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end towards you under the left hand ; lay the silk 

 on the rod (Fig. 41), and turn the latter till the 

 end is caught under the first coil of silk, guiding 

 the latter with the right finger and thumb ; keep 



Fig. 41. — Method of commencing to wind a Rod. 



turning with the left hand from you, steadying 

 the other end of the joint against something, — a 

 post will do, — and so continue till y^u have a 

 quarter of an inch (if it be the large end of the 



Fig. 42. — Mettiod of fini siting off winding ujiifi "/nuisibie" Knot. 



rod) wound. Now make the invisible knot (Fig. 

 42), and draw it tight by tightening the coils, and, 

 pulling the end through, cut off close, and it is 



