Diagonally Interlaceded Fingerweaving -- Openface Fingerweaving <br> joining bands starting on right hand side with the first strand in the bottom layer of the shed.

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[Part 3] Right side start; first strand in bottom layer.

This part of the tutorial uses two sets of yarn strands that have different colors and an even number of strands.
The top layer of the shed is on the left to right diagonal.
The first strand on the right hand side is in the bottom layer of the shed.

Set up the head sticks so that the first strand on the right hand side will be in the bottom layer of the shed. Then pick up the shed with the left hand.

[figure-3-1] joining-part-3-R-L-bottom-1

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[Part 3] row 1
Start weaving on the right hand side. Weave until there is one bottom yarn strand remaining in the right hand color band.

[OBSERVE] The last strand of the right hand color band and the first strand of the left and color band are both in the bottom layer of the shed.

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[Part 3] row 1
Starts the interlock of the two color bands.

Reach under the last strand of the right hand color band (a bottom layer yarn strand).

Pick up the first top layer yarn strand of the left hand color band.

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[Part 3] row 1
Pull the first top layer yarn strand of the left hand color band over the last bottom layer yarn strand of the left hand color band . Then under the last bottom right hand color band strand.

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[Part 3] row 1
Transfer the strands to the left index finger.

The right hand side color yarn strand is placed over the left hand index finger.

The left hand side color yarn strand is placed under the left hand index finger.

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[Part 3] row 1
Start the interlocking of the two color bands.

Use the right hand thumb and index finger to pick up the the first top right hand side color strand.

Use the left hand thumb and index finger to pick up the the last bottom right hand side color strand.

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[Part 3] row 1
Place the first left hand side top strand under the right hand index finger.

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[Part 3] row 1
Place the first right hand side top strand under the left hand index finger.

[NOTE]this completes the interlock of the two strands.

[NOTE] Both strands have been turned back into their respective color bands

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[Part 3] row 2

Weave row 2

[NOTE]Add aditional rows of weaving until the work piece is the desired length.

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