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whenever thecompletedstage YOO VINO LONG, 
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reached by starting from the 
right, dropping two and 
picking up one, etc., as in 
section 496 (fig. 226). 
500. As already mentioned 
(sec. 493), the terminals of XX 
the locking cords may be }Q 
decorated with tassels, feath- 
ers, or feather down. The 
tassel (fig. 227 A) is made 
of a bundle of loosely spun 
single-ply cotton strands 
tied at their center with an- 
other one, its free end acting 
as the supporting string, 
with which it will be finally 
attached to the locking cord. 
The extremities of the bun- 
dle are now turned down \ Way 
and over, and again tied be- A AY 
low so as to form a neck 
separating head from body 
(B). The strands are next K 
carefully trimmed and cut (1X e AX 
to shape, with the ends ae : 
Fic. 226.—Sketch to show portion of completed 
frayed out. When com- sling with initial and final knots (a, b) woven 
pleted the tassel, about 14 in both two-and-two (c) and two-and-one (d) 
inches long, is attached to Saal 
the cord in one or other of two ways. In one, the commoner, the end 
of the cord is opened up, the plies separated into two bundles and 
tied in a reef knot (C). 
The supporting string of 
the tassel is then tied to one 
of the bundles above the 
knot. In the other method 
the ends of the cord are also 
separated, and all except 
two or three of the plies 
tied and cut. These two or 
three are rolled into a sin- 
eee, , gle strand (D) and the tas- 
Fic. 227.—Finishing off the terminals of the 3 ° 
locking cords. sel tied onto it. 
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