![]() Take your strands and braid as follows: first pull the center of the right hand strip over the center strip and under the left hand strip all the way to the left side. If you are using thick or stiff leather, it is a good idea to punch a hole at the beginning of each cut to make them cross over each other more smoothly. To make this braid, start by cutting three strands out of a strip of leather like you did for the 3 strand braid, but leave them connected at both ends. It's a fun braid to have in your repertoire, especially for creating small accessories like bracelets. The 3 strand trick braid looks like a regular braid, but it is closed at both ends which makes it look impossible in an intriguing way, and also means you don't have to find a way to finish either end. Don't let your strips flip upside down, make sure the grain side is always facing up. Now make your braid the way you would a normal braid, by alternating sides taking a strip from the outside and crossing it over into the middle. ![]() ![]() I like to use a binder clip and then loop the handles around something. To make the basic braid, cut a three stranded fringe, then find a way to hold the top end in place so you can braid more easily. So if you want a 9" long braid, you need to start by cutting strips about 12" long.īraiding also causes a width shrinkage which varies with the thickness of the leather, but a braid like the one I'm making shrinks about 1/4" in width. Braiding usually causes a length shrinkage of around 1/4 depending on the thickness of the leather and the width of your strips. Braiding will take up some of the length of your leather, so you need to account for that. To create the basic 3 strand braid this way, first decide how long and wide you need your braid to be. This is a nice way to create a braid, because it means that, on one end of the braid, the individual strips are already attached and won't need to be held in place by another finishing method. To make leather braids, one of the easiest ways is to start by using one of the fringe cutting techniques I talk about in my How to Make Leather Fringe Instructable, and then braid the cut strips together.
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