Beautiful homes. Or, Hints in house furnishing (1878)
Williams, Henry T, Jones, C. S., Mrs · New York, H. T. Williams · leaf 311
ents or pieces of carpet. It mayconsist of any number of colors or of blacks, light and dark pieces mixed, pro-miscuously. Strips are cut about two inches wide, until a quantity of each color is ac-cumulated (and this will be found a nice task for children or for occasional pastime work to pick up… … Fig. 332. gether (as for carpet rags), then folded lengthwise, and three strands, (black,lighter shade, or some bright color, and white) are braided together; then com-mencing in the center, a piece a few inches in length is taken, and placing itflat, the braid is turned round and sewed down one…
Interior decoration · Decoration and ornament
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