Finished Roo bosal

[Maeve]

Thank you again! I just couldn't stop myself! LOL! Yesterday was Mother's Day so I gave myself permission to play some more! :D I'm sure ALL of you braiders have done this for yourselves .... but I just got around to it! Here's my fid! :D I'm loving the feel of it! Now I have to be done playing for a while and get back to business!

Love and Light,

Maeve

[megabit]

I love what you did with the fid. Now how did you do it? Did you braid over it and then inlay the braid or is it a big pineapple knot? If it is braid how do you do the ends?

Thanks,

Mike

Oh and that bosal is SWEET too.

[Maeve]

Thanks, Mike! I did a 3 turn 6 bight Turk's Head on the fid (standing end at the small end) and then filled it with interweaves. I think my last interweave was u / o 5 so it wasn't really any different than the heel knot other than the shape was irregular and I had to space out the interweaves a bit differently. It was fun! It is an excellent exercise in understanding the interweaves and color play. And ... I teach 4 students so now I won't lose MY fid in the process! :D

Love and Light ,

Maeve

[Alan Bell]

Hey Maeve, That some nice braiding both on the bosal and the fid. Nice job on the nose band and the interweaves!!! One thing that is purely asthetics but I try and make the ends of the noseband the same diameter as the center of the noseband. It makes for a more balanced appearance to the whole shebang. If you had done that then you probably could have even added in the light brown interweave between the tan on the nose band ends and it would have balanced the colors as well. Just something to consider that doesn't really take away from the great job you are already doing but adds a little "ummph" to the finished product.

Vaya Con Dios, Alan Bell

[Maeve]

Thanks, Alan! Ya know .... I measured the foundation buttons and the center of the nose button with calipers and they matched dead-on when I started. When I finished .... they weren't so dead on! LOL! I don't know what to do about that as it seems to be in ALL of my attempts. Measurements and calculating are the bane of my life. I don't know if tightening everything collapsed the foundation buttons of if the interweaves built up the center. The next one is always better (or should be!) and if I can figure out what went wrong, I'll try to correct it! LOL! Thanks for the input! It is always valuable.

Love and Light,

Maeve