Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Introduction to making 'double-square fingerloop braids' as a solo braider. This braid is a very reduced version of the 10-loop, 2-person braids notated in the 15th and 17th Century loop braiding manuscripts. Prerequisite: learn how to make 5-loop square and flat braids (see my other videos).
I demo too slowly and talk too much for some people! Use my clickable timepoints below to skip ahead or back in the video.
First (1:23) I slowly demo a divided braid (no loops turned/ crossed/ reversed while being transferred). At 11:40 I demo the 'solid rectangle' variation (all loops turned while being transferred). Start watching at 15:54 or 19:15 for slightly faster moves, and less talking. By the way, in this video, I demo the braid the way two braiders would make if each one were turning their transfers by taking the top shank of each loop from ABOVE the loops. This makes a braid having the widest surface on the BOTTOM--the side facing the floor as you braid. (Turning each transfer in the opposite rotational direction than I demo would be the same as if 2 braiders were both turning their transfers from below. This makes the upper surface the widest surface.)
In either case above, the 2 transferred loops on one hand are turned in OPPOSITE directions. This is traditional in any 2-transfer braid, like regular square braids. I call these "countered turns."
(If you want other clickable timepoints entered for this video, let me know exactly the timepoint you want and I'll enter it here.)
Thanks for watching my video!
Click on 'loopbraider' under the video to see my other videos.
Check out my Loop Braiding website/blog for more tutorials, photos, general info:
loopbraider.com (homepage)
loopbraider.com/tutorials (links to the tutorials)
Introduction to making 'double-square fingerloop braids' as a solo braider. This braid is a very reduced version of the 10-loop, 2-person braids notated in the 15th and 17th Century loop braiding manuscripts. Prerequisite: learn how to make 5-loop square and flat braids (see my other videos).
I demo too slowly and talk too much for some people! Use my clickable timepoints below to skip ahead or back in the video.
First (1:23) I slowly demo a divided braid (no loops turned/ crossed/ reversed while being transferred). At 11:40 I demo the 'solid rectangle' variation (all loops turned while being transferred). Start watching at 15:54 or 19:15 for slightly faster moves, and less talking. By the way, in this video, I demo the braid the way two braiders would make if each one were turning their transfers by taking the top shank of each loop from ABOVE the loops. This makes a braid having the widest surface on the BOTTOM--the side facing the floor as you braid. (Turning each transfer in the opposite rotational direction than I demo would be the same as if 2 braiders were both turning their transfers from below. This makes the upper surface the widest surface.)
In either case above, the 2 transferred loops on one hand are turned in OPPOSITE directions. This is traditional in any 2-transfer braid, like regular square braids. I call these "countered turns."
(If you want other clickable timepoints entered for this video, let me know exactly the timepoint you want and I'll enter it here.)
Thanks for watching my video!
Click on 'loopbraider' under the video to see my other videos.
Check out my Loop Braiding website/blog for more tutorials, photos, general info:
loopbraider.com (homepage)
loopbraider.com/tutorials (links to the tutorials)
