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76 The first and last strands form the border at each side
around which the working strands are turned, four being
shown, though any number may be used.
Russian The first working strand is turned around the left-hand
border and under the second working strand, Fig 1, before
being laid away to the left, Fig 2. Each strand in turn,
Sennit, Six working left to right is tucked under its neighbour, also
laid away to the left, Figs 3 to 5, and drawn tight w ith the
Stranded last under the right-hand border, ready for the return,
Fig 6,
All working strands are returned vertica l and the border
strand turned, Fig 7, after which the return reeving is made
from right to left, Figs 8 to 10, thus completing the first
'over and back', The completed length, Fig 11 , is fi nished
off by joining the border strands across the bottom and
hitching the working strands to it (not illustrated).
Russian Mat
A square or rectangu lar mat can also be made on the same
principle, using a large number of strands, obviously far
too complicated to be photographed, even if necessary.