Figure 13. Plaiting technique, full midrib commencement. a, full leaf section with natural dextrals (1, 2) on far side; leaflets on near side form sinistrals, doubled over midrib and passed obliquely under its opposite dextral; first dextral (1) raised by left hand while opposite leaflet (1′) is bent over midrib and passed under raised dextral with right hand. b, next dextral (2) raised, but dextral (1) above it left down to comply with check technique; opposite leaflet (2′) bent over leaf midrib and passed under dextral (2) and over 1; next dextral (3) raised; opposite leaflet (3′) becomes working sinistral. c, check technique has been established and full working edge of six dextrals (1–6) built up; top dextral dropped with each movement and new dextral picked up; leaflet from near side of leaf midrib placed in shed formed as sinistral; first two sinistrals (1′, 2′) are twisted in at left edge to show how side edges are formed with half-twist of leaflet as they are turned in to function as dextrals. Plaiting carried on for full length of leaf segment.