Page 197 - Des Pawson "Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices"

Pocket Guide to Knots & Splices

Four-strand flat plait/braid

1 Arrange the four strands flat with
a space to the middle.
2 Bring right outer strand to the

inside over its neighbor.
3 Bring left outer strand to the
inside over its two neighbors.
4 Bring right outer strand to the

inside over its neighbor.
5 Bring left outer strand to the

inside over its two neighbors.
Repeat right, left, until required
length reached.
6 The finished plait/braid.

Five-strand flat plait/braid

7 Arrange flat with three strands to
the right and two to the left. Biing
outer right to middle, then outer

left to middle.
8 Repeat outer right to middle,
outer left to middle until required

length made.

Six-strand flat piait/braid

9 Arrange three strands to the right
and three strands to the left.

Bring outer right to middle, then
outer left to middle.
10 Repeat outer right to middle,
outer left to middle until required

length made.

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