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194 hand, knot the same thread as before twice on to it, hold the leader still in the left hand and knot the first leader twice on to it with the right hand, knot the remaining thread at the left side twice on to it, leaving a loop before drawing it up tight.* Pass the same leader back to the right hand, and knot the same thread twice on to it with the left hand. Then take up the two threads at the right side, hold the under one in the right hand, as leader, knot the other thread twice on to it leaving a loop as before. Pass the same leader to the left hand, and knot the same thread twice on to it. Hold the leader still in the left hand, and knot the leader at the left side twice on to it. Knot the remaining thread at the left side on it, leaving a loop as before. Then pass the leader back to the right hand and knot the same thread twice on to it. Repeat from.* A modification of this chain is seen in the fourth figure of the cut. TO MAKE LEAVES OR ROSETTES. The right hand figure shows the manner of working very plainly. Take the required number of threads, say three; take the first at the left hand and hold it in a slanting direction in the right hand as a leader; knot the second thread (counting from the left hand) on to it? then the third; take the first left hand thread in your right hand, as a leader, holding it parallel to the leader; knot the other two on. Take the three next threads; hold the right hand one in the left hand as a leader, holding it so that it will slant at the same angle as the leaf just made. Knot the two threads, taking them from right to left on to this leader; take the thread that now lies on the right hand and use as a leader, holding it parallel to the row just worked. The next step is to unite these leaves by a Solomon's knot, which is described below. Repeat the process