The Make and mend club. A story of boys' adventures, sports and experiments (1883)
Van Orden, Howard · New York, A. Sibley · leaf 102
THE MAKE AND MEND CLUB. 94 end of the lines, which was done exactly as though they were about to sew on a button and were adding a knot at the end of the thread to prevent it slipping through the cloth. … 12 3 4 Fig. 76. “ If you are all ready,” said Uncle Frank, “ you will proceed to make a loose loop like this (Fig. 1), which, as you can see, If drawn up, would make a tight knot like the one already tied in the ends of the lines.” Waiting until all the boys had fixed the loops properly, he went…
Handicraft for boys · Amusements · Sports
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