Braiding

[megabit]

Someone at Tandy today told me that there might be a class in Fountain Valley soon. I'm going to check that out as well.

Do you shop at the Fountain Valley Tandy? I stop in there every now and then, mostly when a friend in Huntington Beach has a poker game.

[shoes]

Hello All, I am new to leatherworking. My past projects have been some knife pouches and sheaths on which I have done some edge braiding with good success. I am trying to get into more braiding ( knots, turks heads, and the like ) to add/expand my work. The problem is this ,I have Grants book on braiding, but to put it simply I dont get it !!!. So I am asking you good folks for any referances that might be easier for this redneck to understand. As mentioned earlier the edge braiding I have done has not been hard ( got a good book from the Tandy store with good pictures and instructions) and I dont guess the rest can be that hard provided you have good instructions.

So Ladies and Gentlemen ..... I need some help.

Thank ya'll kindly

Kenneth.

Kenneth, i struggled with Mr. Grants book for YEARS(insert tears of frustration here!) untill i found Tom Halls books on turks heads. it was like a light went on over my head! Toms way of showing the way you follow the knot is SO simple. i have NO idea where to find Toms books. a friend of Toms got them directly from him for me. perhaps someone here knows where to get them. i cant recommend them enough!

[KnotHead]

Despite alot of information from this site, trying to follow instructions on several sites and in books. I still can't braid a turkshead. I just don't understand any of the diagrams that I see and I don't understand the language of braiding. It is literally a foreign language to me. I figure I have a learning disablity in this regard. Personally I have decided I need to take a braiding class, but I don't think there is such a thing in Southern California.

Anyway, don't feel alone. And good luck.

Pat

I have a web page here that will I hope help you out Pat. The page is not all the way done yet, but should get your started with the lingo you're expressing to learn.

Knotting Lingo For the Beginner

Brian...

[Hedge]

Do you shop at the Fountain Valley Tandy? I stop in there every now and then, mostly when a friend in Huntington Beach has a poker game.

Hey, megabit. Next time you stop in at the FV Tandy store, say hi to Rosie for me. I used to teach the braiding class at her shop.

Hedge

[megabit]

Hey, megabit. Next time you stop in at the FV Tandy store, say hi to Rosie for me. I used to teach the braiding class at her shop.

Hedge

Will do, but I don't get in there very often. I do recall them saying they used to have a braiding class, but not anymore. I guess it would be a long commute from the Dakotas. Man I am about tired of SoCal myself, just addicted to the paycheck. I would like to move to somewhere in ION(Id, Or, Nv), might actually be able to swing it in a year or so if I can get work to let me work remote.

[Hedge]

Will do, but I don't get in there very often. I do recall them saying they used to have a braiding class, but not anymore. I guess it would be a long commute from the Dakotas. Man I am about tired of SoCal myself, just addicted to the paycheck. I would like to move to somewhere in ION(Id, Or, Nv), might actually be able to swing it in a year or so if I can get work to let me work remote.

Thanks.

Yup, long commute alright. Retired early just to get out of the rat race there. Came back home where

the deer and the antelope play, etc. (we won't talk about the winters). Sure has done wonders for me.

No stress, horses to ride, lots of room for my dog, fresh air and quiet nights.

Good luck to ya. I hope things work out the way you want.

Hedge