three bracelets

[rawhide1]

Here are three bracelets I just finished and a key chain. Any feedback on how to improve would be greatly apprciated. Thanks Mike

[MikeG]

They're gorgeous - wish I could do that kind of work! The only way I can see for you to improve is to make more!

[CharlieR]

Rawhide--good work! How about a little more info? On the ends, how did you get the knots round? How did you cover the loop--looks like the same covering as on the round ring, but it stops--great idea. Nice work.

[KAW]

Looking good

[SmilinJim]

Mike those are Great. No need for improvement even if you could. Please give some more info. Type of leather number of strands and types of knots. Heck just do a tutorial. Again great work.

Keep on Smilin

Jim

[Mike Phelps]

Really like the subtle color variations and how you worked them in the rawhide bracelet. The color contrast with the rawhide and yellow latigo is pleasing also.

How many feet of strings and thongs are in each of those bracelets? Just looking there appears to be around 30 feet. That's just a guess from my limited experience at braiding.

I'll be glad when my skills at braiding are half as good as yours.

Mike

[rawhide1]

I want to thank everybody for their kind remarks. I will try to answer your ?'s. The key chain,black bracelet,and the whiskey colored bracelet are made out of roo with rawhide knots. The black bracelet is all roo. The other bracelet is all rawhide. All three bracelets and the key chain are a four strand braid using 1/8" strings. The knots are all built useing 1/16" strings. For the end knots I like to use tape over my terminal knots to get them round and to the size I want them. On these items I used a six bight , seven part turks head interweaved with a over two under two herringbone weave to cover the tape. The three knots on the black bracelet are a four bight two turn long button with a over two under two herringbone weave. The whiskey colored bracelet also has the two four bight two turn long button with the over two under two weave knots. But in the center of this bracelet is a four bight four turn long button with a under three over three herringbone interweave. The all rawhide bracelet has three knots that are also four bight two turn long button knots. But when I done my first interweave of over two under two I used the same colore of rawhide I then done my second interweave of over three under three I used a different color of rawhide. The laceing on the black bracelet is the same as what is covering the ring. The key ring has a four bight two turn long button knot with the interweave being roo and the two pineapple knots that cover the mane hair are six bight seven parts turks heads with the interweave being roo. I hope I ansewered your ?'s without boring ya ta death or cornfusing the hell out of ya. Mike

[rawhide1]

Mr. Phelps i'm sorry I forgot to answer your ?. I got lost in all that previous hunt and peck typing I do!!! In the body of the bracelets there is about 12 to 15 feet of strings and probaly 8 to 10 feet in the knots. The shorter knots take about 2 feet apiece while the long center knot on the one bracelet took about 6 feet. Pineapple knots about a foot each and the spanish ring knots 6-8 inches. It would probally be a good idea for me to measure the strings when i build the knots but I always get going and forget to. But I think these measurements are pretty darn close. Mike

[Romey]

Sweet brainding! Reminds me of argentine braiding for some reason, very cool

Edited November 5, 2007 by Romey

[Dink]

Very nice, do you have these for sale? can you make them in any length?

Dink