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Sinistral 2, after passing under dextral 2, passes between two dextrals and, _ 
coming into the vertical line of the left border, is bent back into the body _ 
to become а dextral. S3 passes between four dextrals and 84 between six | 
before being turned back. 85 passes between eight dextrals, and, this being | 
a usual width for plaiting, it is not necessary to turn it back for the present, _ 
Working with eight dextrals, picking up four and dropping four, the plaiter — 
works towards the right across the article with the diagonal edge shown. _ 
As each sinistral weft is placed between the alternating fours, a fresh dextral _ 
is picked up below and the top dextral of the previous series left out. [у 
she keeps to the eight dextrals throughout the width of the article, and the — 
last row plaited is parallel with the lower edge of the mat. When the right | 
edge of the article is reached, the dextral wefts which project beyond it - 
are turned back into the body of the mat, as on the left, and become sinistrals. | 
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Fic. 1.—Commencement of weaving a taka mat, showing arrangement 
extral and sinistral wefts. 
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e «eeping of the two layers distinct renders the work much. 
and avoids confusion. Plate 78 fig. 2, shows the lower layer of sim 
the dextrals finished with looped over on the left, and those to be 
with in their normal position on the right. The first completed 
