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In the works

These are what I’ve been working on recently while I’ve been away from my computer— warp-faced, plain weave finger loop braids that I’ve been making with a new (to me) method…

February 3, 2013 in Loop Braiding, Original braids.

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Braids 2012 and Braids 2016 Conference Proceedings books. Links above go to BraidersHand (U.S. distributor). Available in the in the U.K. from The Braid Society.

Includes my 12-page article on all the double braid variations.

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My article in Braids 2012 is on the many variations of loop braided 'double braids,' including several not covered in this blog, with some practical how-to information.

My Braids 2016 article is on pick-up patterning in loop braiding. It describes the technique and some of its history, with examples and references, but is not a 'how-to.'

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flat 10-loop double braid with color-linking

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