Pampus grass owls make decorative centerpieces
By JOANNE SPAHR
LANCASTER, Pa.
Pampus grass isn’t the most
gorgeous plant the eye will
ever behold, but it is an
excellent material to use in
making crafts. Found in old
gardens and out-of-the-way
places, the purpose for the
grass had nearly been
forgotten until recently when
its value as a decorative
plumage was revived.
Mrs. Nancy Garber,
Elizabethtown Rl, is one
person who knows the value
of pampus grass and puts it
Nancy Garber has created a her pampus grass owls on wood with
decorative arrangement by placing dried ferns.
ELECT NOAH W.
WENGER
Republican
A General Assembly Candidate
For The 99th District Who
CARES
A lifelong resident of the District, he makes his living oper
ating a livestock and poultry farm at RDI, Stevens.
As past President of the Lancaster County Farmers
Association, former chairman of the Pa. A.S.C.S. Committee and
serving on the Governors Advisory Committee on Solid Waste
Management. He understands farmers problems.
He’s a man you can rely on to relate to your problems and
be available to act!
to good use. One of the many
women of the Lancaster
County Farmers’
Association who demon
strated crafts at Park City
shopping mall all last week,
Mrs. Garber’s specialty on
Monday was showing how to
make pampus grass owls.
These owls make cute
centerpieces when displayed
on sections of board or
driftwood, and they are
actually relatively simple to
make.
Procedure
To begin making the owls,
VOTE NOAH W. WENGER -
TUESDAY, NOV. 2
take 12 plumes of the grass,
and holding them together at
the stems, bend the plumage
over, bringing the furry
strands down so that they
are even with the ends of the
stems. Tie this grass in place
about I-V2 to 2 inches below
the top using button and
carpet thread. After the
plumage is tied into place,
this becomes the “head” of
the owl. Once this head
is made, the next step in the
procedure is to pick the side
which is the nicest looking on
which to create the face.
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Once the side for the face tie them down with the the unruly short ends
is chosen turn the owl button and carpet thread at the body is smooth.
around to create the “back” the “feet” of the bird. The next area of the bird
of the bird To mair» the By this time, with all the which has to be shaped is the
back, take eight plumes of folding and bending, various 1 “breast.” To make this
pampas, grass and place short ends of the pampus section, take four more
them at the “neck” of ths grass will stick out between plumes and tie them to the
owl. Then, fold these plumes the securely fastened ends, front of the bird in the same
in the opposite direction of So, Mrs. Garber suggests manner you did with the
the “head” grass' strands, that you “give your owl a eight plumes that form the
When the eight plumes haircut.” In other words,
have been folded properly, take a scissors and trim off
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