CharlesJul 2, 20182 min readHow can You make such long braids?With a little device called a footbeater from Japan. Essentially a beater that can rotate vertically and activated by pulling a cord...
CharlesJun 19, 20182 min readNearing the End of the Known Moves; How to perform moves F and G.Hopefully this post won't be too long, but I warn you it will be a bit picture heavy. The good news is that this is the second to last...
CharlesJun 14, 20183 min readS & Z Pickups. Those are Weaving Terms?!? Right!?!Well, this is a post that I thought I wouldn't get to until I at least did the video for handlooping moves. But this has been an area of...
CharlesJun 12, 20182 min readBasic Open and Closed Fingerlooping MovesWell, I seem to be on a roll of posting things in reverse order as I was sure that I had already covered fingerlooping's basic moves. So...
CharlesMay 24, 20182 min readWhat do all these letters mean?In my last post I covered the color and move pattern for the double faced kikko braid in Masako’s Study of Archaic Braiding Techniques in...
CharlesMay 21, 20182 min readColor Layout of a DF Kikko Braid (Now w/ corrected pattern)I'm back again. This time with something a little more advanced. A double faced kikko braid requiring four braiders. Normally I would...
CharlesFeb 23, 20181 min readMaking a set of 'Extra Hands' for Loop Braiding"If loop braiding is so cool and faster, supposedly, than kumihimo, then why don't more people do it?" Well, that's because loop braiding...
CharlesJan 19, 20181 min readA Lark's Head KnotSo you want to get started braiding or have recently started and wondered how to best secure your braid without having to cut a ton of it...