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Repeat the ‘edge turning’ process shown on the previous page until there are seven strips to the left and one to the right. Repeat the process for making a corner so that at the completion of it there will be three strips to the left and five to the right. You will have completed two corners. Continue in the same way until FIVE corners have been made. The first one fits inside the fifth. If the flax is not long enough, four corners will do, but the finishing is easier with five corners. To finish the basket, weave the ends in on the outside, starting with the piece nearest the middle of the bottom. Each flax strip will correspond with another piece in the weave. They need only to be caught under one piece to be anchored firmly. Trim the loose ends to complete the foodbasket.