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2 each pair of green cords will have one lower 4 Repeat the action of taking the lower green
strand, moving it anti-clockwise behind its pair
and dropping it over the yellow, then bring the
and one higher than the other after the initial

yellow up and drop the second green to the
start. take the lower one and pass it to its right
(anti-clockwise) behind its partner and then left of the yellow.
over the top of the yellow. in the start position
only, merely take the left strand of the pair of
green strands, instead of the lower one. the
word ‘behind’ here means closer to the centre
of the cork or body on which you are building
the sinnet.

5 Here is the side view with all three yellow

strands raised and all six green strands dropped.
note that the former pairs of green strands,
having danced around each other, are now
paired up with a strand from the next pair,
3 now lift up the yellow strand and drop the the valeta waltz, an old-fashioned ballroom
instead of their former partner – kind of like
dance!
second green strand down to the left (clock-
wise) of the yellow. Hold the green strands
down with your non-dominant hand – here i
am using my left hand.

6 now, raise each pair of green

strands pair by pair in the air, and
move the yellow strand on the
right (anti-clockwise) of each pair
to its left (clockwise) behind the
green pair clockwise (to the left)
and drop the yellow. Here we show
two sets of green strands having
been raised up and two yellows
dropped down.