The braiding method of using four, six, eight leather strings are different with using three, five, seven leather strings, let’s from the basic four-string flat braided technology begin to grasp.
Four-string flat braided method is suitable for using in the production of the wrist band and small leather goods. Here use 1.5 mm thickness, 5 mm wide leather string.
- Put the four pieces leather strings list together orderly and hold.
- Put C through B above, and move to the left, and B move to the right.
- Put A through C above, and move to the right. Now, there are three pieces leather strings on the right.
- Put D through B below and above A, and move to the left. Now you can see the basic appearance of the four-string braiding.
- Put C through D above, and move to the right, now, there are three pieces leather strings on the right.
- Put B through A below and C above, and move to the right. Next, Repeat steps 4~6.
Summary: Braided Leather Technique Tutorial.