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The child's rainy day book (1905)

White, Mary, 1869-1952 · New York : Doubleday, Page and Co. · leaf 74

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. A Birds Nest Materials Required: 8 18-inch spokes of No. 3 rattan,I lo-inch spoke of No. 3 rattan,IJ weavers of No. 2 rattan,A bunch of raffia,A tapestry needle, No. 18. At the Bird Market in Paris charming littlenests are sold, woven of rushes on spokes of browntwigs, in the shape of an Indian… … Fig. A boy or girl who has made the mat and basketand dolls furniture will have no difficulty in weav-ing one of these nests. Then there will be thedelight of hanging it ina tree (not too near thehouse) and watching tosee what bird will chooseit when nesting time-comes. Let us weave a nestthat…

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