Hello Gillian and everyone I am reminded of "Slentre Braid" which is made of 5 doubled threads, anchored at one end, looped at the other. Briefly, two fingers of one hand, three of the other hook into the loops where a weaving motion takes place, one loop through another. The result is a quickly-made two-faced braid, one side looks woven, the other knitted. This isn't like the braid in Devon's photo. I don't know the term 'finger looping' - perhaps Slentre Braid is an example. Or it could be finger weaving.
Could be a precursor to bobbin lace. I don't know. The topic is absolutely fascinating! On Fri, Apr 6, 2018 at 12:10 AM, Gilian Dye <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been puzzled for a while by the prevalence of finger looping - on the > face of it is an unlikely technique to have developed. Why decide to put > loops on your fingers instead of manipulating individual threads? Could > these braids be a form of plaiting? > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
