Raffia sentence example
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- Slight ties of soft cotton wool or worsted, or moist raffia, are then applied.
- Artificial raffia is often used to make grass skirts because it is both affordable and durable.
- Bast fibre and raffia fibre are to be preferred for light subjects of this character, as they can be split to any degree of fineness.
- Artificial grass skirts, on the other hand, are often made of raffia.
- For example, if you want a grass skirt that is approximately 20 inches long, cut 40 inches strips of raffia.Starting at the center of the rope, tie the doubled raffia to the rope.Advertisement
- For example, for all-natural beeswax candles, raffia bows and labels printed on recycled paper would do the trick.
- Some raffia is made from the raffia palm, a plant that grows in tropical areas of Africa, Central America, and South America.
- Raffia is not the only choice of material.
- Decide what color you want your skirt to be, as well as the material (e.g., raffia or nylon).
- The more affordable grass skirts are made of artificial raffia, nylon, or even plastic, and they are easy to find.Advertisement
- Available materials include plastic, natural raffia, or artificial raffia.
- Determine how long you want your skirt to be and cut the raffia to double that length.
- A variety of online costume retailers offer a conservative hula girl costume for toddlers, which includes a matching floral print top and bottom trimmed with plastic raffia.
- Take a piece of green raffia, and hang it from the rope so that the ends are even.
- Slowly knot additional pieces of raffia onto the rope until it looks like a hula skirt.Advertisement
- Making a grass hula skirt is easy when using raffia, paper streamers, crepe paper, or even plastic trash bags.
- Decorate the cover, and bind the book together with staples, or punch holes through each of the coupons and the cover and tie it with raffia or decorative ribbon.
- When the sheets are all dry, put them in order and staple together, or use a hole punch to punch a hole in the top part of the hearts and tie together with ribbon or raffia.
- Run ribbon or raffia through the scarecrow's top hole and tie it, leaving a loop.
- If you cannot find a bamboo wrap try your local art supply store or hobby shop and ask them if they have any raffia.Advertisement
- Raffia is a palm frond looking string that usually comes in a light brown and can pass for palm fronds.
- Hanging the raffia around as a table or bar skirting will give your luau party decorations an authentic look.
- Take 15 or twenty of the raffia strips and tie a knot at one end about an inch from the end.
- Take a piece of raffia and tie it around the doll just above the knot you made in the raffia bundle.
- Tie a piece of raffia around the doll where the neck should be.Advertisement
- To complete the doll, wrap a couple of pieces of corn husk over the shoulders of the doll and secure them with a piece of raffia.
- Tie napkins with raffia, and place fresh fall flowers in vases.
- Tradition ascribes the origin of the drama to a religious dance of a panto- Th D mimic character, called Kagura and associated with C raffia.
- Raffia - which has taken the place of bast - is generally used for tying, and grafting wax is only used occasionally with such plants under glass.
- For tying plants to trellises and stakes soft tarred string or raffia (the fibre from the Raphia palm of Madagascar) is used.Advertisement
- You could also use raffia or lengths of fabric.
- Available to match any of the invitation designs and trimmed with matching ribbon (or plain white satin ribbon, or natural raffia ).
- Our kitchen had a lustrous plain oak table and chairs with wooden back rests pierced with hearts and raffia woven seats.
- Available to match any of the invitation designs and trimmed with matching ribbon (or plain white satin ribbon, or natural raffia).
- We suggest a simple raffia bow for the purse shaped boxes.Advertisement
- Several kinds of raffia cloth are employed in these unique pillows.
- Or head to Banon, a small village famous for its goats cheese wrapped in dried chestnut leaves and tied with a raffia ribbon.
- Probably one of the cheapest hives seen was made up from raffia palm stems.
- The oven-ready goose was sent by rail, wrapped in a raffia bag, a few days before Christmas.
- Jelly jars with plaid, stripes, and dots are a fun touch, as is adding raffia (available at craft stores) or ribbon around the top.Advertisement
- Then I put my bottle in a piece of tinted cellophane, gather up the cellophane and make a bow around the neck of the bottle with raffia.
- Wrap the basket in ivory tulle, and tie with a big bow of wired silk ribbon or raffia in either pink or blue.
- Finish with a wire edged ribbon, raffia, or other bow.
- Other materials include leather, suede, cowhide, raffia, fur, and a wide variety of synthetics.
- Choose a box, bag, tin, wrap, or other container that fits your style and wedding, and add special touches such as ribbon, silk rosebuds, raffia, charms, tags, or special messages.Advertisement
- Make or buy small tags or cards to display a thank you message, use some raffia or pretty ribbon in the wedding colors, and wrap the favor in organza or tulle.
- More exotic accents may include grains or fruit, raffia, decorative pins, or clip-on items such as a hummingbird or butterfly clip.
- Wrapping a bouquet with grapevine, corn husks, or raffia for a subtle fall touch.
- For a more rustic or western themed wedding, put a single stem into a glass canning jar and tie with raffia.
- Place programs in a woven basket tied with raffia for a more rustic look or use a flowergirl basket that has been covered in fabric.Advertisement
- At a more informal or rustic wedding, chairs can be covered in burlap sacks and tied with raffia.
- Don't forget to add a bow of antique lace, pretty ribbon, or raffia to give your gift a beautiful, finished look.
- Maritime Seashell Votive: Craftideas.info has instructions on how to make a votive holder using hot glue, cords, raffia and seashells.