jlanning215 Report post Posted November 30, 2014 I'm going to do a 4 strand round braid with a core. My dilemma is that i can't find any info on how to end a braid without the lace looking messy. My intentions are to have a dee ring at the end of each braid. The start is easy because you loop the lace but the end is where I am at a loss. Any good instruction or alternatives. Thanks Josh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted November 30, 2014 Hey Josh. There are many ways to approach this and there are many multi-stranded stopper knots. The attached is only one of those many stopper knots. Here are a few books you should probably invest in if you plan on pursuing braiding. The Ashely Book of Knots - You can either buy this one online, or you might find it in your local library. Tom Hall - More Western Tack Tips. Tom covers a great deal in the multi-stranded stopper knots and a variety of fancy ones at that. A little more complicated ones. Brian... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jlanning215 Report post Posted November 30, 2014 i wasn't clear on my description. I want one braid with a D ring at each end of that same braid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KnotHead Report post Posted November 30, 2014 Then back braid and then tie a knot of some type over those back braids. Back braiding is sort of like splicing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcsaddles Report post Posted December 1, 2014 If you want to do a round braid and have a dee ring on each end, I would suggest that you go to a flat braid at the end. Then you back braid around the ring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
