Eight braiding is more than six braiding two leather strings, but the braided method is consistent with the six braiding, mainly take the outermost leather string across the back, and then come out from the front.
Round braiding is the basic skill for braid rope. While braiding, we shall not mix the leather face and leather lining. Because when you turn the leather string backside to braid, the leather string may warp. It needs special attention.
Eight-string braided method is based on the six-string braided method, which add one leather string on both side on the six string method. Even it is eight strings, it would not in a mess.
The six-string braided method is based on the four-string braided method, you can image that increase a leather string on each side of the four-string braiding.
The braiding method of using four, six, eight leather strings are different with using three, five, seven leather strings, let’s from the basic four-string flat braided technology begin to grasp.
Seven-string flat braided leather is actually based on five-string flat braided leather, just add two pieces strap at the sides of five flat weaving strap. (Checkout the “Five-string flat braided leather tutorial” for more about five-string flat braided leather technique).
Five-string flat braided leather is actually a higher technology based on three flat weaving, just add two pieces string at each sides of three-string flat braided leather strap, it’s easy to learn. (More about three-string flat braided leather, please visit “Three-string Flat Braided Leather Tutorial”.)
