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cane runs over the first set of parallel cane. 

 If the first strand of cane has not been used 

 up in the operation, the remainder is used to 

 begin the second step. 



The third step is a repetition of the first 

 two. The cane of the series runs over the 

 first and second series and parallel with the 

 first. As each strand is used up, bind the 

 end by pulling it under a cane, crossing from 

 one hole to another 



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underneath the frame 



Then cut it off about 



]4 in. from the cane. 



This binding is clearly 



illustrated. The loose 



end at the starting 



point is tied in the 



same manner, and all 



other ends should be 



tied as soon as the 



strand is used up. 



Thus the use of many 



pegs is avoided and 



a neat binding is as- 

 sured. 



The actual weav- 

 ing begins with the 



fourth step. This 



may be done entirely 



by hand, but it is 



slow work. A needle 



should be used. Start 



at a hole next to a 



corner one on either 



rail that has been 



used but once, work- 

 ing from the caned 



side toward the open 



frame. Pass over and 



and under the strands 



necessary to form the weave, turning the 

 needle from side to side in order to catch the 

 canes back of the point. When across, 

 thread the needle with the strand and pull it 

 through, being careful to avoid a twist. Pull 

 the end down through the hole, pairing the 

 canes. Pull the cane up through the next 

 hole and start the needle from the opposite 

 side of the frame. Repeat the first opera- 

 tion, thus pairing another set of canes. 

 Continue this operation until all the canes 

 are paired and all holes used. Soak the 

 woven cane with a wet sponge, and with two 

 pegs straighten the strands of cane and force 

 all pairs together. Small open pairs are thus 

 formed over the area being caned. Unless 

 the cane is soaked very thoroughly, it 



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will prove rather difficult to pair the canes. 

 The fifth step is the weaving of one set of 

 diagonals. Start the strand at any corner 

 hole. Use one hand over and one under the 

 frame. As the worker becomes more skillful, 

 he find it easier to give the cane a slight 

 curve and work with both hands on the upper 

 surface. Use an end of cane long enough for 

 convenient handling, then pull the entire 

 strand through the 

 length of the frame, 

 provided the area is 

 not too great. Care 

 must be taken to 

 avoid twisting the 

 cane. The cane runs 

 very easily and par- 

 tially under a cane 

 at the corners of the 

 squares, if the weav- 

 ing is correctly done. 

 This is plainly shown 

 in the illustration. 

 All the corners bind 

 and the strand pulls 

 with great difficulty if 

 the cane is incorrectly 

 woven. On parallel 

 canes see that the 

 canes run either over 

 or under the pairs. 



The sixth step is 

 just the same as the 

 fifth, the canes run- 

 ning at right angles 

 to the first diagonals. 

 In this step and the 

 preceding one, note 

 that two strands run 

 into the corner holes. 



Successive steps in placing the cane in the 

 holes for making a bottom in a chair 



This holds true in all rectangular frames 

 where a corner hole is bored. It permits 

 the strands to run in as straight a line as 

 possible. If it is necessary to turn abruptly 

 to enter a hole it is obvious that an error 

 has been made by the weaver. 



In the seventh step a cane of the same size 

 as that used for all the work is pulled up 

 through a hole, over the binder-cane and 

 down through- the same hole. A loop is 

 thus formed and the binder secured. Pull 

 taut, then enter the next hole, pull up the 

 cane over the binder, then down, and so on. 

 This operation may be repeated at every 

 other hole, when the holes are close together. 

 The two ends of the binder are finally over- 

 lapped and carefully secured. 



