THE INVISIBLE KNOT. 



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the doubled part of the line, binding it close 

 and tight at each turn till I have hidden and 

 covered the whole of the doubled line, excepting, 

 of course, the open loop itself. Hand me that 

 long darning needle, that I may finish off with an 

 invisible knot. 



Herb. How is that ? Let me see you do it. 



Theoph. — I am now working from the looping- 

 wire towards my fingers, you see ; and having 

 whipped below the loose end of the line, I put 

 the needle with its eye towards my fingers 

 alongside it. I then whip the silk downwards 

 towards my hand, over needle and line toge- 

 ther, loosely for four or five turns. Now I put 

 the loose end of the silk through the eye of 

 the needle, and draw the needle and silk 



Fiff. 4. 



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through the turns, point foremost. Now taking 

 away the needle, and laying the loose end of the 

 silk close to the whipping already completed, 



Fig. 5. 



