Weaving - how to Stick Weave
Produced By: delvici on 04 Sep 2007
Tags: stick-weaving 
Description: Learn how to Stick Weave with this (more...) video. (less)

Eight Plait Round Braid
Produced By: Taipan on 21 Mar 2008
Tags: paracord how-to lanyard belt (more...)bracelet DIY braiding braid (less)
Description: 8 strand round plait. How to make an (more...) eight strand round plait. Parachute cord round plait. Video shows how to use coreless paracord to make a round braid. Eight strands is what is used but the same technique will work from 4 to 16 strands. This is the first step in learning how to make your own whip and what is more fun than using nothing but muscle power to drive a bit of string through the speed of sound? You can also make it as a paracord lanyard, belt, hatband, bracelet, etc. Always wear eye protection around paracord. (less)

Dressing a floor loom - threading heddles/sleying reed
Produced By: Cherrihankins on 13 Apr 2008
Tags: Cherri Hankins weaving learning (more...)floor loom Visarts Visual Arts Richmond VA class lesson learn teach (less)
Description: This is video footage of one step in the (more...) process of dressing a loom as covered in Cherri Hankins classes. ( http://www.cherrihankins.com) http://rivercityweaves.wordpress.com Cherri has weaving classes several days/night each week, as well as week-long and weekend weaving classes. Visit the Wordpress site for information on class schedule. (less)

How to make a Wire Wrapped Bracelet
From: AuntiesBeads on 03 Sep 2007
Tags: Karla Kam auntie auntiesbeads (more...)demo how to beading wire wrap bracelet bead video (less)
Description: Learn how to wire wrap beads to create a (more...) beautiful bracelet as Karla Schafer, Auntie's Beads designer, demonstrates in this video. (less)

Turks head knot
Produced By: Taipan on 03 May 2008
Tags: marine boat nautical knot (more...)hitch turkshead turk turks head turks-head turk-head fancy (less)
Description: With your left hand facing palm up make (more...) three round turns around your left hand. Pull the turn closest to your thumb under the second turn then pull the running end through the bight. Cross all turns with the running end placing it nearest to your thumb. Turn your hand over and tuck the running end under the turn nearest it and leave it nearest your fingertips. Pull a bight from the topmost turn under then feed the running end from bottom up through that eye. The running end now is tucked in to parallel the standing part and you continue to follow to fill out the knot. (less)

Spiral Rope - how to make a Spiral Rope Pt1
From: AuntiesBeads on 03 Sep 2007
Tags: karla kam auntie auntiesbeads (more...)weave spiral rope bracelet bead video jewelry instruction demo seed crystal (less)
Description: Learn the techniques required to create (more...) a spiral rope bracelet in this video, from our talented designer Karla Schafer, Auntie's Beads Designer.  (less)

Teen Weaving
Produced By: Cherrihankins on 13 Apr 2008
Tags: weaving teens instruction crochet (more...)kids art virginia cherri hankins (less)
Description: Footage of my teens who are learning to (more...) weave fabric on floor looms, and that I am teaching to crochet. Visit one of my sites for more information on my teaching schedule. ( http://www.cherrihankins.com) http://rivercityweaves.wordpress.com Cherri has weaving classes several days/night each week, as well as week-long and weekend weaving classes. Visit the Wordpress site for information on class schedule. (less)

crochet a granny square
Produced By: Cherrihankins on 13 Apr 2008
Tags: weaving cherri hankins (more...) instruction crochet fiber art (less)
Description: This is a student crocheting a granny (more...) square in one of Cherri Hankins classes at the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, in Virginia. Cherri teaches fiber arts to both adults and youth. Summer classes are available with Cherri at her studio in Richmond, and at Touchstone Center for Craft in Wharton Furnace, PA. ( http://www.cherrihankins.com) http://rivercityweaves.wordpress.com Cherri has weaving classes several days/night each week, as well as week-long and weekend weaving classes. Visit the Wordpress site for information on class schedule. (less)

Spiral Rope - how to make a Spiral Rope Pt2
From: AuntiesBeads on 03 Sep 2007
Tags: karla kam auntie auntiesbeads (more...)weave spiral rope bracelet bead video jewelry instruction demo seed crystal (less)
Description: Learn the techniques required to create (more...) a spiral rope bracelet in this video, from our talented designer Karla Schafer, Auntie's Beads Designer. Pt2  (less)

Paracord bundle
Produced By: Taipan on 07 May 2008
Tags: hojo hojojutsu bundle cord (more...)nautical knots rope handling (less)
Description: This method of rope handling came from (more...) the Japanese. Pirates during the warring states period used such bundles to secure prisoners among other shipboard duties and the bundle stays alive today in hojujitsu. A few fathoms of paracord in a pocket and a handier tool aboard a boat it would be hard to find. (less)

Mexican Braid
Produced By: Taipan on 27 Mar 2008
Tags: paracord how-to lanyard DIY (more...)braiding braid plait plaiting whip whip-making nylon (less)
Description: Easy way to join two seperate strands

