The Priscilla basketry book a collection of baskets and other articles with lessons for working and directions for dyeing and staining (1911)
Fitzgerald, Sallie Garrison, 1882-, Priscilla Publishing Co · Boston, Mass. The Priscilla publishing company · leaf 9
single strands.Wrap the end of the braid firmly with raffia andthread the same piece through a large needle andcommence the hat. Keep the edges together instarting, in fact for several rows, then graduallyflatten each row a little, just like a mat. This formsthe top of the crown. When large enough… … Fig. 57. Braided Hat sides of the crown. When the brim is the requiredwidth sew the last part of the last row of braidunder the brim of the hat, winding the edges withraffia as we did in starting the hat. Measure overa straw sun-hat and it will be sure to fit com-fortably. This makes a large flat…
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