CH. XVII 



SPLICING A THONG 



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knot, must be slit so as to give four strips, round 

 and between which to braid the black thread. 



A thong, otherwise good, which has been cut 

 or broken, should be spliced as shown in Fig. 

 163:— 



The unbraided strands ' a' and ' b' of the ends of 

 the broken thong, being tied round the parts of the 



Fig. 163. 



thong, as at A, the two knots are pulled tight to- 

 gether as shown at B. The ends are then cut off 

 and the knot rolled between two hard surfaces. 



In Fig. 163, A, the end 'a' is left in a position to 

 show the knots under it, but before pulling the 

 knots together, it must be pulled * tightly into the 

 space between the two parts of the thong, as at 

 'b,' and it then covers the knots and is jammed 

 when they are drawn together, as shown at B. 



* After tucking the last ends, ' a' and ' b, ' into the space between 

 the two parts of the thong, it is convenient to seize them with a pair 

 of nippers in order to pull them as tight as possible. 



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