Handicrafts in the home . in place by cleats whileit is being carved, although a few skilledworkers claim that they can do it easierwhen they hold it in the palm of the left hand. The blocks of different workers vary con-siderably in appearance, some having a deepcutting of the wood while others have onlya slight depression on the block. Whencarving, straight lines should be cut verticallydirectly on the outline of the design. Thebackground is then chipped away. Abeginner must be content to work slowly,or she will find that she has broken some ofthe design away, in consequence of whichshe will
Handicrafts in the home . in place by cleats whileit is being carved, although a few skilledworkers claim that they can do it easierwhen they hold it in the palm of the left hand. The blocks of different workers vary con-siderably in appearance, some having a deepcutting of the wood while others have onlya slight depression on the block. Whencarving, straight lines should be cut verticallydirectly on the outline of the design. Thebackground is then chipped away. Abeginner must be content to work slowly,or she will find that she has broken some ofthe design away, in consequence of whichshe will have to provide herself with a newblock. When the blocks are ready, take adozen or so squares of coarse muslin or cheese-cloth, and make a pad a little larger than thewood block. The pad can be laid on a plateor piece of glass, or even nailed to a craft-workers prefer to use felt, and findit sucks up the colour better ; it should beglued to a piece of glass or wood. In choosing a medium, either oil-colour or. TABLE-CLOTH, BLOCK PRINTED
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