[NFB-Krafters-Korner] Interesting article on braiding.

Fri Aug 6 16:35:43 UTC 2021

I have a braided beaded necklace. I didn't make it, but it is one of my favorites. The strands are each a color, red, blue and metallic. There seems to be a debate which metal it is. I don't care. It is very long, so I put it around my neck twice. I thought it would be fun to make more, but to make a braid that long would take extremely long strands. I wouldn't know how to keep connecting one strand to the next neatly.
Bernice

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Io have a class on the regular way of raiding, particularly wit 3 strands.  I used to braid my houseparen'ts hair, and my granddaughter has really beautiful hair.  I'd love to be able to braid it.  I tried braiding once on something I knitted but I couldn't do it right; well, it had been probably more than 40 years.  <g<

Deb B.

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Lol. :) I'm wondering what uses a brait of yarn or cord can be put to. :) I'm already familiar with braided dog leashes because of Juli's guide dog products from On the Go, but what else can I do with braids? Lol other than just make them and stick them up as odd-looking decorations around the house? I obviously know that useful things can be created with knitting or crocheting, but how about with braiding? Since I seem to like playing around with string, I'm wondering if I'd find macramé interesting.

I haven't forgotten about my needle knitting, but it's sort of been put to the side, as I'm rather frustrated with my tention not coming out great. My piece is looking rather lopsided/raggedy lol. And as for loom knitting? I really need to comime to the beginners class again. I didn't get at all far the last time I came, and haven't touched it since then, and that was months ago. :( And I have some lovely yarn, too. I accidentally picked up Bernat baby velvit when I meant to get their thicker velvit yarn. And then I got the smaller-gaige looms to go with it, but man! Working with those smaller spaces is not easy! Lol!

As for beading with wire and stuff, I found that exceedingly difficult, and didn't really enjoy myself, unfortunately. I think I'd like making beaded shapes, only with string or cord instead of wire. I found working with such small holes  challenging, and measuring and cutting the wire was frustrating. I really need to get a good, accessible way (either Braille or tactile) way of measuring things. I don't like the measuring thing with Eyelids. It doesn’t seem very precise. I've been eying that talking tape measure, but it's rather pricey, and I've already started and stopped three crafting projects, so I'm not sure I could really justify it. I would, of course, use it around the house, and when looking at things on Amazon to get a better idea of how big something really is, but that still is quite a lot of money. :)

Anyhow, I really should stop rambling at you all now. :) Sorry for the crazy post!

Thanks,
Ari

Thanks,
Ari

> On Aug 1, 2021, at 10:55 AM, henry osborne jr via NFB-Krafters-Korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Good Morning Ari, oh darn it, I don't have any of that candy in the house.
> But, you learned a real "Sweet " way to braid.
> Now, please don't try to eat your yarn, lol.
> 
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> I was eating Twizlers peal and pulls just now, which always means I 
> have to peal them apart and braid them, because I'm totally weird like that lol.
> Then I eat them, of course, but they have to be braided first. :) I'm 
> a strange one. Anyhow, this got me wondering how a round braid is made 
> versus a typical flat braid with three strands. Well, before I came 
> across this great article, I didn't even know that braids could be 
> made with more than three strands. I found this article quite helpful 
> because it relies on letters to help you learn, rather than pictures.
> I actually am not sure if there are any pictures in the article, but 
> even if there were, the concept is so well explained that I got the 
> hang of it before long. Now, this was with me only attempting a 
> four-strand round braid, but you have to start somewhere, right? Lol.
> Anyhow, my four-strand round Licorice braid came out not too 
> horrible-looking, and was delicious, to boot. Anyhow, here's the article. :) How to Make a 4 or 8 Part Round Braid:
> https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-4-or-8-Part-Round-Braid
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Ari
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