Figure 93.—Permanent food platter, combining two midrib strips.

Two dextral bearing strips are placed together, referred to as the far and near strip. a, The strips are placed with the leaflets of the near strip (1,' 2,' and 3') opposite the leaflet intervals of the far strip. b, Commencing on the left, the first leaflet (1) of the far strip is twisted over two leaflets on the right (1' and 2), which means one from each strip. The leaflets twisted over are shown inclined to the left, where they are kept temporarily by the left middle finger. c, The first leaflet of the near strip (1') is now twisted over the next two leaflets on the right (2 and 2') again one from each strip. d, The next leaflet on the far strip (2) is twisted over two untwisted leaflets on the right (2' and 3). The technique is now established. The leaflet on the left is taken alternately from each strip and twisted over two untwisted leaflets on its right, which will always be one from each strip. Thus the next movement will be the leaflet (2') from the near strip over the two leaflets (3 and 3'). This is continued throughout to the right end of the strip. e, The finished appearance where the two strips are bound closely together and the dextral wefts of the near strip have filled in the gaps of the far strip. The two sinistral strips are treated in a similar manner except that the twisting commences on the right and the right leaflet from each strip is twisted alternately over two untwisted leaflets on the left.