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Rh end must be securely fastened off and hidden with a rosette or bow. When thus woven, cut the stitches top and bottom and remove the paste-board foundation.

A mat can be formed by cutting out a circular piece of paste-board as much larger than the bottom as the length of the heads to be used. Cover this with cambric of a color suited to the ribbon, and fasten the heads of grain around it so that they touch each other around the circle into which the pot fits, spreading like rays to the outer edge.

Such a cover makes a pot of flowers a beautiful ornament for the dining table. A pot of ferns is especially desirable for such a use.

WORK-BASKET WITH EMBROIDERED DRAPE. Fig. 136.

The basket is of fancy wicker, the drape is of ruby plush, with the foliage design shown in Fig. 137, embroidered in outline stitch with green silk. It is edged with the trimming shown in Fig. 138, which is Venetian