Take a piece of brown linen ten and a half inches by nine and a half inches. Fold it in half so that it measures five and a quarter inches by nine and a half inches. Stamp a spray of daisies or wild roses on one side and mark what the envelope is supposed to hold, such as receipts or clippings. Brown linen does not soil as easily as white. Embroider the flowers and the lettering, then dampen the linen thoroughly and press on the wrong side. Now take two pieces of cardboard that measure eight and a half inches by four and three quarters. Cover the cardboard with the linen, use long stitches as described in the needle case, except that two pieces of the cardboard are placed side by side on the brown linen. Now take two pieces of brown paper the same size as the cardboard and cover the stitches. Paste should be used to make the paper stick to the linen.
Fig. 160. The case completed
Make six envelopes by taking six pieces of paper nine by thirteen inches and cut a two and a half inch square from each corner ([Figure 158]). One inch over from where the squares are cut make a star. There are eight such points as you note. Connect the dot to the corner by a line. Cut the paper along the lines. Fold the ends in, then fold the bottom flap over these and paste. Fold the top flap over without pasting ([Figure 159]).
Now, holding these six envelopes in the case with bottom edges touching the space between the two cardboards, punch three holes through linen, cardboard, and envelopes.
Take a half a yard of ribbon and run through the holes and tie the ends in a bow on the corner.
Take another half a yard of ribbon and cut in two. Fasten a piece on each side of the cover ([Figure 160]). These two pieces are tied in a bow and keep the base of the case closed.