CHAPTER XII. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON STRAW PLATTING.

Apparatus required; Bleaching Box; Mill for the Plat; Bonnet Stand; Box Iron; Dyeing Kettle; Straw Splitter; On preparing Straw; On Bleaching Straw; Dyeing Straw black; Directions for Platting; Plats; Plats of Three; Plat of Four; Angular Plat of Four; Plat of Five; Plats of Six; Plats of Seven; Plats of Eight; Plats of Nine; Plats of Ten; Plats of Eleven; Plat of Twelve; Plats of Thirteen; Plat of Fourteen; Plat of Fifteen; Plat of Sixteen; Hollow Spiral Straw work; The Tuscan Hat; English Leghorn Plat; Bonnets; Receipts for Stiffening; On cleaning Bonnets; Turning Bonnets; Hats; Mats; To make Bobbin Tape.

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PART FIRST.