WINDING RODS 



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to be used in winding, a bit of wax, a pair of 

 small scissors, and a very sharp knife. From 

 the buttonhole silk cut a piece four inches 

 long, wax it, lay the ends together and draw it 

 through the fingers until it will lie straight 

 with the looped end ready for use. We will 

 call it the pull-through. 



It is assumed that your silk is not waxed, 

 and that you take up the butt joint of your 

 rod, the first winding to be put on just above 

 the metal taper of the handgrasp. Lay the 

 silk along the rod, hold the end with the left 

 thumb and begin the first circle, toward the 

 right, turning the rod toward the left mean- 



Fig. 56. Method of Attaching Winding at Beginning. 



