Figure 136.—Cordyline leaf kilt, three-ply braid commencement (fili).

The figure shows the position in actual work. The knotted end of the braid is held between the toes and the butt ends of the leaves are added on the left after the back ply on the left has twisted over the middle position in the braid. Thus, ply (3) has just passed over (2) to the middle. The leaf (4) is placed on the middle ply (3) and the right ply (1) will cross over it to the middle position. The back ply (2) on the left will cross to the middle, and the next leaf will be placed on it. The butt ends of the leaves are incorporated with their respective plies and plaited into the braid as integral parts of the plies. When the kilt formed by adding the leaves is sufficiently wide, the braid is knotted with an overhand knot.