Fig. 484.—Fasten it down with another tack.
Take one strip of the blue and tack it on the line at the upper left-hand corner of the board about two inches from the side edge. Leave one end of the warp longer than the other and drive the tack only part of the way in ([Fig. 483]). Give the strip two twists toward you, close to the tack, and fasten it down with another tack on the line just half an inch from the first tack. See [Fig. 484].
Fasten your strips on in this way with the tacks half an inch apart and you will have eight ends or eight strips of warp which will form the side border. For the top border cut the blue strips into ten-inch pieces, twist them at the middle so that the ends will be of an even length, and tack them along the line as far as you wish the centre to extend; then add the longer strips of warp for the other side border, as in [Fig. 485]. To the ends of the short blue warp sew strips of white, lapping the ends with the blue on top. Sew them securely like [Fig. 486] and whip the end edges to make them lie perfectly flat.
Fig. 485.—This will make a border.
This will give a white centre of warp with a blue border at the top and sides. Draw each strip of warp down until it is smooth and taut and tack it near the bottom edge of the board. Be very careful to have the warp of the border and the centre measure the same distance across the bottom as across the top and keep each strip in a straight line from the top ([Fig. 487]). Frequent measurements while weaving will keep your rug true and prevent narrowing between the two rows of tacks.
Fig. 486.—Sew the pieces securely.