160 THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO 



We start a solid circular-winding in exactly the 

 same way that we started the spiral-winding, that is 

 by catching the starting-end of the thread under the 

 first few coils. When nearing the end of your wrap- 

 ping, hold the last tight coil, A, with the thumb of 



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Fig. 2 Fig. 3 _ . 



Silk winding: (i) Starting the loose coils; (2) Free end of silk run under; 



(3) Loose coils wound tightly over terminal end awl-point holds loop; 



(4) The loop drawn in; (5) Separate-loop method 



the left hand, while after cutting the silk to allow 

 a sufficiently long end with the other hand you 

 make several loose coils, B, in the same direction 

 around the joint as previously, but a short distance 

 from and winding back toward this last tight coil; 

 insert the free end of the silk, C, under the coil, A, 

 held by the left thumb ; continue the winding by hold- 

 ing on to the loop, D, which unwraps the loose coils 

 while at the same time it transfers them into tight 

 coils laid up against the completed section of the 

 permanent winding and binds the terminal silk-end 

 tightly underneath; insert a large pin, point of a 



