Figure 117.—Sleeping mat (fala), finishing edge:

a, The plaiting edge of the completed section on right. The left edge has been worked up until a working edge is obtained. The working dextrals consist of two sets of three; the recumbent set (2, 4, and 6) and the raised set (3, 5, 7). The weft (1), were it not for the left edge, would be turned forward as the discarded top dextral. Into the shed formed, the sinistral (1') has been placed. b, According to the rule laid down above, the discarded top dextral must be turned down on the sinistral (1'). The weft (1) which has reached the edge as a sinistral is given the turn it would have received had the plaiting continued up the left side and brought across the sinistral to function as a dextral. It is then given another half turn and turned down at right angles to lie on the sinistral (1'). c, The check movement is made as usual by dropping the top raised dextral (3), picking up (4) and so alternately until the raised set (3, 5, 7) have been crossed over the sinistral (1') with the turned down weft lying on it and the other set (4, 6, and 8) are raised and held in the left hand. Note that as the top working dextral (2) of the last working set has been discarded the next dextral below (8) has been picked up to complete the working set. The shed has also been formed for the next sinistral on the right (2'). Below the last crossing weft of the series brought over (7), the free end of the turned down dextral projects. With the disposal of the first turned down dextral, the technique is established. d, The next sinistral (2') is placed in the shed prepared by the last movement. The discarded top dextral (2) is turned down at right angles on it. The movement is completed by crossing the raised set of dextrals (4, 6, 8), picking up the recumbent dextrals (5 and 7) and the next dextral below (9) to complete the working series as the top dextral (3) of the previous movement has been dropped out of the working dextrals. The shed is automatically prepared for the next sinistral (3'), upon which the dropped top dextral (3) will be turned down. e, The automatic combination of this technique is shown. When completed, the long ends of the turned down dextrals are cut off below the last crossing dextral and the projecting ends of the sinistrals are also cut off at the finishing edge as shown in the left of the figure.