162 THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO 



The first loose coil, B, then is picked up by inserting 

 under it the point of the shoemakers'-awl ; the thread- 

 end, C, is caught by tightening this coil, and the re- 

 maining loose coils are laid up against the rest of 

 the wrapping, which is completed in the same manner 

 as described above. 



The most ingenious method of all, but not always 

 applicable, is first to decide under how many coils 

 you wish to bury the terminal-end, and then to throw 



Fig. 6 Fig. 7 Fig. 8 Fig. 9 



Silk winding: (6) Marlin-pin method; (7,8, and 9) Method in which 

 terminal coils are thrown first around joint 



these coils loosely around the joint upon beginning 

 the wrapping. The silk is not cut until all is fin- 

 ished and pulled taut, so none is wasted. It prac- 

 tically is a reversal of the method first described. 

 Referring to Fig. 7, suppose that it is desired to 

 start at A and to wind toward the bottom of the 

 page. B is the spool-end of the silk, C indicates four 

 loose coils, and D is the loose-end of the silk. The 



