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Different craftsmen have different terms for the work described here. For clarity, ‘cutting’ is defined as the partial severing of the stems in order to bend them over. To ‘lay’ is to actually bend the stems and position them at the correct angle. The stems which are treated in this way are known as ‘pleachers’....