Calculate half the measurement of the longest line. Measuring from the end of the shortest line, mark off this amount on the longest line, top and bottom.
Insert a pin at both these points.
Place a piece of thread round one pin.Tie a knot in the thread at the far end of the longest line.
Put a pencil inside the loop. Pull the thread taut and begin to draw the oval.
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