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its fibres pointing towards the left, as in Fig. 6. 

 Grip the herl with the tweezers, and wind it 

 round the shank until sufficient butt has been 



formed; let the tweezers hang down so that 

 their weight keeps the herl taut, then secure 

 by two turns of the binding silk (2), and cut 

 off as closely as possible (see Fig. 7). 



Having formed the tag, tail, and butt, we will 

 complete as a plain floss silk body ribbed with 

 silver. 



