Handicraft for Girls Part 17

CHAPTER X.

PAPER, CLOTH AND CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION.

A CHILD'S PICTURE BOOK.

_Materials:_ Pink, blue or yellow paper cambric 27 inches; coa.r.s.e thread; coa.r.s.e needle; bright, pretty pictures which the children have cut from papers, magazines, cards, etc.; paste.

Fold the cloth through the center with the warp and cut on the fold.

Fold both strips into three equal pieces with the woof, and cut. Fold each piece through the center parallel to the selvedge. Place two pieces together and pin at the fold, and "pink" through the four thicknesses, around the edges with a "pinking iron." Do the same with the other pieces. When finished place them all together and st.i.tch at the fold at follows:

1. Mark three holes on the fold with the needle, one in the middle and one two inches above it, and another two inches below it.

2. Tie a large knot two inches from the end of the thread.

3. Insert the needle at the lowest hole, from the inside, and draw it through leaving two inches of the thread to tie.

4. Pa.s.s over the middle hole and down through the upper one, out through the middle hole on one side of the long thread, and back through the same hole on the other side of the thread, and tie the two ends of the thread together.

Paste a pretty card or large picture on the outside for the cover. Page the book with neat figures and write the name of the child for whom the book is designed on the inside of the cover. Arrange and paste in the pictures neatly.

A BOX WITH COVER.

_Materials:_ Cardboard for foundation 9" 9"; cover 7" 7"; colored paper for covering; strips of cloth or glue-tape for staying corners; glue. Use tooth-picks in applying the glue.

[Ill.u.s.tration: NO. 1 AND NO. 2--ONE-PIECE BOXES.

NO. 3.--TWO-PIECE BOX. BOX AND COVER ALIKE.]

[Ill.u.s.tration: GROUP OF BOXES.]

Find the center of the card by drawing both diagonals. Measure two and one-half inches from the center toward the sides. Draw straight lines pa.s.sing through these points connecting opposite edges, thus forming a five-inch square in the center. Cut out the corners on these lines. Hold the edge of a ruler firmly to the lines of the square and bend the cardboard. Fold the strip of cloth or tape through the center and put the glue on this, using very little, and taking care to keep it back from the edge. Cover the corners with the cloth. Cut a strip of the colored paper twenty-one inches by two and three-fourth inches. Put a very little glue on the outside of the box and cover with the colored paper. Turn over the edges and glue them down. Follow the same directions for making the cover, measuring two and five-eighth inches from the center of the seven-inch square of cardboard. Cover the sides and top with the colored paper, the strip for the sides being twenty-two inches by one and one-half inches, and the top a five-inch square. This box can be made in any size or shape, the same general plan being followed.

A BLANK BOOK WITH PAPER COVER RE-INFORCED WITH CLOTH.

_Materials:_ Strong felt paper 9" 10"; book cloth for back 10"

3-1/4", for corners 4 pieces 2" 1-3/4"; lining paper for covers, 2 sheets 4-1/4" 9-1/2"; number of sheets of paper desired for the book 8-1/2" 9-1/2"; coa.r.s.e thread; coa.r.s.e needle; glue. Use tooth-picks in applying the glue.

Draw a line on the felt paper through the middle the long way and fold on the line. Measure on the outside one and one-fourth inches from the corners along both edges, and place points. Connect these points with straight lines. Place the long edge of the cloth corner to this line, and fold it over the corner and crease. Remove and trim it even before gluing on. Put the glue always on the cloth and use as little as possible. Crease the strip of book-cloth for the back, through the center, but do not glue in place until after the leaves are sewed in.

Fold the sheets of paper through the center of the book. Follow the same directions for sewing the leaves together as given in the description of "A Child's Picture Book," page 101. Finish by gluing the paper lining on the inside of the cover and the strip of book-cloth down the back.

[Ill.u.s.tration: A BLANK BOOK.]

This book could be made any size or shape, and decorated as desired.

A FOLDING ENVELOPE CASE FOR PAPERS.

_Materials:_ Strong felt paper, or its subst.i.tute; (a sheet 20" 30"

cut through the center the short way will make two cases. If two harmonious colors be selected, the corners cut from one case can be used to decorate another); book cloth in one-inch strips for binding; glue. Use tooth-picks in applying the glue.

