The nursery scrap-books made of linen or colored cambric are, perhaps, familiar to most of our readers; but for the benefit of those who may not yet have seen these durable little books, we will give the following directions for making one:
| Fig. 117—Scrap-book opened and stitched through the middle. | Fig. 118—Scrap-book folded and then stitched. |
Cut from a piece of strong linen, colored cambric, or white muslin, four oblongs twenty-four inches long by twelve inches wide. Buttonhole-stitch the edges all around with some bright-colored worsted, then place the oblongs neatly together and stitch them directly through the centre with strong thread ([Fig. 117]). Fold them over, stitch again, as in [Fig. 118], and your book is finished and ready for the pictures.
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| Fig. 119—Three Wise Men of Gotham | Fig. 121—Little Jack Horner. |
Fig. 120—Materials for Three Wise Men of Gotham.
It is in the preparation of these pictures that you will find the novelty of the plan I propose. Instead of pasting in cards and pictures which have become too familiar to awaken interest, let the young book-makers design and form their own pictures by cutting special figures, or parts of figures, from different cards, and then pasting them together so as to form new combinations.