Reed and raffia construction work in primary schools; a practical manual especially for primary-kindergarten teachers .. (1904)
Shults, Mary A. [from old catalog] · Manistee, Mich., American kindergarten supply house, J. H. Shults · leaf 31
oke pass the weaver through the raffia onthe hoop to insure its not sagging. A basket of thissize will be cup shaped, and with a braided or woundhandle makes a very good candy pail. Another easy-shaped basket for first lessons couldbe made in the same way, but having the bottom threeand one-half or… … strands of dampened raffia, and, placing the largerends together, cut them evenly, and taking another onwhich a needle is threaded, place the end half an inchor more back on the end of the coil, winding out tothe end, then back an inch or two (see illustratioa)and take a half hitch, that it may not…
Weaving · Basket making
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