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7-loop fingerloop braid, "Doug's Braid", loopbraider.com

Video for Doug’s braid

Here’s a video to go with my tutorial—a few posts ago—for Douglas Grant’s Round Spanish Braid of 7 loops. I love this braid! The video also demos a new color pattern for the braid…

July 12, 2012 in Color patterns, Original braids, Readers' gallery, Spanish braids, video.

Gary’s pattern-planner

A reader of this blog has come up with what may be the first interactive fingerloop braid pattern-planner! A few months ago Gary Mitchell contacted me to tell me that he was working on a pattern planner for the 7-loop Spanish braid. This was a huge surprise! (Especially since at that point the tutorial hadn’t even garnered many views.)

May 14, 2012 in Color patterns, Loop Braiding, Original braids, Readers' gallery, Spanish braids, Tips, Tutorial.

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Includes my article on Pick-up Patterning in Loop Braiding

My article in Threads That Move is on the many variations of loop braided 'double braids,' including several not covered in this blog, with some practical how-to information.

My article in Braids, Bands and Beyond is on pick-up patterning in loop braiding, including historical references and photos. Not a 'how-to.'

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flat 10-loop double braid with "change-twice" color-linking

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