Tinsley, Laura Rollins, Mrs · New York, The A. S. Barnes company · leaf 72
of raffia to coverit. After it has soaked an hour or more, itshould be thoroughly rinsed up and down inthe water, and then hung up by the large ends,to dry slowly. When raffia is used for sewing, one shouldthread the end of the raffia that will the mostreadily go into the eye of the needle, but… … JO Practical Basketry. In the directions for making the differentbaskets, the strand of raffia that is threaded intothe needle will be called the thread, to distin-guish it from other strands. As the work progresses, frequently move theneedle along on the raffia, for the needle wearsit quickly. If…
Basket making
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