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3 – and then take the next right cord again under 4 repeat with outer right cord as necessary for

three and over one, being sure to pull it tight to
length, being sure to pull the cord hard to the
the left.
left.

Here we see the plait from the front…

… and here we see it from the side, with an interesting ‘ropelike’ texture.

Plait Two Method
This pattern is also plaited using strands from one
edge, but goes under and over a different number.

1 We start, of course, with five strands clamped

together, and then pass under two, over one,
under one.