How to amuse yourself and others : the American girl's handy book (1887)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York : Charles Scribner's Sons · leaf 427
e. When cutting out the silk leave a margin ofa quarter of an inch on the outside of the pencil-mark for theseam. Cut the silk for cover-ing the roll three inches longerthan the roll,and wideenough toallow for aquarter of an - Music-roll. inch seam. Sew up the long seam, and then sew the round of… … What to do with Rubbish. 411 matching it in color, around the roll, making a loop to formthe handle. Fasten the ribbon by taking a few stitches underthe bows, catching them on to the silk. The old straw hat can be transformed into a dainty \Vork-Basket. It is stiff and harsh at present, but pour…
