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hangers — small brass chain in boxes of twelve yards, wire 
easel backs in various sizes, double brass brads, fancy pencils 
with cords, gold and silver fringe cords, tassels, calendar pads 
and thermometers. Various colored poster, matt and novelty 
boards and papers. Heavy water color, tissue, blotting and 
sand paper, emery cloth, felt and chamois skins. Leather 
board, a tan color paper for burning in sheets of various size 
and thickness. Veneer matt board, which as the name implies, 
is matt board veneered with various wood, maple, oak, walnut, 
birch, flemish oak, flemish green etc. The light colored woods 
give best results for burning. 
Birch bark and yucca palm come in sheets, especially use- 
ful for music rolls, bookbacks etc. where flexibility is a neces- 
sity. Last and most beautiful are the many colored sheep, 
kid, goat, and seal skins, calf and cow hides. 
A few tools prove a great convenience. A matt knife for 
cutting boards, papers and leathers (the leather has a tendency 
to "creep" when scissors are used) a small punch, various 
shaped pinking irons and an eyelet machine with a supply of 
colored eyelets. A good one costs three dollars and fifty 
cents which has a combined punch and wire cutter. 
MODELS. 
Out patterns from papers. When perfect, make duplicates of paste- 
board. Place this upon the material and cut with matt knife. Baste 
parts together and sew upon machine with long stitch and coarse silk 
thread. 
TASSELS, FRINGE, THONGS, &C. 
Fringe may he made of leather or felt of finely cut, even lengths. 
Small pieces may be used, joining, after cutting, with a few stitches. 
Thongs should be evenly cut, with edges burned or notched with hat 
pins or scissors, punched on edges, along centre or burned with tiny con- 
vention'al design. The ends may be finished with tiny silk ball or cut 
flaring and slashed in fine fringe. 
Tassels are very decorative and the fringed portion may be made 
from scraps, sewed into one strip and finely cut. Form the tassel by 
wrapping fringe around a half inch strip, sewing occasionally at top. 
When desired size run strap through opening in a small notched circle of 
leather (Fig, l)and sew this to top of tassel. Additional circles, ovals, 
&c, may be strung upon this strip. Rosette tassel tops require large 
circles, slashed into fringe around outside (Fig. 2.) Catch each strip of 
fringe at A— draw to centre (B), forming a tassel of loops. Run tassei 
strips through opening and fasten rosette to top of tassel. Two or more 
of these rosettes, varying in size, maybe placed on top of each other for 
large tassels. This idea may be carried out on a large scale in rosettes for 
pillows and banners. Often a few streamers of various lengths are added. 
Looped tassels are made from wide strips (Fig. 3), the edges A and B 
placed together and the base of the strip thus formed slashed in fine 
strips. When opened a narrow edge on each side remains uncut. Fold 
A to B and proceed to form tassel as with a single fringe. 
CORDS. 
The simple styles are merely twisted or braided with three strips. 
Wider braids are formed with four or more strips, as our grandmothers 
used to braid hair. Fasten desired number of strips to a table or pillow, 
hold fast as possible and use right hand strip to run in and out, under 
and over other strips from side to side, being careful to draw all close 
together. 
Another variety requires four strips and four hands. Sew ends to- 
gether and fasten to pillow. Let A and B hold two strips each. A ex- 
changes with B diagonally and alternately as Fig. 4. The result will be 
a perfectly round, beautifully braided cord. This style may be made of 
twine or candle wicking covered with ribbon or leather, the edges whipped 
together with thread of same color. 
For a heavy cord, moisten the under side of leather strip and cover a 
coarse rope, drawing edges together tightly. When quite dry the leather 
will have taken on the form of the rope. 
THE MAKING OF NOVELTIES. 
Leather banners when properly made are very attractive and sell 
readily. Pale grays or tans are favorites, using either side. Secure skin 
of desirable shape. Out top straight leaving sides and bottom original 
shape. Cut latter in deep uneven fringe. Burn motto near centre in 
large letters with scrolls in suitable spaces around it and large landscape 
below, extending it into fringe. Braid three strips for hangers, slipped 
through a slit in each side at top — terminate with tassel. 