[Ill.u.s.tration: BACK AND FRONT VIEWS OF A FOLDING ENVELOPE CASE FOR PAPERS.]

On the wrong side, find the center of the paper twenty inches by fifteen inches by drawing both diagonals. Measure four and one-fourth inches from the center toward the sides. Draw straight lines pa.s.sing through these points connecting opposite sides, thus forming an eight-and-a-half inch square in the center. Cut out the four corners on these lines. Fold in the four sides on the lines of the square. A strap, which will fasten the case by slipping through a slit cut in the opposite side, is to be made on one of the long flaps as follows:

Place a point at the middle on the edge of the flap, and measure an inch along the edge on both sides of this point. Measure down two inches from these last points and place dots. Connect these dots by straight lines with the top and sides. Cut the corners out on these lines. Trim the end of the strap to a point beginning one-half inch from the corners and cutting to the center point.

It is necessary to trim the edges of the flaps that there may be no difficulty in folding one over another. Measure one-half inch from the corners of the flaps and connect this point with the corner of the square, and cut on these lines. Fold the half-inch strip of book-cloth through the center; place the glue on the cloth and glue it for a binding around the raw edges of the case. Finish the corners of the binding with the square or mitered corner. Fold the fastening strap over the opposite side, and place a point at the corners to locate the place where the slit is to be cut. Connect these two points by a straight line and draw another parallel to, and three-fourths of an inch from it. Cut on these lines with a knife. This slit must be strengthened by the book-cloth. Cut a piece two and three-fourths inches by one and one-fourth inches and glue over the strip on the wrong side; clip the edges at the ends of the slit, and bring through to the right side, and glue them down. The piece for the covering of the right side may be cut the exact width of the slit, and the ends cut in some fancy shape. This may be cut from the cloth, or the paper used in the design. The front of the case can be decorated as desired. Very beautiful effects can be obtained by cutting out the design from paper that harmonizes in color and gluing it on. This makes a very useful case for holding school papers, and if neatly and carefully done, is an excellent exercise.

CLIPPING CASE.

_Materials:_ 4 envelopes, 4-1/8" 9-1/2"; 4 strips of book-cloth 9-1/2"

1"; 1 strip of book-cloth 10" 3-1/2"; 4 pieces of book-cloth 2"

1-1/4"; heavy felt paper 9" x 10"; 2 sheets lining paper 4-1/4" x 9-1/2"; glue. Put the glue on the _cloth_ each time with tooth-picks.

[Ill.u.s.tration: CLIPPING CASE.]

Follow the directions for making the cover of the "Blank Book with Paper Cover Re-inforced with Cloth," page 104. The envelopes take the place of the sheets of paper and are fastened in place as follows:

1. On the back and front of the envelopes draw a line parallel to and one-half inch from the bottom.

2. Fold a strip of book-cloth one inch by nine and one-half inches through the center the long way.

3. Glue one-half of this folded strip to the half-inch below the line on the back of one envelope and the other half to the half-inch below the line on the front of another envelope.

Continue thus until the four envelopes are fastened together.

4. Glue half of a strip of the cloth to the front of the first envelope and the other half to the front of the cover to hold in the desired position. Do the same at the back.

5. Glue in the lining papers on the covers.

The outside may be decorated as desired.

A POSTAL CARD ALb.u.m.

_Materials:_ Paper for leaves of book; pulp board in three pieces, 5"

8", 5" 6-3/4", 5" 1"; book-cloth in two pieces 6" 9"; lining paper in two pieces 4-3/4" 7-3/4"; glue; eyelet punch and eyelets.

[Ill.u.s.tration: TWO VIEWS OF A POST CARD ALb.u.m--CLOSED AND OPEN.]

To be of value the work in this exercise must be exact, with measurements perfectly accurate. The glue is to be used sparingly and spread upon the cloth and not on the pulp board.

Draw on the book-cloth an oblong five by eight inches, which will leave a margin of one-half inch. Put the glue on the cloth and place the pulp board five by eight inches over the oblong. Turn over the edges and finish. Glue the lining paper in place. Place under weight as soon as finished. The front cover is made the same with the exception of a joint in the pulp board. Draw on the second piece of book-cloth an oblong five by eight inches. Draw a line one inch from and parallel to one end of the oblong. Draw a second line one-fourth of an inch from this.