The playwork book . Fig. 74. and darn up one side of the card and downthe other and back again, leaving one long THE HARVEST PLAIT 91 side of the card free. You can weave onethread up and one down, or one thread upand two down as you please. When theweaving- is finished draw out the cardboardand decorate your bag with Httle tassels,and add plaited handles. THE HARVEST PLAIT Materials Required:—? Two long steins of straw^s, or stalks of oats, barleyor wheat, with ears left on, a little thread. This is made by Scottish children towear in their hats at harvest time. Taketwo long firm straws with
The playwork book . Fig. 74. and darn up one side of the card and downthe other and back again, leaving one long THE HARVEST PLAIT 91 side of the card free. You can weave onethread up and one down, or one thread upand two down as you please. When theweaving- is finished draw out the cardboardand decorate your bag with Httle tassels,and add plaited handles. THE HARVEST PLAIT Materials Required:—? Two long steins of straw^s, or stalks of oats, barleyor wheat, with ears left on, a little thread. This is made by Scottish children towear in their hats at harvest time. Taketwo long firm straws with the ears on them. Fig. tie them together firmly just below theears. Now flatten out each straw and bend 92 THE PLAYWORK BOOK one across the other, and the first acrossthat again, making each fit close and foldevenly at the bend. You will find this holdsquite firmly, when tied at the end, andmakes a very pretty ornament. The sameplait can also be done with strips of paperan inch wide, and used as a decoration atChristmas. DOLLS FURNITURE Materials Required:— Some branches of willow, freshly cut, some laundrypins, a penknife, a little broad tape or carpet binding,needle and thread. These little chairs and stools can be veryneatly made of willow or privet branches,or any twigs where there is a small core ofsoft pith which will allow a strong pin tofit in exactly. All the lengths for the \ar-ious legs and spars of each article must bemeasured and cut very accurately beforebeginning to put them together; use a verysharp penknife to do the cutting. The pinsused should be fairlv strong ones. In thedi
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