. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. ^ the middle between the thumband forefinger of the right hand. Hold itfirmly, and with the left hand draw all thatpart not held between the right hand thumband finger out towards the left, bringing theedges together until the paper is conical inshape. Possibly for some children an easiermanner of accomplishing the desired resultwould be to place the pointer finger of the lefthand in the centre of the square, or circle, or tobalance the paper on the tip of the forefinger,and then, with the right hand, to press downthe sides of the paper close arou
. Suggestions for handwork in school and home. ^ the middle between the thumband forefinger of the right hand. Hold itfirmly, and with the left hand draw all thatpart not held between the right hand thumband finger out towards the left, bringing theedges together until the paper is conical inshape. Possibly for some children an easiermanner of accomplishing the desired resultwould be to place the pointer finger of the lefthand in the centre of the square, or circle, or tobalance the paper on the tip of the forefinger,and then, with the right hand, to press downthe sides of the paper close around the fingeruntil the square, or circle, looks like a half 2i6 Suggestions for Hand Work closed umbrella with the pointer finger actingas its handle. After the papers have been thuscrushed and folded they should be strung onlengths of cord or worsted. This is done by. Figure XII. passing a needle through the side of the cone-shaped summit of each one. Care sliould beexercised lest the needle be pushed through thepaper too near the end of each little cone, inwhich case the garland would be rather fragile. in School and Home 217 These ornaments may be large or small in size,according to the dimensions of the separatesquares, or circles. The prettiest festoon effectis secured if the units are not strung too closetogether. If ball-shaped decorations are desiredthen the units must be pressed very close to-gether, and not too many of them used in oneand tlie same ornament. If the teacher wishes,many of the individual wreaths may be fastenedtogether, end to end, and the rope thus formedmay serve to decorate elaborately the dress ofthe May queen and that of her maids and XII shows one of these single garlands. The ordinary paper chains, formed from linksmade from the coated interlacing strips, are at-tractive accessories to the May-day celebra
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