left thumb and index pick up the end of the right far loop and, without twisting the strings, thread the whole loop from below through the small circle formed on the far string of the fight near loop and put the far loop back into its former place.
With the left thumb and index pick up the near string of the right far loop about two inches to the right of the ring through which it has just been threaded, and with
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the right thumb and index pick up the same string about two inches farther on to the right; in the same way as before, make a similar circle in this string by passing the string held by the right thumb and index over the string held by the left thumb and index; in this circle the cross of the strings should be away from you. Pick up
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with the left thumb and index the right near loop, and, without twisting the strings, thread the whole loop from above and away from you through the circle just formed in the near string of the right far loop, and put it back in its place on your lap.
