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FOUR·STRAND

SINNET

Secondtype

Thespecialfeatureofthis
braidisthefactthatthetwo
centerstrandsarenotbraided
together,butactasthewarp
whilethetwoouteronesact
asa weft.

Method
Beginbycrossingthetwo
outerstrandsbetweenthe
twocenterstrands,thus
changingtheirstarting
positions(1).Thecycleis
completedbybringingthe
outerstrandsbacktotheir
originalpositionsafterthey
havebeencrossedaroundthe
centerstrands(2).Repeat
thesestepsuntilthebraidis
completed(3,4,5).Theend
resultisaplatthathasan
almostcircularcrosssection
andcanbeusedasa cord(6).

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