Sewing; handicraft for girls; a graded course for city and rural schools (1918)
McGlauflin, Idabelle · Peoria, Ill., The Manual Arts Press · leaf 113
SEWING A. THE ROUND BASKET. Draw the sharpened end of the pliable reed between the thumb and finger into the smallest possible coil. Lay the end of the raffia to the point and along the sharpened end of the reed and hold it in place with the left hand. By a sharp turn in the thread begin winding… … BASKETS BEGUN IN THREE DIFFERENT WEAVES. 1 — Round basket in the Navajo weave. 2 — Oval basket in the Lazy Squaw weave. 3 — Round basket in the Mariposa weave. B. THE OVAL BASKET. The end of the reed is not sharpened, and must "be very soft and pliable, or it cannot be bent together at the desired…
Handicraft · Needlework
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