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Braided Dragon Scale Bracelet

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Materials:  8 12-strand wires, 1.30 meters long,  5mm magnetic buckles,  a 3mm flexible tube,  401 glue.  Instructions:  Fold the 8 1.30-meter wires in half and secure them with thick wire. Add the 3mm flexible tube and wrap a 0.5cm thin wire around them to secure them. Place them in the weaving machine.  Arrange the wires. Using the black line on the weaving machine as the center, hang two wires on each side, four wires in each direction, for a total of 16 wires, as shown in Figure 8.  Route the wires. Set aside the 15*16-20*21, 16*17-21*22, 8*9-16*17, 7*8-15*16, 2*3-8*9, 1*2-7*8, 26*27-2*3, 25*26-1*2. Reposition the 21*22-24*25, and 20*21-23*24. Run this loop of yarn clockwise. Set aside 17*18 for 12*13, 18*19 for 13*14. 25*26 for 17*18, 26*27 for 18*19. 1*2 for 25*26, 2*3 for 26*27. 9*10 for 1*2, 10*11 for 2*3. Put 12*13 for 9*10, and 13*14 for 10*11 back in place.   Run this loop of yarn counterclockwise.   Repeat steps 3 ...
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Finger Loop Braiding | Kumihimo Flat Braid

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You may want to try the Finger Loop Braiding. I found this article a couple of years ago and decided to post here for those who are interested with fingerloop braiding just like the kumihimo braiding patterns we have discussed here. (Original article from) Fingerloop Braiding Workshop Blue Skies ’09 by: Gillian Woodruff Fingerloop braiding has been practiced in various forms for thousands of years around the globe, reaching a peak of refinement in medieval Europe when silk braids were made for laces, purse strings and other adornments. The translation of some old English pattern manuscripts over the last 20 years has renewed interest in this method. The braiding is performed with fingers holding loops of thread whose loose ends are anchored together. Loops are pulled through others by exchanging them between fingers in a specific way to produce a braided structure. A surprisingly wide variety of braids are possible using this method. Commonly, 5 to 8 loops are worked with 2...
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