Hobb
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Try doing a google search on 'Indian weaving' or 'finger weaving'. You might add 'Chevron' if you're getting too many hits.
When I do that braid, I go from the inside out. you could certainly use it to make a pouch, but you'd need a ton of strands. Start with an even number of strands. It's easier to get started if you tie them each to a rod (horizontally) so they all hang down in a row. divide the strands into two equal groups, half on each side -- we'll say 4 on each side (4 in each hand). Take the 4th one in from the left, weave it over the 5th, under the 6th, over the 7th, under the 8th, and hold it in the right hand. You now have 3 strands in the left hand, 5 in the right. Take what had been the 5th from the left -- now the 4th from the left. It's already coming from under the strand you just did, so take it over the next strand to the left, under the one after that, over the one after that, until it comes out the left side of your braid. Now you're back to 4 in each hand. Repeat. Weave over-under-over-under from the middle-left to the right, then take the middle-right and weave it back the other way to the left. Make sense? It should look like the picture on your site, but upside-down.
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