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while. This will bind the end of silk, as shown 

 in Fig. 56. Turn the rod slowly toward the 

 left with the left hand, holding the silk tight 

 in the right hand, which guides it. Draw the 

 silk as tight as possible during the first three 

 turns, so that it will adhere to the rod. 



If you wish to make ten or twelve circlets, 

 after the sixth one lay the pull-through ( d Fig. 

 57) along the rod, loop toward the left, and 



Figure 57. 



wind over it, as shown in Fig. 60 ; but if the 

 winding is to be narrow, the pull-through 

 should be inserted at the beginning. This step 

 is illustrated in Figs. 57 and 58. Count each 



Figure 58. 



complete circlet, at least at first, in order that 

 all windings will be uniform. At the end hold 

 the wound silk under the left thumb, cut it 

 within an inch of the thumb, tuck the end (b 



