The position of the baby was often changed to prevent flattening of the bound to the cradle with homespun and hand-woven cotton tape four or five feet long and about four inches in width. At a later period, for weaving these tapes, the parents bought aniline-dyed Germantown wool when they could afford it, which was woven into various designs. A detachable hood was made by weaving strips of willowbark in and out of twenty or more willow withes. These withes were first bound closely together at inches on the underside. The weaving was done in patterns which for decoration, were accentuated by the use of colors.
Ladles made of mesquite wood are to be found in every house.
Pelvin Newman makes them from the trunk of a mesquite, which will produce from four to six ladles. The wood must be worked while green, as it is very hard and will crack when dry. No drawing is made for a pattern. The wood is dampened from time to time as the work progresses. Newman makes mixing bowls of the old-fashioned kind, and for modern trade he also manufactures rough rolling pins.