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in two rows. Lay a line of soft bark, rags, or other woof 

 in this opening on top of the batten, making sure that it 

 projects a couple of inches at each end. Double these 

 long ends around the strong cords {F F) then back along 

 themselves. Now draw out the spreading batten and press 

 the woof down tight. 



Run the batten through alternate threads again, but 

 the reverse way of last, and this time it goes more slowly 

 for the lack of a guide rod.* Lay a new line of woof as 



This is done much more quickly by help of a heald-rod, that is, a horizontal stick as 

 wide as the blanket, with every other strand of the warp loosely looped to it by a running 

 cord near the top. When this rod is pulled forward it reverses the set of the threads and 

 allows the batten to drop in at once. 



