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Having received my Complex Weavers braid swap back earlier in the year I decided to have a go at recreating one of the braid samples.

These had lovely tapered tops - I really liked the tapering so I did that. Using some hand dyed silk thread that I had dyed away I went. The edge patterns were fascinating and the photo shows both sides.

Sampling new braid

Ichimai kourai CTB III #4 page 21
Set up 47 bobbins 5 threads per bobbin using perle 8, length about 90cm
23 24
LHS RHS
O DB
O O MB DB
O O MB DB
O O MB DB
O O MB DB
O O MB DB
O O MB DB
O O B1 DB
O O B2 DB
O O B3 DB
O O B4 DB
O O LB DB
O O LB DB
O O LB B1
O O LB B2
O O LB B3
O O LB B4
O O LB MB
O O LB MB
O O LB MB
O O LB MB
O O LB MB
O O LB MB
O O LB MB

DB – dark blue, MB – medium blue, LB – light blue. On the RHS – right hand side B1 is 4 threads of blue and 1 of medium blue. B2 is 3 of DB and 2 of MB, B3 is 2 of DB & 3 of MB, B4 is 1 of DB and 4 of MB. On the left hand side B1 is 4 of MB and 1 of LB etc
One thing that I forgot to consider was that I should have allowed for the dark and light blend so that on the first one where they meet there was no blending. An oversight on my part.
Braid finished was 60cm long.