Secret Plaiting

[Handstitched]

I appreciate that this topic would no doubt have been visited numerous times before.

I've been doing simple 3 braid secret plaits, practiced on lots of scraps first , made quite a few wrist bands etc. they look great , then started to make belts, all goes really well ( without looking at the book by Bruce Grant) until the last six to eight inches of the belt.

O'K., from here on , I'll refer to the wonderful book on braiding by Bruce Grant, following the exact instructions on 3 braid secret plait.But for some reason in the last six inches or so , just before I get to the very end of the 3 braids, its like the twists have doubled (?)..and just looks a complete twisted mess and simply won't flatten out like it has done throughout the rest of the belt.

My apologies if I am not making any sense at all.Perhaps some pics may help later.

But has anyone else got 'stuck ' towards the end?

I also appreciate that it may be difficult to describe a remedy on the forum.

Thanks

[DUDDY]

the twisting I have had was due to the fact that I needed to put in one more set of braids. at the end its tight and difficult to get it in but after it is the belt smoothed out with alittle work

[Handstitched]

the twisting I have had was due to the fact that I needed to put in one more set of braids. at the end its tight and difficult to get it in but after it is the belt smoothed out with alittle work

Thanks for your reply.

I had a feeling that I was simply running out of room for another full braid, and didn't 'complete'.

Perhaps if I tighten up the other braids in the belt , I might be able to fit one more braid in.

Thanks once again