BigGriff Report post Posted February 13, 2014 (edited) Hoping to make a wallet for my Father-in-law and I really think he would like this braided edge. Does anyone know what kind of braid it is? Where I can learn to do it? I know the type of braid has probably been covered, but since I do not know what it is called I do not know what to search for. A preemptive thanks for your help. Edited February 13, 2014 by BigGriff Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlpullman Report post Posted February 13, 2014 That looks like a double loop stitch. You can find a good pictorial instruction for lacing in The Leatherwork Manual by Al Stohlman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JLSleather Report post Posted February 13, 2014 That does look like a double-loop. Tough to tell with the colors involved and the small picture, but I'm "almost" sure. One more complicating issue, that's "backwards" from the way you'll usually see it done (including in instructions). Note how the lace slants, low on the left, high on the right. This is not "wrong", but most lacing directions will show it with the lace running high on the left and low on the right. If a smart person was going to GUESS, he might say that this lacing was done .. 1.) From the INSIDE of the wallet, pushing the needle through to the outside, or .. 2.) Done by a lefty. I've seen some lefty lace like this before. What's the difference? Probably none, but it'll look "backwards" in a lacing manual, which sucks for a guy trying to learn the technique! Here's what I mean, done from the OUTSIDE by a right handed person ... AND, if you care for it, here's some diretions that someone (maybe that smart guy?) put up some time ago, showing just how to do that ... http://kingsmerecrafts.com/page96.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
