HorsehairBraider Report post Posted January 3, 2010 Greetings fellow braiders! I was sure busy over the months leading up to the holiday season. I call it the Christmas Crisis. However I did get to make some neat stuff, and this is one thing I thought you all might enjoy seeing. This was for a lady in CA. Her horse had passed away and she saved the tail. I used up pretty much all the hair she sent me, but I made more than just this hatband. The hatband turned out really neat. Here it is: And of course, you'll all want to see the details. Here are the knots, and a close-up of the braided length: Let me know what you think! I hope everyone had a great holiday, and may 2010 (the start of a new decade!) be lots better than 2009. Happy trails! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rgerbitz Report post Posted January 3, 2010 Dang!!!..........That's about all I can say. Thank you for showing us, Rob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
megabit Report post Posted January 3, 2010 WOW! that is nice work. I have hard enough time braiding rawhide strings, I don't even want to think about trying it with hair. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leatheroo Report post Posted January 3, 2010 beautiful work, i am sure the owner will be thrilled Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8thsinner Report post Posted January 3, 2010 That is exquisite work there, I love it. I am sure she will be over the moon to be able to wear that for years to come. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryrwm Report post Posted January 3, 2010 "Let me know what you think." I think I would like one of those for my Dad. It would look good on that new Akubra he'll be sporting soon. Very nice work as always. Jerry R. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Opagon Report post Posted January 4, 2010 I love seeing the pieces you make; gorgeous as usual! Heather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorsehairBraider Report post Posted January 4, 2010 Thanks everybody! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rawhide1 Report post Posted January 4, 2010 Beautiful work as always. I only wish ya would post more pictures of your work. Thanks for sharing! Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hilly Report post Posted January 4, 2010 Beautiful! Wish I had that kind of patience. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
houndman Report post Posted July 6, 2010 WOW! That is impressive! What do you call the braid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paris7 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Greetings fellow braiders! I was sure busy over the months leading up to the holiday season. I call it the Christmas Crisis. However I did get to make some neat stuff, and this is one thing I thought you all might enjoy seeing. This was for a lady in CA. Her horse had passed away and she saved the tail. I used up pretty much all the hair she sent me, but I made more than just this hatband. The hatband turned out really neat. Here it is: And of course, you'll all want to see the details. Here are the knots, and a close-up of the braided length: Let me know what you think! I hope everyone had a great holiday, and may 2010 (the start of a new decade!) be lots better than 2009. Happy trails! Beautiful work - sorry about her horse but at least she has a good memory with her. I found your post by chance as I was looking for advice on revitalizing a dry horsehair hat band. It's a but brittle and I don't know what if anything can be done to revive it. It seems to me that if anyone would know it's you... Any advice would be very much appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dwing8 Report post Posted June 21, 2012 That is outstanding! I've been wanting to braid horse hair too......what is that braid? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorsehairBraider Report post Posted June 21, 2012 Oh wow, a zombie thread! @Paris7: You could try human hair conditioner. A moisturizing one would be best... one with coconut oil. That seems to penetrate the hair shaft. You could even try getting some coconut oil and rubbing it in. Honey is also a good moisturizer, but I don't recommend using it straight. Be careful though because the hair is no doubt fragile... hair DOES wear out, that's why horses grow new hair all the time. You might be able to breathe some new life into it though. @Dwing8: It's a 25-strand double flat braid. Hope that helps! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bergjes Report post Posted June 22, 2012 Oh wow, a zombie thread! @Paris7: You could try human hair conditioner. A moisturizing one would be best... one with coconut oil. That seems to penetrate the hair shaft. You could even try getting some coconut oil and rubbing it in. Honey is also a good moisturizer, but I don't recommend using it straight. Be careful though because the hair is no doubt fragile... hair DOES wear out, that's why horses grow new hair all the time. You might be able to breathe some new life into it though. @Dwing8: It's a 25-strand double flat braid. Hope that helps! Wow, really nice work. I love the way the 25-strand double flat braid looks. Do you have some kind of tutorial for this braid? (Or the O-U sequence?) Many thanks, Erik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leatherpownder Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Very nice. Impressive work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HorsehairBraider Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Wow, really nice work. I love the way the 25-strand double flat braid looks. Do you have some kind of tutorial for this braid? (Or the O-U sequence?) Many thanks, Erik Sorry, writing is not my strong point so I can't really do tutorials. It's the braid that Grant calls the double flat braid. I think he shows it in 9 and 13 strands in his book. Same braid, more strands! Hope that helps. And thank you kindly, Leatherpownder. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bergjes Report post Posted June 25, 2012 Sorry, writing is not my strong point so I can't really do tutorials. It's the braid that Grant calls the double flat braid. I think he shows it in 9 and 13 strands in his book. Same braid, more strands! Hope that helps. And thank you kindly, Leatherpownder. Thanks anyway. I have Grants book, so I should be able to find it. Gr, Erik Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KJG Report post Posted November 12, 2015 What knots did you use? and how do you do the knot for the tassel Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
