School: St Columb's Moville
- Location:
- Moville, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Hamilton Stewart
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1119, Page 295
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- (continued from previous page)keeping the ends in the inside. Now insert each end in through the fold of other one continuing until the belt is long enough.
A pen wiper is easily made out of oblong pieces of cloth. The edge are nicked and blanket stitches down the back to make it into a book. This is very useful for school children.
A baby doll can be made out of some flowers. A Canterbury bell forms the frock. Very carefully push a twig through the stem to make the arms. Run a small green leaf through each end of the twig for hands. The head is a daisy, with the petals out to look like a bonnet. Mark the features in with ink on the yellow centre, and the doll is complete.
A little boat can be made of a banana skin with strips of card board for seats. A little stone can be put in the bottom to make ballast if necessary.
- Collector
- May Hutchinson
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moville, Co. Donegal
