http://loopbraider.com A no-equipment textile technique for braiding cords and bands Wed, 22 May 2013 00:42:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://0.gravatar.com/blavatar/02d46d4c420296a5d7873b4908f1e232?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://loopbraider.com http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/29/a-couple-braids-and-a-poll/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/29/a-couple-braids-and-a-poll/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:17:33 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=14205 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/29/a-couple-braids-and-a-poll/feed/ 2 ingridcc 17th Century alphabet braid, letter braid, original variation by Ingrid Crickmore (18 loops rather than traditional braid's 14 loops) , finger loop braiding, loop manipulation http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/01/a-twill-alphabet-braid/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/01/a-twill-alphabet-braid/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 22:39:22 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=13082 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/04/01/a-twill-alphabet-braid/feed/ 0 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/2013/03/19/year-of-the-snake/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/03/19/year-of-the-snake/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 09:22:04 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=12610 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/03/19/year-of-the-snake/feed/ 7 ingridcc fingerloop braid, zig zag braid, rick rack braid, 11 loops, loop manipulation braiding, color linking zig zag braid, rick rack braid, wavy double braid, 9 loops, solid rectangle Various curvy double braids, all solid rectangle, 9 - 13 loops, zig zag braid, rick rack braid 7-loop flat braid, finger loop braiding detail of 9-loop wavy double braid, purple and blue embroidery floss, gold rayon http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/23/hollow-loop-braids/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/23/hollow-loop-braids/#comments Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:28:41 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=11891 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/23/hollow-loop-braids/feed/ 2 ingridcc 8-loop hollow braid, with openwork hollow double braid, "Edge" plus 2 orange contrast loops 8-loop hollow double braid, loop braiding Bicolor "Edge" pattern in solid rectangle double braids, top surface reverse side, solid rectangle Edge patterns Hollow rectangle double braids with "Edge" type bicolor patterns, 9 loops Hollow double braid, fingerloop braiding, 9 loops Hollow double braid of 9 loops, here in its "puffed-out," rounded form. Hollow double braids with openwork areas 8-loop hollow braid, with linked loop exchanges finger loop braid bracelet, hollow braid with inserts 8-loop hollow double braid, no bicolor loops Edge + 2 orange contrast loops, 8-loop hollow double braid 13 loop hollow double braid, Edge pattern with 10 black/white bicolor loops, followed by 3 pink/brown bicolor loops 8-loop hollow braid, with linked loop exchanges 6-loop hollow braid, right loops all black, left loops bicolor white+other--LINKED EXCHANGE 8 loop hollow braid with linked loop exchange 2 types of color-linking in this hollow braid 8-loop hollow braid. Right loops are bicolor tan/black, turned twice. Left loops not bicolor. Final loop exchange done twice. hollow double braid, 9 loops, Edge pattern with mulitcolors http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/03/in-the-works/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/03/in-the-works/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:14:24 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=11832 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/03/in-the-works/feed/ 0 ingridcc finger loop braids, braiding: Warp-faced plain weave, 7 - 16 loops Square braid, V-fell method diagram http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/02/flat-double-braids/ http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/02/flat-double-braids/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:34:24 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=11734 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2013/02/02/flat-double-braids/feed/ 4 ingridcc finger loop braids of 8 loops--two-braider braids made with a solo-braider technique 10-loop flat double braid, pattern sampler Two 6-loop flat double braids http://loopbraider.com/2012/12/25/double-braid-tutorials/ http://loopbraider.com/2012/12/25/double-braid-tutorials/#comments Wed, 26 Dec 2012 04:06:44 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=10745 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2012/12/25/double-braid-tutorials/feed/ 0 ingridcc fingerloop braided "2-person braids" done by a single braider, 10 loops Bicolor "Edge" pattern in solid rectangle double braids, top surface reverse side, solid rectangle Edge patterns Double-tubular variation of the 10-loop double braid Flat braids, 10 and 12 loops double braid, grooved rectangle shape, 10 loops Semi-flat, peaked double braids in-progress double-tubular shape, 10-loops, bicolor http://loopbraider.com/2012/10/13/braids-2012-part-3/ http://loopbraider.com/2012/10/13/braids-2012-part-3/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 06:58:44 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=10035 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2012/10/13/braids-2012-part-3/feed/ 0 ingridcc a 6-loop double flat braid with linked borders Sandy's 6-loop double flat braid DSCN6877a Half-hollow double braid structure, 2 color patterns Double-tubular ("couvert") double braid structure Double flat braids, 2 color patterns Solo braider double braids class, Braids 2012 Solo braider double braids class at Braids 2012 fashion statement! Cally Booker Cally Tulvi Turo, Dominic Taylor, Laverne Waddington Jacqui, Europa, Dominic Demo a Demo b Jean Leader Alison's felted wool bag with loop braided drawstrings Jean Leader's No-ends Start diagram 1 diagram by Jean Leader, Braids 2012 http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/27/braids-2012-part2/ http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/27/braids-2012-part2/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 04:11:12 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=9661 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/27/braids-2012-part2/feed/ 0 ingridcc Joy Boutrup diagramming kikko trackplan, kute uchi braid Kute, Joy Boutrup, detail 2 kute-uchi quadrupled square braid kute uchi braid--doubled double braid DSCN6483a DSCN6484a DSCN6491a Knotted loop start, kute-uchi braid sample, Joy Boutrup Knotted loop start, kute-uchi braid sample, Joy Boutrup welcome to Manchester Joy's Kute http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/19/braids-2012/ http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/19/braids-2012/#comments Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:25:52 +0000 ingridcc http://loopbraider.com/?p=9308 ]]> http://loopbraider.com/2012/09/19/braids-2012/feed/ 2 ingridcc Braids 2012, enjoying Manchester Braids 2012 main hall Laverne Laverne's class Joy demoing her solo-braider double-braid method Royal horse rein fingerloop braid by Joy Boutrup Our second (?) team braid