Ingrid Crickmore | Ten-loop double braid, part 1 @loopbraider | Uploaded December 2012 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
(Part 2 starts with some examples of these braids.) This is the 3rd in a series of videos teaching my solo-braider method for making the 2-person loop braids of the old English fingerloop braiding manuscripts. All these videos are in super slo-mo as in fact any can be an intro level to double braids, depending on how many loops you are already used to handling fluently in making square and flat braids. (see my other tutorials). 9-loop square braids are prerequisite to this 10-loop double braid. I go slowly and repeat a LOT. Skip ahead to other points on the timeline when you are ready (see below or use slider under video). My second video on this braid has faster moves and also a long sequence on unbraiding, as well as info on switching between patterns (more completely explained on my blogpost).
~Start watching at 17:43 to see the braiding moves with less stopping and explaining~
0:01 Intro
1:38 Loop set-up (all dark shanks in 'upper position'). Showing upper vs. lower shanks on the thumbs.
3:18 Explanation of 'divided' braid moves in a double braid.
3:36 Explanation of 'inner' vs. 'outer' loop transfers in double braids.
4:16 Start of the first actual braiding moves for a divided braid. Skip to 17:43 to see this with less talking and pausing.
17:43 Divided braiding moves, less pausing/more braiding.
19:32 Tips on how to manage the thumb loops to keep them from falling off.
22:42 Back to braiding
24:04 Faster braiding moves
26:00 "Solid rectangle" double braid moves--here you will turn all the loops when transferring them. This creates the "solid rectangle" form of the braid. Turning the loops is done differently with the thumb transfers than with the equivalent moves in 6 and 8-loop double braids. It will help if you have already learned how to make 9-loop square braids.
The double braid method can be used to make many other braid-shapes as well, depending on which of the 4 transfers are turned and which are done without turning them. Approx. 12 different braid shapes are possible. Some were notated in the old manuscripts, some were not.
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)
(Part 2 starts with some examples of these braids.) This is the 3rd in a series of videos teaching my solo-braider method for making the 2-person loop braids of the old English fingerloop braiding manuscripts. All these videos are in super slo-mo as in fact any can be an intro level to double braids, depending on how many loops you are already used to handling fluently in making square and flat braids. (see my other tutorials). 9-loop square braids are prerequisite to this 10-loop double braid. I go slowly and repeat a LOT. Skip ahead to other points on the timeline when you are ready (see below or use slider under video). My second video on this braid has faster moves and also a long sequence on unbraiding, as well as info on switching between patterns (more completely explained on my blogpost).
~Start watching at 17:43 to see the braiding moves with less stopping and explaining~
0:01 Intro
1:38 Loop set-up (all dark shanks in 'upper position'). Showing upper vs. lower shanks on the thumbs.
3:18 Explanation of 'divided' braid moves in a double braid.
3:36 Explanation of 'inner' vs. 'outer' loop transfers in double braids.
4:16 Start of the first actual braiding moves for a divided braid. Skip to 17:43 to see this with less talking and pausing.
17:43 Divided braiding moves, less pausing/more braiding.
19:32 Tips on how to manage the thumb loops to keep them from falling off.
22:42 Back to braiding
24:04 Faster braiding moves
26:00 "Solid rectangle" double braid moves--here you will turn all the loops when transferring them. This creates the "solid rectangle" form of the braid. Turning the loops is done differently with the thumb transfers than with the equivalent moves in 6 and 8-loop double braids. It will help if you have already learned how to make 9-loop square braids.
The double braid method can be used to make many other braid-shapes as well, depending on which of the 4 transfers are turned and which are done without turning them. Approx. 12 different braid shapes are possible. Some were notated in the old manuscripts, some were not.
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)
