3. SEVERAL SILKS, TO BE PRODUCED SINGLY
(1) Spread one silk out flat and place a second silk on it, also spread out. Fold the corners of this second silk into the middle and the corners of the smaller square thus obtained also into the middle. Spread a third silk over this and fold it in the some way; continue the same procedure until all the silks have been folded. Turn this bundle of folded silks over on the first one, which has remained spread out; fold its corners over the bundle and secure the last corner with a pin.
The bundle having been loaded—we will suppose, into a hat—remove the pin; unfold the covering silk; and take out the other silks one by one, shaking them so that they will develop fully in the process.
(2) Spread the first silk flat on the table and spread the second over it so that it overlaps halfway (Fig. 6). Fold the free half of the first over the second (Fig. 7). Lay a third silk over these, overlapping on the opposite side; then fold the free half of the second over it. Continue the same procedure with the remaining silks. In making the production from a receptacle, when the top silk is lifted away the second one is automatically made ready for seizure, and so on.
It should be noted that all these folds can be made more neatly and rapidly by having an assistant to hold the folds as they are made. Finally, fold all silks at the last possible moment before they have to be used.
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