8KCAB Report post Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) As I mentioned in a previous thread, I purchased a beginner braiding kit to get into using hide instead of paracord. My wife then gave me a complete key fob kit for Christmas. Here are some pictures of the results. My ultimate goal is using rawhide. These are a bit embarassing given the quality of work usually displayed here, but any advice is appreciated! Edited March 9, 2011 by 8KCAB Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roo4u Report post Posted March 9, 2011 looks pretty good to me...i see a tiny bit of twist in your long pineapple and your 8 strand...but ive been braiding for years and still havent conquered the twist completely. id say keep up the good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted March 9, 2011 (edited) This is what the forum is for. I like what you have so far. Keep going. You're a good learner. As it is with any art you take up, " Practice, Practice and more Practice "... This is what it takes to become proficient with your own work. After a while of working your art, you'll develop your own feel and your own style. The twist in the Pineapple can be corrected before you start you interweave. The twist only occurs when the base Turks Head is not straight and squared up. If you pick the " V's ", or "X's " vertically in your turks head and straighten those out to line up vertically with each " V ", or " X " in your turks head base, then the pineapple will turn out straight also. Then put your turks head on the object you are working on and tighten the turks head down but not too tight on that object and then do the interweave. You'll see a nice straight and squared up pineapple that way. I know it take a bit more time to do it that way. But in the end it is worth it the time you're taking to tie it that way. Very nice work. B... PS; Keep a good note book of your learning experience and of the braiding you do. This will help you as the artist to duplicate those really nice projects later on. Edited March 9, 2011 by KnotHead Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
8KCAB Report post Posted March 10, 2011 Thanks for the kind words. I have read similar advice (it may have been given by you..) about making sure the skeleton knot is straight. I was attempting this as I progressed through the kit. Sometimes things seem to shift as I add the interweave - like I have to keep pulling the skeleton back to where it was when I started the interweave. I can almost get my mind around it when using a contrasting color. I get lost with a single color, though, and get to see what I came up with at the end... Thanks again! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
entiendo Report post Posted March 10, 2011 Great work!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
