Page 115 - Eric C. Fry - Knots and Ropework

The figure of eight is a knot in its own right and this plait
is simply a series of such kno ts all interwoven. Figs 1 and 62
2 show the initial figure of eight, Figs 3, 4 and 5, the
second, after which the process is repeated unti l the plait Double
is of the required length.
The amount of tension is a matter of choice, the completed
work, Fig 6, having been left loose for clarity. It could be Chain Plait
'followed around' indefinitely if so desired, by passing the
working end back and fonh, when it could become an
elongated section of a mat.

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