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(b.) In the above method of commencement there is a tendency for the 
first weft to split up from the division of the butt-tuft. To prevent this 
the basket beginning is used. The first weft is not divided at its butt- 
tuft. The second weft is crossed over it (fig. 11). The butt-tuft of weft 1 
ordinary strips of flax, and then the butt-tufts of the wefts are plaited in 
on the left side, as in the usual whiri. In the case of the tapora a cord long 
enough to form a loop for hanging up is plaited, but in the ordinary floor- | 
mat just enough is plaited to fix the commencement ere including the 
wefts. During the progress of the whiri the butt ends of the wefts are hel 
in position by the left hand, whilst the right hand adds the fresh wefts | 
and twists the butt-tufts into position, 1 
The body of the mat is usually plaited with a twilled-two stroke in- 
horizontal or vertical lines; and combinations of the two are used. The 
Pese. aes may be used entirely or in combinations with twilled twos- 
The finish in 
kopetipeti by the 
