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.separate smaller piece of paper is folded in half or quarters and the 

 motive is drawn (m one section of the folded paper. It is then put on 

 to a- board and cut throuj'-h all the folds by means of a sharp-pointed 

 knife. It is subsequently unfolded and laid on the lar^e pattern, 

 being kept in place by means of a few small fragments of bees'-wax 

 placed between the two papers, and a pencil nni round it, when it 

 may l>e removed. The drawing of the pattern being completed, it is 

 cut out with a knife, all those portions of the paper which are to 

 appear in gold thread l>eing left and those which are to show the 

 foundation are to be removed, care being taken to leave narrow strips 

 of paper to support the pattei'n where necessary, and a circle, scjuans 

 or other border is to be left to enclose the whole. This latter is called 

 the tali-ayer, or water-course. These paper templets are called achu 

 in Kuala Kangsar. 



Strong cai'dboard is then built up l)y pasting several thicknesses 

 of brown paper together, with two sheets of white for outside covers. 

 When dry the paper templet is laid on this card, being kept in place 

 as before mentioned by a little wax here and there, and the design is 

 carefully traced by means of a tine-pointed pencil. The templet 

 heing removed, the pencil lines are cut through with a knife. 



To make cording, narrow strips of rattan of the kind called rotcm 

 segur are taken. These are then passed through holes punched in a 

 piece of tinned iron. First through large holes and then succes- 

 sively through smaller ones, till the strip becomes round and of the 

 required size. 



This process much resembles wire drawing, l)ut differs from it 

 mainly on account of the physical characteristics of the two materials. 

 In the case of wire, the diameter is reduced by passing it through a 

 series of conical holes, whereby its length is augmented at the expense 

 of its section ; while in the rattan, the sharp edges of the tin-plate 

 scrape oif portions of its substance without adding anything U) its 

 length. 



The cardboard pattern, which is called temjmlok, is put on to the 

 cloth, usually velvet, which is to form the foimdation of the design, 

 and tacked down with stitches from a quarter to half an inch apart. 

 The stitches are taken transverselv across the card and not throug-h it. 

 Where lines are required to complete the design, the prepared ratta)! 

 is stitched on in the same way. 



It should be mentioned that the foundation cloth, with its backing 

 of coarser material, is stretched on a horizontal work-frame before the 

 application of the card pattern. 



The next step is to cover the pattern with gold thread. For this 

 purpose a winder is used consisting of a piece of bamboo about 9 

 inches long, across one end, and about H inches from it, a shorter 



