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 BRAIDED

SOFA - CUSHION.

BY MRS. JANE WEAVER.

THIS is a very pretty pattern for a Sofa- } the colors to be arranged according to the taste Cushion, to be braided in merino or velvet ; of the person making it.

NOTE - BOOK

IN

LEATHER

AND

VELVET.

BY MRS. JANE WEAVER. THE engraving of this appeared in the January number, without any description, none being thought necessary. But, as a correspondent has asked for one, we now give it. MATERIALS.-Fine gray leather ; brown and black velvet ; shaded green embroidery silk; cherry embroidery silk ; gold cord ; fine bullion ; black beads. Place the leather for both sides in the frame without cutting. The palm is of brown velvet, and the trimming (that is the long end) is black

BOY'S

CAP

IN

velvet. Cut out the palm, sew in on the leather, covering the edges with the gold cord as seen in the design. The vein in the palm is the stem, gold cord, the little dots on the outside, beyond the balls, are black beads, and those between the gold cord (which forms the stems to the balls), are gold beads. The centers of the balls are filled with cherry silk, and the leaves at the bottom of palm are of the shaded green silk, bordered with gold cord. Send to the pocketbook manufactory to be made up.

PLAIN

CROCHET.

BY MRS. JANE WEAVER. FOR the engraving of this Cap, see the front oz. white double zephyr ; oz. Flosselle silk, of the number. black; coarse cotton cord, brown or black. Crochet over the cord with the brown wool, oz. brown double zephyr ; } MATERIALS. 170