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number of stitches on each row. We then start 

 another row until a square piece of net is completed. 



Place the string loop in the centre of the square 

 and continue to work round the bottom meshes until 

 the net is of the desired size (see Fig. VI.). Finish off 

 by working the last row in double cord or a slightly 

 stouter cord. 



If the material is sound to commence with, the net 

 will last a number of years, provided of course it is 

 not stowed away wet and left to rot. But many 

 anglers prefer a waterproof net. A useful dressing 

 is to soak the net in a shallow vessel containing poppy 

 oil; all superfluous oil should be wiped off and the 

 net spread out to dry, preferably in the open air. Or 

 a quicker drying method is to mix some boiled lin- 

 seed oil with some quick-drying copal varnish in 

 equal parts. All blobs of oil should be wiped off 

 when the net is stretched out to dry. 



Other types of nets for angling purposes can be 

 made on similar principles, including casting nets, 

 drum nets for storing live minnows, drag nets, etc. 



