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hauling tight each round until the posts are securely held together. Finish

off with a half hitch.

figure 125

Square plait: easier and quicker to make than a square sennit, this has the

added advantage of being formed on a single strand.

Begin by forming a Tom Fool’s knot (see page 173) (figure 126.1)., after
which you should make a bight in the standing part and pull it through
the loop on the right-hand side, securing it there by pulling back on the
strand of the left-hand loop (figure 126.2).

Repeat the process by taking a bight through the left-hand loop, which
you haul tight by one strand of the right-hand loop. You continue
working alternately until the required length is reached (figure 126.3).

figure 126.1