American girl's book: or, Occupation for play hours (1831)
Leslie, Eliza, 1787-1858 · Boston, Munroe and Francis; New York, C. S. Francis · leaf 279
g, orwhen you take your work with you on a visit. To cover cord—take some new silk and cut it intolong narrow slips, diagonally, or bias as it is com-monly called. Sew all these slips together by theends that slope the same way. Then take somecotton cord, and laying the silk evenly over it, basteor… … A VERY CONVENIENT NEEDLE-BOOK. Have read)i^ four pieces of pasteboard about the sizeof playing-cards J or broader if you choose. Cover themon both sides, with silk sewed neatly over the edges.Get some ribbon of the same colour, and about aninch broad. Sew it between two of the coveredcards, so as…
Handicraft · Amusements
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