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KERAMIC STUDIO 
Illus. No. 1 arace Spalding. 
also for the pocketbook (iUus. No. 3). Ooze sheep skin or 
Ooze calf for the two card cases (illus. Nos. 4 and 5) and case 
for ribbon needles (illus. No. 6). 
METHOD 
The magazine cover, by Grace Spalding, could be made to 
fit a book or magazine. There are three pieces used, one for 
the outside and one each side of this, inside for the pockets into 
which the cover of the book or magazine is slipped. Select the 
best part of the lef^ther for the outside piece, cut all three pieces 
with a margin for working. The design should be accurately 
drawn on stiff paper and traced on the leather with a sharpened 
pencil; dampen the leather and outline all lines carefully with 
the liner. Use the modelers now, and with the leather still 
damp put down the background^ this naturallj' raises the de- 
sign, model the design a little giving only enovigh detail to 
relieve monotom\ AA^ien all the modeling is finished and the 
leather perfectly dry, place it on a piece of soft wood and with 
tlie sharp cutting knife cut out the spaces, holding the knife 
in an upright position. To line these spaces, put the cover 
face downwards on a clean cloth and rub Sphinx paste into the 
leather round each space, taking care that no superfluous paste 
is left on them. Place the ooze leather over the spaces to be 
covered, and smooth it down with the fingers. Put it under a 
weight until dry. 
The next step is to cut all edges perfectly true and lace 
them together. Make a line all round the cover about i an 
inch from the edge, and punch holes on this about ^ an inch 
apart. Take a metal rule and a sharp knife, cut narrow 
throngs from the calf skin, join them neatty with paste untd 
you have enough lengths to go nearly three times round the 
cover,. Comnience at the centre or fold, and bind over and 
over through the holes leaving a long throng each side at the 
fold to tie through the centre of the magazine. The ends of 
these throngs can be knotted or Japanese coins, or beads, can 
be used to finish. 
The cover for the note book was modeled, the sides being 
left long enough to turn in and make pockets for the cover of 
the note book to slip in. These sides can be stitched on a 
machine with the same colored sillc, or laced with the leather 
throngs. 
The card cases were made of sheepskin, ooze side. outside. 
Trace the design on and without dampening the leather, out- 
line all lines with the liner, and fill in the design or back-gromid 
with dyes or water color. Use the color carefully, rather put 
it on twice than too much at one time, and do not let it run 
IIUts. No. 4 Ava M. Froehlich. 
lUns. No. 3 Ava M. Froehlich. 
Illus. No. Emily F. Peacock. 
