Arbeitschule: Die Erbsenarbeiten: für Kinder von 4 bis 10 Jahren
Arbeitschule: Die Erbsenarbeiten is a German manual of pea-straw and pea-stalk work for children aged four to ten, edited by Friedrich Seidel, Franz Schmidt and August Köhler and published in 1866, held by Heidelberg University Library. Its plates show finished constructions of woven and stitched stalks: a wagon with spoked wheels, a basket with a handle, and an open cup-like frame, drawn in fine black line on cream paper. A designer could draw on the open, tactile geometry of these lattice and wicker forms for pattern, weave, or craft-inspired illustration.
