THE CRAFTS 
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Summer Address, care of Keramic Studio Pub. Co , Syracuse, N. Y. 
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the "three-quarters turn" the upper straws go over 
two and under one. In the "half turn" the upper straw 
is over one and under one. This, however, is rarely used. 
For the first turn after the button is made, select 16 
straws, 12 inches long, and double them. Take up one 
under straw with two down at right and in between these 
two, place one of your straws so that half its length stands 
up above the turn, the other half below. Take another 
straw, slip the end under the right one of the two straws 
down and draw it out to the right to half its length. The other 
half forms the first upper straw. With the straw left up, 
take up the next under one to right. Lay across the first 
upper straw, bring down the left one up, and take up the 
next to right. Do the same again. Now bend down the 
second straw inserted and place it between the two under 
ones down. Take another straw and slip it under the one 
to the right of the one just brought down, drawing it out 
to the right to half its length. Braid two straws as be- 
fore, then bend down the last straw inserted, turning it 
as it bends, and place it between the two down. Put 
another straw as before, tucking it under the straw at 
right of the one brought down. 
Continue braiding like this, always braiding two straws 
between every two widenings, until there are but two 
upper straws left. Bend down the last straw inserted, 
take the straw left standing at beginning of turn, turning- 
it as it bends, so that the upper side of it becomes the under, 
and slip it under the right of the two down and draw it out to 
its full length to the left. Braid the next two straws, 
then there is one under straw left up, which you bring 
down over the next upper straw. This finishes the turn. 
You have "widened" the first time. Now braid a three- 
quarters turn, then widen again "once in two," i. e., 
braiding two straws between every two widenings. Braid 
another three-quarters turn, and then widen "once in. three". 
Braid one whole turn and one three-quarters turn and 
widen again once in three. Now braid two whole turns 
and turn this part (which is called the top) inside out. 
Press it, taking special pains to make the button flat. 
Turning the top loosens the last turns so the straws 
must be pulled together till tight again. Braid three 
Photograph kindly loaned by the Misses Frances and Mary Allen. 
THE MAKING OF A PALM-LEAF BASKET 
Mrs. Lucy E. Childs* 
[concluded] 
A ROUND PALM-LEAF BASKET 
A ROUND basket is made somewhat differently from 
**■ the square basket just described. We have shown that 
the button of the square basket contains all of the straws 
used in the basket. 
The button of the round basket is quite small and 
after it is completed other straws are added at regular 
intervals until the basket is of the required size. This 
process is called "widening". 
No. 4 or 5 leaf is used for the round baskets and the 
leaf must be trimmed the same way as the coarse. Then 
take 32 straws 14 inches long, divide them into two equal 
parts, tie and put together in the same- manner as in the 
square button but this is braided differently and there are 
but eight upper and under straws in each quarter. Bend 
back the upper straws in a quarter, and leaving two under 
ones down at the right, take up the next two at the left, lay 
first upper straw across under these, bring down the left 
of the two up, and take up the next one to the right. Lay 
next upper straw across, bring down left one up again, 
and take up the last one to the right. Lay next upper 
straw across, bring down left one up, lay next upper straw 
across and bring down the last one up. Now take up 
the two under straws at the left of this quarter. Lay 
under them the first upper straw and proceed as in the 
plain turn, to the end of the quarter. Braid the other 
quarter in the same manner. Then, anywhere between 
two corners, take up one under straw that has two down 
at the right. Lay upper straw across and bring down 
over it the one left up. Take up the next to the right. 
Go on in this manner till you reach the starting point. 
You have completed your button with a three-quarters 
turn. 
There are three kinds of plain turn beside the dou- 
ble one (which means two turns braided at the same time, 
as in binding off.) The "whole turn" is one in which 
the upper straws are laid over two and under two. In 
* The name ol the author of this article was by mistake given in last issue as 
Mrs. Shields. The article is by Mrs. Lucy I-;. Childs, of Deerrield. Mass. 
Photograph kindly loaned by the Misses Frances and Mary Allen. 
