Page 77 - Lindsey Philpott "The Ultimate Book of Decorative Knots"
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braids  and  plaits    71























                      3        – tuck under two again from the right and over   4  – under two and over one again for as long as


                                                                                   needed.
                               one…














                      Five-strand plait
                      There are at least three ways to make the handsome   a little along its length, making one end of the same
                      Five-Strand Plait. Notice what happens in the third   plait half-round and the other end made flatter – the
                      set below, where the tension is deliberately altered   effect is rather interesting.

                       Plait One Method























                     1        Five strands are clamped together.         2        Take the right cord under three and over one…
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