 AMERICAN MUSEUM (HIDE LEAFLET by folding them lengthwise over the edge of a knifelike strip of tin fixedin a wooden base. Very little manipulation is required. No rib is used,hut each blade from a short distance above the base is n
. Guide leaflet. rush or wad of cotton batting and good results mayoften be obtained by rubbing in dry color. Frequently ten thousand leaves are needed for a single group, butit is rarely necessary to make more than half a dozen sizes of one kind, sohundreds of leaves may be cast from a single mold. Blades of grass are cut from heavily waxed gauze and are modeled 14 AMERICAN MUSEUM (HIDE LEAFLET by folding them lengthwise over the edge of a knifelike strip of tin fixedin a wooden base. Very little manipulation is required. No rib is used,hut each blade from a short distance above the base is nilled about a wireand several blades are then attached to a heavier wire stem. In making cactus, the spines are removed and a piece mold made ofthe plant or of the various branches. In the case of such a form as thebarrel cactus, the body is made hollow to save wax and while still inthe mold, backed with a lining of plaster and burlap. WAX FLOWERSSuccess in making artificial flowers depends largely upon ingenuity. \ SPRAY OF DOGWOODA Very Simple Flower in the application of a few general principles, though to make smallflowers on an extensive scale necessitates the use of dies, such as areshown in the cut and unfortunately, the making of dies calls for theservices of an expert machinist. Large or medium-sized flowers, poppies,for example, can be made without any special appliances.
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