i 5 8 THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO 



after completing one circular turn which termi- 

 nates each spiral course and by reversing the 

 joint, end for end, which starts you back all right 

 when a succeeding spiral is to be wound in the same 

 direction around the joint, but lengthwise of the 

 joint in a direction opposite to that taken by its im- 

 mediate predecessor. Complex as this may sound, 

 it really is the acme of simplicity in operation, as 

 you will learn at the very first attempt. 



In order to have the spacing of the second spiral 

 conform to that of the one first wound, it is neces- 

 sary only to see that the threads of the two spirals 



Fig. 5 Silk winding 



cross at the same angular side of the rod-joint, 

 which you select in preference to a flat surface, for 

 more accurate guidance (A, Fig. 5). 



Two additional spirals are needed to produce the 

 closer trellised or diamond effect sought, and these 

 are laid so as to halve the space (as shown by the 

 dotted lines in the illustration) between the spirals 

 previously wound, the eye alone readily serving here 

 as an efficient guide. 



Intricate as the process may appear from the ulti- 

 mate result, the reader soon will understand that it 

 is only the first spirals over each joint that must be 

 wound with a great deliberation and care as to sym- 