" 'Tis easy enough to be pleasant. 
When life glides by like a song, 
But the man worth while is the man who can smile, 
When everything goes dead wrong." 
Another made practically the same, has instead of a landscape, a, 
sketch of an old English fireplace and mantel with china. Near it the 
figure of a man, in high arm chair, leading a book. Motto in old English 
letters. 
"Old wood to burn, 
Old wine to drink. 
Old books to read, 
Old friends to trust." 
Another style — A figure holding high a glass of wine 
" Here's to a long life and a merry one, 
A quick death and a happy one, 
A good girl and a prctty T one, 
A cold bottle and another one." 
This hangs from wooden rod, tightly wrapped with half -inch strips of 
leather, run through loops fastened to top of banner with eyelets or thongs. 
Rod ends with tassels or huge rosettes aud streamers. Straight fringe 
may be laced ou base if oue objects to uneven form of hide. 
A very elaborate banner has space cut from upper left hand corner to 
admit water color landscape or Indian head, glued to back. Scrolls burned 
to form a frame. Upper right hand corner finished with huge rosette of 
finely cut leather, whose streamers, inch wide and uneven lengths, run 
toward lower right hand corner through slits cut in banner. Bottom 
slashed into uneven fringe, braided hangers or leather rope. If Autumn 
landscape is used, cut a few leaves from white leather, stain in natural 
colors and glue to banner. 
" Here's champagne to our real friends, 
And real pain to our sham friends." 
" Here's a toast to all who are here, 
No matter where you're from; 
May the best day you have seen, 
Be worse than your worst to come. 
" Count that day lost whose low descending sun, 
Views from thy hand no worthy action done." 
LEATHER PILLOWS. 
Pale gray and tan are most suitable if stain is used. Persian designs 
are very effective aud admit of a wide range of decoration in jewelled, 
applied, stenciled and perforated leather, simply burned aud shaded or 
finished in color and lustre. Gold aud silver leather may be introduced 
with fine effect. This comes in hides from four to six dollars. When 
complete, lace or sew the pillow together on machine. Finish with fringe, 
cord and tassel or rosettes. If stain is used in decoration of pillow, carry 
the same color scheme into fringe, etc. 
A uuique pillow has upon it the words "The bachelor's friends." 
Strewn upon it are playing cards, poker chips, dominos, cigars, cigarettes, 
matches, metal match case, pipes and tobacco pouch. These are in color. 
Finish with large cord and half dozen streamer's at each corner strung 
with poker chips cut from leather, suitable color. 
Many 7 pillows for college, foot ball, golf, etc. , may be designed with a 
little time and patience. 
MAGAZINES, BOOK COVERS AND MARKERS. 
Fig. 2 and 6. — Two styles, open aud closed. Fig. 7. — The strap (under 
which book back is slipped ) secured to cover with eyelet thong, ribbon, 
cord or double brass brad. One strap punched four times and cut to hold 
a paper cutter. 
Fig. 5. — For common size book, 13x83. Fig. 6 — 14^x9.!. 
Fig. 5.— For handy volume, 101x6$. Fig. 6— mx3J. 
Fig. 5.— For magazine, 15x10.]. Fig. 6— 15;jxll.l. 
Decorate to fancy and notch, burn, scallop or pink the edges or punch 
in a line of holes. 
Larger Folio covers are made from same forms. Book marks at- 
tached with cord and pencil will add materially to their appearance. 
They vary in form, size and material, and are decorated with monogram 
or following quotations. 
"I'll keep the place," "Mark well the words," "Read between the 
lines," " Choose your author as you would your friend. 
Any book may be bound to order at a book bindery or procured from 
art dealers. 
Fig. 8 and 9. — Scrap baskets of leather board for burning. Punch 
edges, insert eyelets and fasten with bows of ribbon. Lace the bottom to 
sides, through punched holes, with leather or silk cords. 
Fig. 10. — Clipping, Receipt, Kodak, Needle and Baby hooks are made 
after this manner in suitable sizes. The first two have a dozen heavy en- 
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