How to amuse yourself and others; the American girl's handy book (1905)
Beard, Lina, Beard, Adelia B. (Adelia Belle), 1857-1920 · New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 476
Mantel-Pieces and Fire-Places. 455 First, the board must be neatly covered with the material, enamel-cloth or whatever is used, the edges of the cloth being brought over and tacked under the edge of the shelf; then the strip composing the lambrequin must be turned in at the top edge and tacked… … Fig. 377.— Enamel- Cloth ornamented with Brass Rings. diagram of enamel- cloth ornamented with brass rings, and shows a section of the pattern. The bottom row of rings should be sewed on first, and the edge of the cloth turned up as the rings are fastened on. The stitches which hold the rings catch…
Amusements · Interior decoration
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