The playwork book . tiny piece of tape; a large-eyed needle, scissors. These golliwogs are made of tassels ofwool. First wind your tassel over yourfingers much as you wound it for the firstwoollen ball on the cardboard. Then cutthe loops, and tie very tightly with severalturns of strong cotton or silk close to theend, and again about half an inch forms the head, and the ends at thetop can be trimmed into a top knot. Be-low the head, divide off a small portion oneach side for the arms, and tie each ofthese again about half way down, and cutoff just below the tied portion, where thedo
The playwork book . tiny piece of tape; a large-eyed needle, scissors. These golliwogs are made of tassels ofwool. First wind your tassel over yourfingers much as you wound it for the firstwoollen ball on the cardboard. Then cutthe loops, and tie very tightly with severalturns of strong cotton or silk close to theend, and again about half an inch forms the head, and the ends at thetop can be trimmed into a top knot. Be-low the head, divide off a small portion oneach side for the arms, and tie each ofthese again about half way down, and cutoff just below the tied portion, where thedotted line is in Figure 14. Tie also for thewaist at the double dotted line, and then, iflegs are required, divide the remainingpart of the tassel into two, and tie at thefeet. Take a needle with thread or wool GOLLIWOGS 39 of a different color from that you haveused for the golliwog, and stitch in eyesand nose. Figure 15 makes a very goodZulu chief, if he is made in black 16 is a Red Cross nurse. She can. Figs. 14 to 18. be made in light blue or gray wool, and hercap and apron are made of a small piece oftape, each sewn with a red cross. Her capmust be folded and stitched up the backlike Figure 17, and her neck, wrists, andbelt must be wound with white little turban golliwog. Figure 18, hashis headdress made of a short bundle ofwool of another color pushed through thefolded loop of wool which forms his head. 40 THE PLAYWORK BOOK His arms also can be a separate bundle ofstrands pushed through the body portion. THE MEAL SACK Materials Required:— .A tiny piece of calico, white cotton, cotton wool,scent powder or lavender flov/ers, seTcral apple pips,needle and thread, and scissors. This makes a very pretty scent bag orpincushion. Take a small piece of calico or any cot-ton scrap, about three inches wide and sixinches long, and fold it across the a needle and cotton and tack it up thesides, and down again, if you cannot makesmall stitches, keepi
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