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 428
aking 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 boiling water overit and the straw will become soft and pliable, and can be bentinto any shape you like. When dry, it will be… … Fig. 335.—Straw Hat Tied in Shape for aWork-basket. V/ork-basket. must tie it in shape (Fig. 335) and leave until perfectly dry ;then bronze the basket, line it with silesia, and sew silk orsatin around the top to form a bag. Run a draw-string ofnarrow ribbon near the top of the bag, and the pretty…
