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Start
this Completion Stitch by doing one more project stitch, but leave it LOOSE.
In this case, we're doing a loose Brick Stitch. Notice how we have TWO holes,
one inside the GRAPE strands, and one inside the APPLE GREEN strands. |

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There
are SIX strands to feed through holes in this variation. Feed THREE of them
through one hole and THREE through the other. I like to start with one of the
longer strands. Bring it AROUND the other long strand, then UP and THROUGH
the hole nearest where it exited the stitch. |

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Moving
in a clockwise direction, take the second strand AROUND the base of the
strand next in line, then UP and THROUGH the OTHER hole. You should now have
ONE strand exiting each hole. |

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Onward
to the third strand, which goes AROUND its neighbor, then UP and THROUGH the
SECOND hole, just as the previous strand did. |

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The
fourth strand should be the other end of the long strand that you started
this completion stitch with. It goes AROUND, UP, and THROUGH the SECOND hole
as well, making it the THIRD and LAST strand which should exit this hole. |

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The
fifth strand does the same AROUND, UP, and THROUGH maneuver, however it comes
up through the FIRST hole we created. Things are beginning to look pretty
messy now! hehe |

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Here's
the last strand. Do the same 3-step maneuver and be sure it comes THROUGH the
FIRST hole as well. There should now be THREE strands coming out of this
hole, just as there are THREE coming from the other... |

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As
we start to pull them tight, we can easily see the THREE strands exiting TWO
holes... |

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...and
when we finish, we have a nice, balanced, professional looking finish... |

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Oh,
and don't forget to snip off the tails! |
With smaller projects, try
to not make the length of these strands LONGER than the project itself.
Remember, it's the finished scoubidou project you want people to see, not a
bunch of strands! |