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Figure 10-9. Make a six-strand Matthew Walker at
the base of the button loop braid, and add some
six-strand French Sinnet as follows: Take three
adjacent strands in each hand. Pass the uppermost
left strand over one and under one to the right so
that it becomes the lowermost strand in the right Figure 10-10. Make another six-strand Matthew
hand. Pass the uppermost right strand to the left, Walker at the end of about 2 ⁄4 inches of French Sin-
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under one and over two, so that it becomes the low- net, flatten the Matthew Walker with a mallet, and
ermost strand in the left hand. Repeat. Experiment make two three-strand braids below it. Thread the
to get a fair start out of the Matthew Walker. Star Knot onto one of these braids, and make another
six-strand Matthew Walker (not shown) below the
shown in Figure 10-9. It is very important to get a Star Knot. Which braid you put the button on mat-
fair start, so experiment with leading different ends ters: put it on the one that is opposite the face of the
first until all six strands travel the shortest possible French sinnet that you like best.
distance before entering the braid, and the braid is
parallel with the faces of the oval. Work the strands Attaching the Button
up snug and fair. Flatten the second Matthew Walker and make up
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Make a 2 ⁄4-inch length of sinnet and Constric- two ⁄4-inch bits of three-strand braid, one behind
tor it ⁄4 inch from its end for a fair finish. Unlay the the other, as shown in Figure 10-10. Thread the
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strands back to the Constrictor and put in another Star Knot onto the front one. Which of these two
six-strand Matthew Walker. identical braids is the front one? Take a look at the
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