plane along the edge of a board, shaving off so evenly and smoothly the long curls which look almost as natural as the ringlets of a little girl? I am sure that man

still more entertainment to be

perfect ones, not too thin, with firm, s

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cross the centre d

er edge of B will touch

ght pieces eleven inches long. Directly across the centre of two of the strips draw a straight line, as in Fig. 36. Place one of these strips, A, flat on the table and lay the other, B, across it so that the upper edge of B will touch the dividing line of A and the mark on B will be on a line with right-hand edge of A, Fig. 37. Under A slide a

der A slide

and under C sl

er D and un

E, over B and u

p the

the

ou can make by cutting lengthwise thro

E, over B and u

orms the bottom

board or table with several pins, as in Fig. 44. Bring the sides up close to the edg

the ends now an

weave it around and tuck under E. Weave five weavers around the sides of the basket, beginning each time in a new place that the joints may not all come together, then bend the upri

upright shavings

the

ide, one outside, and whip them on over and over, taking the

the edge wit

he width of your

Ha

ig. 47. Slide the end of the short strip under the second weaver on one side of the basket and pull it

tch the end

owing it to cross the other side of the handle at the top, then bind the two pieces together at the middle by wrapping with a shaving of the same width over and

the two ends i

cases, and a number of other things of the dainty shav

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hen the square is finished tuck in the ends, as around the edge of the basket, then bend in three of the corners to meet at the middle and catch with needle and thread. Sew a quarter of a yard of bright ri

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