Plate LXXV. Carabao cart and driver design.
Carabao, Cart, and Driver Design.
The distance from A to B is 32 straws, but it must be woven twice that size, making A B equal 64.
All the sizes given below are double the count on the drawings:
from A to B is 64;
from B to C is 40;
from C to D is 18;
from D to E is 6;
from D to F is 8;
from A to D is 122;
from B to I is 30; and
from G to H is 16.
Count from the corner A to B and weave B C. Count from A to D and mark off D. Count from C to D and test the count. From each corner of the mat make a count similar to A D and mark. Weave the border line, commencing at D, around the entire mat, touching the marks at the corners. Weave design B C, and a similar design in each remaining corner. Count from B to I and weave design I J. At J count 2 and weave another design like I J facing I J. The space between the backs of the carts, not shown on this diagram, is 6.
Mats woven for this design should be in the following sizes:
258 by 396;
258 by 534;
396 by 534;
534 by 672; or
672 by 810.
In tikug mats of natural color straw the following colors may be used:
Singly, No. 2, 3, 6, 10, or 15; and No. 3 with border line of No. 9.