RERAMIC STUDIO 
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raffia, avoiding over-lapping. This completes the back, or 
lower cover. 
The top, or upper cover, of the pillow is made of dark blue 
and Irish green raffia. To the first nail tie a three leaf strand 
of the dark blue raffia, and to the second nail tie a three leaf 
strand of Irish green raffia. Continue alternating blue and 
green strands until all the nails are filled. The first and last 
nails will now have dark blue raffia knotted around them. 
Braid these strands, beginning with the sixth strands as has 
been already described. Sew them together with either blue 
or green raffia, to form the upper cover. When all ten braids 
have been united, sew the upper and lower covers together 
along one e^ge onlj^, with an over-casting stitch, using either 
blue or green raffia. 
Make a muslin pillow case of the same size as the raffia 
cover, leaving an opening at one corner through which it is 
filled. Four pounds of washed natural raffia should be cut 
into three lengths. Scraps could be used as far as possible. 
Fill the case with this material, using care to fill out all the 
corners, and when full, .sew up the opening. Fit the cover over 
the pillow and sew the remaining edge and the two ends with 
colored raffia If the pillow is of the proper size it should fit 
snugty inside the cover. For the ends do not use the over-cast 
stitch, but sew through and through just sufficiently to prevent 
the braids from unraveling. Clip the ends evenly to make a 
fringe three inches long, and the fringe of the two covers should 
be so mixed that all three colors of raffia will show on the upper 
side. 
This pillow, will be found extremely dural^le and well 
adapted for use on the simimer porch. 
SILVER BELL AND SPOONS 
THE design for a bell could be carried out in silver but the 
metal must be annealed the last thing so that it will have 
a musical sound. Also a ring of silver wire must be soldered 
inside the edge of the bottom of the bell, this helps to keep 
the sound in. A long graceful handle made of silver wire 
could be used instead of the knob, and the bacl^ground of the 
border design etched in with nitric acid. 
The spoons designed by Miss E. A. Ross should be cut out 
of sheet silver about gauge 12, the Ijowls being shaped on a 
wooci pattern block and the spoons finished in the usual way. 
The designs could be enamelled or slightly etched in, with 
nitric acid. 
Silver bonbon spoon etched or enameled. 
Silver bonbon spoon etched or enameled. 
