xxkid123 wrote on Aug 7
th, 2011 at 3:19pm:
or this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqYMC1SQYJQi used a cd with notches cut into it.
BTW, i seem to have trouble with the 12 strand braid for the whip. whenever ido it al the "braid" aka the pattern parts ends up on the front while in the back all i have is a few crisscrossed strands. when i do this with a 6 or strand braid it comes out like a trapezoid. any ideas why this is happening?
I'm not sure what your problem is with the 12-strand braid, but if you followed this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxmLq9Wv1Tk&NR=1&feature=fvwp, you might try bringing each strand up over three strands instead of only two. This is the more common way to make a 12-strand braid, and the pattern should come out symmetrical. The braid in the video is a fine braid, but it may not be what you are wanting to make.
For 6-strand braids, on each side you have the option of coming over two or over one. If you come over one on both sides, or over two on both sides, the braid will have the trapezoid shape. If you come over one on one side and over two on the other, you will have a braid with an elliptical cross section. Either way, if you have a round core, the braids can be made to come out round.
Hopefully this might be of some help to you.
-Timothy Potter