Make an AUTHENTIC Viking Age 6-strand Braid! Easy Way to Decorate and Protect your Kit!

Using one quick and easy braiding method, I show you how to make 3 distinctive braids you can use to decorate and protect your kit and where they were used on an extant find from the Viking Age! ( The Skjoldehamn Tunic)

These braids also make quick and easy multi-purpose cord for trouser waistbands and kit bags as well as beautiful and hardy trim.

You can use these timestamps to find a particular section of the video.

00:00 Introduction.
00:24 Three versions using the same technique.
00:47 Materials and Tools you will need.
01:20 3 ways to get set up to braid. 1. A fixed point like a frame or door handle!
02:01 2. Fix to a stick, like a chopstick, or if you are in the LHE, (Living History Encampment) a wooden spoon!
02:35 3, Fix to a loop of yarn.
03:43 The basic braiding method.
05:45 Slow motion close up of how my fingers manipulated the threads when working quickly.
06:17 The 3 colour version in fine yarn.
07:21 How to employ the trusty chopstick for on the move braiding!
08:44 The 6-Strand braid using multiple threads per strand.
10:45 What to do if you get interupted! How to tell which side is the front and back when you come back to your work.
10:10 How to secure your braid if you need to leave it.
11:31 The finished braids, close ups, ideas for using each type of braid, links and final information.

I am working on a complete set of kit inspired by the Skjoldehamn grave for a new re-enactment persona and will be doing a variety of videos on how I have gone about creating the different elements of the kit so please hit subscribe to catch those along with my other Viking Age textile videos.

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