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using a flower or bird motif. Apply to a bag or collar in one 
color using oil paint or dyes. 
Reference: “Industrial and Applied Art Books, Book 6,” Bush. 
3. Stencilling: Make an original stencil design for a border, use 
flower, bird, boat or tree motif. Apply in two colors to a bag, 
collar or scarf using oil paint or dyes. 
Reference: “Industrial and Applied Art Books, Book 6,” Bush. 
4. Crochet, Cross-stitch, Darning: Make an original border design 
on square paper using any two geometric units, or a conventional 
flower or animal form. Apply the design to a towel in crochet, 
cross-stitch or darning. 
Reference: “Cross-stitch Patterns,” Dorothy Bradford, “Indus- 
trial Art Text Books, Book 6,” “Modern Priscilla,” Snow. 
5. Weaving, Baskets: Design a basket shape with its widest dimen- 
sion but less than six inches, and make the basket of raffia over 
a reed or cord foundation. Use eight stitch or lazy squaw. 
Reference: “How To Make Baskets,” White... “Practical Bask- 
etry,” McKay. “Inexpensive Basketry,” Marten. “Raffia and 
Reed Weaving,” Knapp. 
Weaving, Wool: Weave a girdle, a hat band, or a dress orna- 
ment use a simple striped or geometric design, in three or more 
colors. 
Reference: “Hand Weaving,” Dorothy Bradford. “Hand -loom 
Weaving,” Todd. 
Weaving, Beads : Design and weave a bead chain or a bead band 
for trimming; use two or more colors. 
Reference: “How To Do Beadwork,” Mary White, Doubleday 
Page. 
6. Appliqu6: Design an applique unit in a 7-inch square that might 
be applied to a pin cushion top, a bag or a square for a patch- 
work quilt. Use geometric units or conventional flower or bird 
forms suggested by cretonnes. Work out in cotton materials 
using two tones of one color or closely related colors, as brown 
and orange; grey and violet. 
7. Pottery: Design an original shape for a bowl, vase or paper 
weight, and model shape in clay. 
Reference: “The Potter's Craft,” Binns... “Pottery,” Cox. “In- 
dustrial Work for the Middle Grades,” E. Z. Worst. 
8. Posters: Design a Girl Scout poster that will illustrate some law 
or activity. Poster to be at least 9x12 inches and to consist of a 
simple illustration and not less than three words of lettering. 
Finish in crayon, water color, pen and ink, or tempera. 
Reference: “School Arts Magazine,” Jan. 1920. “Poster Maga- 
zine.” J 
9. China Painting: Make a conventional design for a border that 
can be used on a plate, bowl, or cup and saucer. Work out on the 
object in one color in a tinted background. 
References: Keramic Studio-— any number. 
10. Decoration: Make an original design for a box top or a tray 
center adapting units found in cretonnes. Apply to the object 
using enamel paints and in a color scheme suggested by the 
same or another cretonne. 
Reference: “Industrial Art Text Book No. 8,” Snow. 
GENERAL REFERENCE BOOKS: 
Read regularly: School Arts Magazine, Davis Press. Art Crafts for 
Beginners, Frank G. Sanford; Century; Handicraft for Girls, Mc- 
Gloughlin... See also: “Wood-Carving,” P. Hasbruck, McKay. 
