Uploaded February 2013 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Fingerloop braiding a traditional two-person, 10-loop flat braid as a solo braider, my original technique. Many different color patterns can be made with this braiding procedure - I show color-pattern variations (and how to set up for them) on my website Loop Braiding, not within my videos. This isn't a beginning-level loop braid. Follow my other loop braiding tutorials first, starting with square braids. This flat double braid video builds on what I taught in the video on divided and rectangular double braids.
After learning this flat braid, you can also learn the hollow version, which is really fun---it can be threaded with a core (elastic, etc) and can also be braided with eye-shaped "windows" that you can stick decorative inserts into. See examples on my site. No video, because the method is almost identical to this braid.
loopbraider.com/2013/02/23/hollow-loop-braids
Watch the two thumb transfers closely. Turning vs. not turning loops for outer transfers will seem very different than in 6 and 8 loop double braids! The loop only gets a turn in the RIGHT hand's middle-to-thumb loop transfer.
This is a short video with no talking at all (a relief to a lot of you!), as there is only one new thing being taught here.
Learn the divided, and rectangular forms of this braid in my intro video on 10-loop double braids.
9-loop square and flat fingerloop braids are prerequisite to this one, in order to get used to using your thumbs in braiding.
These videos are supplements to my website tutorial. Go to my site to find the full tutorial, including many more, from beginning to advanced level braids:
loopbraider.com/tutorials
Thanks for watching this video!
--Ingrid (loopbraider)
Fingerloop braiding a traditional two-person, 10-loop flat braid as a solo braider, my original technique. Many different color patterns can be made with this braiding procedure - I show color-pattern variations (and how to set up for them) on my website Loop Braiding, not within my videos. This isn't a beginning-level loop braid. Follow my other loop braiding tutorials first, starting with square braids. This flat double braid video builds on what I taught in the video on divided and rectangular double braids.
After learning this flat braid, you can also learn the hollow version, which is really fun---it can be threaded with a core (elastic, etc) and can also be braided with eye-shaped "windows" that you can stick decorative inserts into. See examples on my site. No video, because the method is almost identical to this braid.
loopbraider.com/2013/02/23/hollow-loop-braids
Watch the two thumb transfers closely. Turning vs. not turning loops for outer transfers will seem very different than in 6 and 8 loop double braids! The loop only gets a turn in the RIGHT hand's middle-to-thumb loop transfer.
This is a short video with no talking at all (a relief to a lot of you!), as there is only one new thing being taught here.
Learn the divided, and rectangular forms of this braid in my intro video on 10-loop double braids.
9-loop square and flat fingerloop braids are prerequisite to this one, in order to get used to using your thumbs in braiding.
These videos are supplements to my website tutorial. Go to my site to find the full tutorial, including many more, from beginning to advanced level braids:
loopbraider.com/tutorials
Thanks for watching this video!
--Ingrid (loopbraider)
