Tag - Craft - Atomic Shrimp

Sunday, May 24, 2009

Using A Braiding Board - Pattern 3 - Zigzag Braid

By Mike on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 22:45

A visually striking pattern, but still pretty simple to make - created by weaving a section of diagonal stripe braid (the same as on the previous page), then another section of diagonal stripe braid, but working back in the opposite direction.

Using A Braiding Board - Pattern 2 - Diagonal Stripe Braid

By Mike on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 22:40

This is possibly the simplest pattern of all - consisting of only two move groups - it produces a soft, slightly rounded braid with diagonal markings - it has a ‘good’ front side and the back is different (less decorative)

Using A Braiding Board - Pattern 1 - Simple Straight Weave

By Mike on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 22:35

Simple Straight Weave is is a really easy pattern that results in a compact and neat woven band that looks good from both sides and from the edges too. It is actually almost the same as a very narrow piece of loom weaving.

Using A Braiding Board - Introduction

By Mike on Sunday, May 24, 2009, 22:30

In this series of pages, I'll demonstrate how to use a braiding board to produce a variety of decorative and useful braided cords and ribbons.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

Out Of A Nutshell - Coconut Shell Crafting Experiments

By Mike on Saturday, May 9, 2009, 21:58

I like coconut - I was opening one the other day and started wondering what I could make out of the tough, durable shells...

Friday, January 30, 2009

Plastic Bag Recycling

By Mike on Friday, January 30, 2009, 21:22

Another bash at recycling plastic bags by knitting with them, but this time with a couple of differences - I'm only going to use bags that are at end-of-life - that is, otherwise to be thrown away, and I'm making something sturdy durable and useful - a basket.