Project 8 - Stage 2 - Exercise 2

I was really determined to exhaust all the methods this exercise wanted me to so that I had some good samples for future reference.

I decided to start by producing a group of braids made from 2, 3 and 4 strands so I could see how they looked and make sure I had mastered each method. I chose 4 different materials , a thick jersey, twine, a thin wool and a 1" ribbon.

I gave up with the wool after attempting one, four strand braid. It was extremely time- consuming and fiddly and the results were poor in my opinion as the detail was so tiny. It might be better though when using a mixture of different colours. I much preferred working with the chunkier materials.

The samples I produced gave a good variety of surface quality and for this reason I went on to use the same materials to test contrasting textures. I tested them using a flat four strand braid. I really liked the way the thinner yarns looked like a cage round the thicker fabrics. My favourite was the jersey and ribbon braid. I loved the combination of colours, textures and the pattern it created.

n.b. I always started with the same colour strand on the outside if alternated a different pattern would be produced.