How to amuse yourself and others. The American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 183
eginmaking your ham-mock. First, threadthe needle by takingit in the left handand using the thumbto hold the end ofthe cord in place,while looping itover the tongue(Fig. 100) ; pass thecord down underthe needle to theopposite side andcatch it over thetongue ; repeat thisuntil the needle isfull.… … How to Make a Hammock. 163 the small fid under the cord, the bevelled edge close to theloop (Fig. 102). With your thumb on the cord to hold it in place while you pass the needle around thefid, and with its point toward you, pass itthrough the loop from the top, bringing itover the fid, so forming…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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