make a braided horsehair bracelet

[HorsehairBraider]

I just wrote and uploaded some pages to my website that show the steps I go through to make a braided horsehair bracelet. I start out with this:

And end up with this:

The link to the first page: Braided Horsehair Bracelet, page 1. There are two pages, and the link to the second page is at the bottom of the first.

I hope you enjoy seeing a little of the process. This is what I do all day long...

The pages have not been seen by anybody (except for me of course) and if anyone has any feedback I would appreciate it. Also, if you spot any typos or other errors, please let me know! I have not linked this to the rest of my site yet, so only people who follow the link from here will be able to see it for now. Thanks in advance for any comments or suggestions!

[robert]

Fascinating! Thanks for posting this... and I thought leatherwork took patience!

[rawhide1]

HorsehairBraider

Very nice work!! And the step by step pictures are great. Thanks for sharing Mike

[Opagon]

I enjoyed seeing your process immensely. Thank you for posting this.

Heather

[rdb]

Let's not split hairs here....lol

That is just wonderful, and the little walk through really shows the patience and skill necessary to do this work. Great job, thanx.

[HorsehairBraider]

Well thanks guys!

But... no one found any mistakes? I was sure I had spelled at least one word wrong, used the wrong term or made some mistake. Nothing, huh? Well, cool.

Glad you enjoyed it!

[The Major]

That is a great tutorial. May I ask, what kind of clamp are you using to hold the bundle? I have never seen that type before.

[HorsehairBraider]

I found a bag of these once at a thrift store. I immediately thought of braiding... but I think they are really used to hang clothes, or maybe gloves or socks. There are no marks on them, just a sort of arrow on the metal showing how they open up. Here is a better picture, with the one on the left being open and the one on the right beign closed:

That is pretty big, so you should be able to see the little arrow, and that it is the only mark. So I've no idea where these came from, just that they look like a department store would use them to hang a pair of gloves for display, or something like that.

They sure are not strong enough to hold a rawhide braiding project but I have occasionally used them for leather braiding. Every now and then I break one, so I don't have many left now. When I run out, I'll just have to try and find more! They work perfect for horsehair.

[Jordan]

Most definetly used in retail usually to display undermade overpriced must have items LOL

[rawhider]

absolutely incredible!! on occasion i've tried to work with horsehair, and i always get frusturated that there's all these little tiny hairs sticking out everywhere, and it ends up looking like something my dog found on the road and chewed on for a while!

thanks for sharing. it's really amazing.