Raffia for the Weaver
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A two-page article from Modern Priscilla by Anna Nott Shook on weaving with raffia on a cotton warp. It covers choosing and preparing raffia (soaking, splitting, splicing) and gives instructions for porch screens or window shades with a swallow design, pillow covers with a woven fir tree, a utility or school bag with border and handle sequences, and a lamp shade. The article is illustrated with a tree motif, a veranda screen, a bag diagram and a finished bag.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- c. 1921
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 2
- Archive notes
- Reduced to 75% to fit on page. Scanned images provided by Tess Parrish
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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