Straw Braid
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A one-page dictionary entry on straw braid used for hats and bonnets. It describes how rye straw is harvested, scalded, dried, split and plaited in the United States, and the European method of splitting with a multi-edged wire. It also covers Leghorn (Italian) braid in detail: growing the wheat, harvesting, bleaching, sorting by size, plaiting with 11 to 13 straws, and sewing into hats.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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