Sewing; handicraft for girls; a graded course for city and rural schools (1918)
McGlauflin, Idabelle · Peoria, Ill., The Manual Arts Press · leaf 118
ch used bv the Indians in making the baskets whichthey ornamented with feathers, wampum, shells and beads. The Lazy-Squaw Stitch. a long and a short stitch. -This stitch is made up of two parts, 114 BASKETRY Hold the commenced coil in the left hand and work from right toleft, (a) Wrap the thread… … BASKET SHOWING THE MARIPOSA WEAVE. The story of the origin of the name Lazy-Squaw stitch is inter-esting. If the squaw was inclined to slight her work she would wrapthe loose reed several times before taking the long and more difficultstitch which bound the two reeds together. She would then…
Handicraft · Needlework
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