Ingrid Crickmore | D-shaped 7-loop braid, two ways @loopbraider | Uploaded April 2015 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
Both the D-shaped braids I teach in this video are variations of the 7-loop square braid. It would be best to learn the basic loop braiding moves from my square braid tutorials first--this video only teaches those moves that differ from square braiding moves.
Many different color patterns can be made with these two braiding procedures - as always, I show other color-pattern variations (and how to set up for them) on my website Loop Braiding loopbraider.com/, not within my videos.
See clickable timeline below -- links to key points throughout the video. (In case you want to skip the long intro or any other talky bits!)
00:01 Intro to the D-shaped "unorthodox" braid, and its two variations (turned vs not turned loop transfers) plus examples of braids showing some of the various color-patterns that are possible with this D-shaped braid.
3:45 Showing the two patterns I will be braiding in this video, first the first pattern, made without turning loops.
4:32 Quick view of second pattern (made by turning the loops)
5:45 Starting the braid
6:26 First move on left side
7:45 Faster moves.
9:14 Loops are back in starting set-up positions, ready to start second braid pattern.
9:34 Showing the second braid pattern that I will now be braiding.
10:17 1st move on left, with the loop now being turned as it is transferred over to the d-finger of the other hand. (Turn the loop from above the loop rather than from below).
11:08 Showing one undoing move
12:38 Faster moves, new pattern appearing on braid...
13:19 How to error-check
13:38 Showing new pattern emerging in braid, front and back.
Then comparing to orange,black,white braid in which I switched occasionally to turning loops for just one pattern repeat, and then returned to braiding without turns.
15:08 Reprise of turned loop procedure.
Talking about why this is considered an "unorthodox" braid
(16:07 Noticing I forgot to turn a loop when taking it, correcting mistake.)
This video teaches two variations of D-shaped braids. In this video I use the same initial color set-up of loops on fingers for both braids, but the resulting color pattern turns out completely differently because of the difference in the braiding procedure.
The color setup of loops on fingers is shown on my website, Loop Braiding loopbraider.com/2015/04/21/uo-dshaped-7tut/.
I have since added a second post on my site with photos and set-up information for several other possible color patterns that can be braided with the moves taught in this video: loopbraider.com/2015/05/04/uo7-dshaped-patt-a
Both the D-shaped braids I teach in this video are variations of the 7-loop square braid. It would be best to learn the basic loop braiding moves from my square braid tutorials first--this video only teaches those moves that differ from square braiding moves.
Many different color patterns can be made with these two braiding procedures - as always, I show other color-pattern variations (and how to set up for them) on my website Loop Braiding loopbraider.com/, not within my videos.
See clickable timeline below -- links to key points throughout the video. (In case you want to skip the long intro or any other talky bits!)
00:01 Intro to the D-shaped "unorthodox" braid, and its two variations (turned vs not turned loop transfers) plus examples of braids showing some of the various color-patterns that are possible with this D-shaped braid.
3:45 Showing the two patterns I will be braiding in this video, first the first pattern, made without turning loops.
4:32 Quick view of second pattern (made by turning the loops)
5:45 Starting the braid
6:26 First move on left side
7:45 Faster moves.
9:14 Loops are back in starting set-up positions, ready to start second braid pattern.
9:34 Showing the second braid pattern that I will now be braiding.
10:17 1st move on left, with the loop now being turned as it is transferred over to the d-finger of the other hand. (Turn the loop from above the loop rather than from below).
11:08 Showing one undoing move
12:38 Faster moves, new pattern appearing on braid...
13:19 How to error-check
13:38 Showing new pattern emerging in braid, front and back.
Then comparing to orange,black,white braid in which I switched occasionally to turning loops for just one pattern repeat, and then returned to braiding without turns.
15:08 Reprise of turned loop procedure.
Talking about why this is considered an "unorthodox" braid
(16:07 Noticing I forgot to turn a loop when taking it, correcting mistake.)
This video teaches two variations of D-shaped braids. In this video I use the same initial color set-up of loops on fingers for both braids, but the resulting color pattern turns out completely differently because of the difference in the braiding procedure.
The color setup of loops on fingers is shown on my website, Loop Braiding loopbraider.com/2015/04/21/uo-dshaped-7tut/.
I have since added a second post on my site with photos and set-up information for several other possible color patterns that can be braided with the moves taught in this video: loopbraider.com/2015/05/04/uo7-dshaped-patt-a
