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SQUAREMATIING

Thismattinghasa specifically
squareshapethatis obtained
byusingfourintersecting
diagonals.A simplevariation
istoincreasethenumberof
interlacingdiagonalsonthe
foursides.thusincreasingthe
sizeofthematwhilst
retainingitssquareshape.
Alternatively,youcan
increasethemononeside
onlytogiveita rectangular
shape,butitisbetterto
masterthetechniqueof
makingsquaremattingbefore
attemptingthis.Thereis
nothingparticularlydifficult
aboutmakingthismat,and
themethodis clearly
illustratedinthephotographs;
butafewpracticalhintsmay
helpmaketheoutcomemore
successful.Youneed
adequatespaceonwhich 10
layoutthematting.asit
requiresmanyyardsofrope,
whichareconstantlybeing
movedaround.Sincethiscan
leadtogreatconfusionand
makethematjusta massof
tangles.becarefulnotto
movetheturnsthathave
alreadybeenlaidwhen
passingtheendthrough.

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