Members KnotHead Posted March 19, 2011 Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 Hey all. I was doin a bit of edge lacing today. Actually I've been toying around with even messing with edge lacing. Well a week ago I decided I needed a new Key Fob. So I made one and this is what I am coming up with so far. It's not done and I really don't know if I want to continue with it or not yet. But anyway, the edge lacing is a variant of Ron Edwards fast back edge lacing. I got the instructions from Mike Storch my braiding mentor. He published this one in the APWA a while back. I think a couple of years ago. I have had this on my shelf to do for awhile but never got around to it. So what do you all think of it so far? B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members megabit Posted March 19, 2011 Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) :clapping: Edited March 19, 2011 by megabit Quote
Members KnotHead Posted March 19, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 LOL... Thanks Megabit... I think... LMAO... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members KnotHead Posted March 19, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 Got it all done. I'm not happy with it and the way things went while lacing. Damn what a migraine. I need to do this more... LOL... Nough of my ramblings... B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members rawhide1 Posted March 19, 2011 Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 Hell I think it turned out nice!! Mike Quote
Members KnotHead Posted March 19, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 19, 2011 Hi Mike. The only things I'm not happy with are the corners, the gaps in the corners and the working end not meeting up with the standing end properly. The last part only tells me that I missed a part in the sequence somewhere in the middle of the braid. It'll do me till I get tired of looking at the mistakes. LOL.. Otherwise, outside the cutting out of the letters, I only have about 4 or 5 hours into that project. It actually went pretty fast once the braid pattern was started and past the point of setup. Yep, I still have the left overs of that migraine also. LOL... B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members budd4766 Posted March 21, 2011 Members Report Posted March 21, 2011 I like it! Wouldn't mind learning that braid myself... Quote
Members dragonspit Posted March 21, 2011 Members Report Posted March 21, 2011 I like it! Wouldn't mind learning that braid myself... looks nice to me. I havent tried any lacing yet, but its coming onthe project at hand. I can see the gaps in the corners your talking about, how do you keep that from happening? Quote
Members KnotHead Posted March 21, 2011 Author Members Report Posted March 21, 2011 To keep the gaps from happening, I needed to add a few more holes to the corners. This is one braid that does requires concentration on the braiders behalf. Especially in the very start of the braid. This is where the pattern and hole counts are setup at so that the rest of the braid is setup for an over 1, under 2, over 2; and then coming back toward the bulk end of the braid, over 2, under 2, over 1 and through the hole. When the braid is set and going along nice, the coming back and through the hole, the lace is meeting up on a hole that already has lace running through the hole. So you're actually going through a hole that is being pulled by the back and the one you push through the hole is actually pulling toward the front end of the braid. I know that it takes a bit of practice, concentration and some patience to do this edge braid. I would say that it is equal to learning Turks Heads and interweaves in the concentration department and patience department. Thanks for all the kind comments. B... Quote Best Regards, Brian Kidd
Members Nod4Eight Posted March 21, 2011 Members Report Posted March 21, 2011 I like it. I'm gonna try my first edge braiding on a set of buckin rolls I'm workin on, to fancy them up since I'm not much of a tooler. I'll probably start with a lil simpler pattern. They are pretty much an oval shape so no sharp corners lol. Quote
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