How did you do the handle so that it looks like the red and black are slightly raised from the white? Or is that some kind of opi-titi-cal ill-looo-shun?
Hi Slipjig
Thanks for the accreditation - is that the same ditty bag you showed us when we met? If so, the pictures donāt do it justice. it really seems a lifetime ago, doesnāt it.
Looking forward to your visit when you get to the UK.
I hope that our members in Queensland stay safe, we met some of them during our Big Trip.
Jeff
Whoo Hoo!!!
UPS tracking info says:
Scheduled Delivery: Friday, 01/14/2011, By End of Day
Gonna be one long ā¦ day till they show up but itāll be worth it.
Recent Work again. This one is for a friend of mine just down the road from the KHWW HQ. She donāt know anything about this type of braiding. LOLā¦ But she does enjoy the art from a spectators view.
6 Strand half round braid pressed out with a 4 pass heel knot that started from a 7part 6bight casa knot.
http://khww.net/images/JFergusonKeyFob-Cropped-Resized.JPG
Bā¦
Good looking small stuff Brian. Thanks for sharing.
Does it have a .5 inch core?
SS
It has a 19.36mm or 0.762.5 inch core.
Thanks for the info!
SS
Beautiful work as usual Brian.
Canāt wait to get mine!
Thanks so much again for my fob and everything else! Youāre incredible contribution to the knotting community is one that I and many others appreciate greatly. Your honorable and sincere desire to preserve and promote this fine art seems never ending, with countless hours spent on improving KHWW as well as always unselfishly sharing and encouraging others with sound knowledgeable advice of both old and new skills. Weāre all lucky and Iām proud to call you a friend and sincerely honored youāve sent me one of your pieces of art. Thanks again. Did I tell you it arrives tomorrow??? LOL Whoo Hoo!!!
Ah! Rick your words are too kind. I am sure there are others now and in the past that do just as much if not more than I do. I want to say how much I appreciate the forefathers or the pioneers of this art and craft for setting the foundations for all of us to enjoy this art.
Bā¦
One of my weaved hearts.
Whoo Hoo! It arrived today. I can tell you guys and girls this is much, much nicer in hand than any picture youāll see of this awesome piece of art. Thanks so much again Brian, itās beautiful!
Beautiful woven heart Tatian!
I like the asymmetrical look of it.
If I had it I would give as a gift to someone special without delay.
SS
This is a lanyard that I made for PJ. I have been holding off on posting it until Rick got his package also.
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv79/peejaynel/IMG_0334a.jpg
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv79/peejaynel/IMG_0329.jpg
http://i671.photobucket.com/albums/vv79/peejaynel/IMG_0328.jpg
4 different braiding techniques were used in this project. The pineapples are 3 pass type 1. Some fid work and a Split T Braid.
Bā¦
Good looking braid and knot work Brian! PJ is very fortunate for a friend like you.
Is the leather treated to shine like that?
SS
Yes. I treated the lighter colors with a leather lacquer. and the big braid was treated with saddle soap while braiding.
Bā¦
Good info, thanks.
SS
'Tis the very one, yeay eāen unto the button loops being still unfinished. 
I take that as high praise from you!
AFAIK all QLD-ers are OK. Oneās town was flooded and another had to evacuate but neitherās properties were damaged.
Looking forward to very much to visiting you and Lesley, and hopefully also catching up with David & Penny and Colin & Jane at some stage. Your visit does seem ages ago, as we prepare for the next AWBF.
Hiya Rrok!
It is a bit of an opi-titi-cal ill-looo-shun - have a look at Andreās tutorial here:
http://home.tiscali.nl/knotsandknottying/spiraal.html
You can also use two outer stands that are already in the bundle instead of the separate blue cord here, if you donāt want to introduce a separate strand/another colour.
You can make it flat and straight, spiral in either direction, or do all three within one piece of work, depending on how you fold the tails on the blue part over.
This Prolong Mat was made using , THE ULTIMATE BOOK OF DECORATIVE KNOTS , by Linsey Philpott , page 58 and 1/4 inch rope with 5 passes . Making it 15 inches long and 8 inches wide. The Birch Wood cup was turned on the wood lathe.
Curt
Wooly Whiskers
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac359/woolywhiskers/Knotted%20Rope%20Matts/prolongmat2-1.jpg
http://i915.photobucket.com/albums/ac359/woolywhiskers/Knotted%20Rope%20Matts/prolongmat3-1.jpg
I like it Curt!
Nothing like the combo of knotting and woodwork.
SS