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strand of hair. Draw the left (yellow) strand of yarn 

 straight along the top and right side of the mane. Toss 

 the right hand strand (red) across it and let it hang down 

 on the left side of the mane. Hold all in position with 

 the left hand. Separate another strand of hair about 

 the size of the little finger from the top of the mane just 

 opposite where the yarn strands cross. Draw this di- 

 rectly toward yourself and then over the yellow strand. 

 This is done with the thumb and fore-finger of the left , 

 hand. Next draw the original strand of the mane back, 

 crossiftg the other mane strand at right angles, and ly- 

 ing over and parallel to the yellow strand of yarn. Draw 

 snugly so as to keep plait close to the top of mane. When 

 all has been drawn tightly, the yellow strand is drawn 

 toward the body of the operator, then crossed over the 

 strand of the mane which is parallel to the yellow yarn, 

 and allowed to drop over the left side of the mane. The 

 strands are held firmly Avith the left hand and the right 

 hand is passed over to secure the strand of the red yarn, 

 which is drawn directly toward the operator, crossing 

 the yellow. Draw snugly, and keep left hand holding 

 close in toward the top of the mane. Now draw the 

 strand of mane which lies to the left of the strand of yarn 

 to the right, causing it to cross the red strand. Hold 

 firmly with the left hand, reach over with the right and 

 gather up a small strand of mane from the top of the 

 neck and draw in with the other, at the same time crowd- 

 ing the plait close in to the top of the neck. Hold firmly 

 with the fore-finger of the left hand below the red yarn, 

 thumb on top of the strands which cross it. Next 

 draw the strand of mane which has been lying on the 

 right, back toward the withers, crossing the other strand 

 of mane, and thereby coming parallel to and above the 