12 strand round plait.
Produced By: Taipan on 25 Mar 2008
Tags: paracord how-to lanyard DIY (more...)braiding braid plait plaiting whip whip-making nylon (less)
Description: This video accompanies the how to make (more...) whips tutorial at dallasdogsled.com and shows how to make an twelve strand round plait. Video shows how to use coreless paracord to make a round braid. You should look at the 8 strand video first. This is the overplait with 12 strands. This is the second step in learning how to make your own whip so you are much closer to using muscle power to drive a bit of string through the speed of sound. The next video will discuss dropping strands. Stay tuned. (less)

hemstitching
Produced By: Cherrihankins on 24 Apr 2008
Tags: Movie hemstitching weaving cherri (more...)hankins maidensweaver class lessons visual arts center of richmond (less)
Description: A very good video of how hemstitching is (more...) done in handweaving. As taught and demonstrated in the teaching studios of Cherri Hankins. http://www.cherrihankins.com http://rivercityweaves.wordpress.com Cherri has weaving classes several days/night each week, as well as week-long and weekend weaving classes. Visit the Wordpress site for information on class schedule. (less)

Eye Splice
Produced By: Taipan on 03 May 2008
Tags: marine boat nautical knot (more...)hitch splice eye-splice eye fancy (less)
Description: Most eye splice instructions have you (more...) tuck in first one side then turn the splice over and repeat. This type is different. Unravel as much as you think you will need plus 50%. Tie off the running end and whip the ends of the individual strands. Tuck the middle strand under a lay of the rope first. The strand on the left of that is tucked under the lay behind the first tuck. Now the splice is turned over and the remaining running end is tucked under so that all three running strands are coming out at the same level on the standing part. Each strand goes over the lay next to it and under the following. Three courses is sufficient. Whip or taper to finsih. (less)

Attach Paracord to Lacing Needle
Produced By: Taipan on 26 Mar 2008
Tags: Paracord whip whip-making knots 
Description: Before I drop strands I attach the (more...) strand that I intend to drop to a lacing needle. This shows how I do it. (less)

Sheepshank
Produced By: Taipan on 17 May 2008
Tags: shortening knot bend nautical (more...)boat sheep sheepshank outdoors howto diy camping tents campfires (less)
Description: shortening used to 'tie out' a damaged (more...) section of rope or shorten a rope that has specialized ends. (less)

Tensioning Knot
Produced By: Taipan on 11 May 2008
Tags: hitch marine boat nautical (more...)knot tension tensioning (less)
Description: The tensioning knot is the one I use to (more...) tie the strands of my whips to the rope machine. It is also useful anytime that quick tension is needed and a truckers hitch is too much or the distance is too short. Tie a noose in the line and snug it up then a slippery half hitch locks it in place. (less)

Back Braid
Produced By: Taipan on 09 May 2008
Tags: marlingspike braid backbraid nautical (more...)boat (less)
Description: back braiding is used instead of a (more...) whipping to hold the strands at the end of a rope together. (less)

Belly Cracking
Produced By: Taipan on 26 Mar 2008
Tags: paracord how-to lanyard DIY (more...)braiding braid plait plaiting whip whip-making nylon (less)
Description: I don't do it every time but the belly (more...) of the whip with the first overlay should crack just like a real whip. This is the belly of the whip I am using for this series. (less)

Square Knot
Produced By: Taipan on 17 May 2008
Tags: knot square bend join (more...)reef carrick carrack nautical boat outdoors howto diy camping tents campfires (less)
Description: Probably the first knot anyone ever (more...) learns after the granny and shoe tie, the square or reef knot is used to reef the sail but is prone to spill if asymetrical force is applied to it. (less)

Portuguese Bowline
Produced By: Taipan on 03 May 2008
Tags: marine boat nautical knot (more...)knotwork hitch bend portuguese bowline fancy (less)
Description: This method makes the knot quick and (more...) easy to tie. It is useful when you expect a blow and need to take a few turns around your winch to use as an additional hardpoint. In this case I am simulating a mast winch but the process can be used on a horizontally mounted winch as well. The secret is to form the bowline eye by capsizing an overhand knot. With the standing part in your left hand form a turn around the winch from top to bottom then cross the running end over the standing part to form an overhand knot. Then pull the running end parallel to the standing part to capsize the knot and form the eye of the bowline. Then pass the running end behind the standing part and back through the eye to finish the knot. The difference is that this version of the Portugese Bowline is tied in the middle of the rope and has a double turn. The result is a knot that can take more weight than a single line. As an added safety factor you can pass the running end over the winch to prevent the possibility of the knot coming untied. (less)

Lacing needle
Produced By: Taipan on 25 Mar 2008
Tags: paracord how-to lanyard DIY (more...)braiding braid plait plaiting whip whip-making nylon (less)
Description: The tool you need to drop strands and (more...) finish off the whip is a lacing needle. You may be able to find one that is sharp but if not try this technique to bring it to a sharp smooth point that will not snag the paracord. (less)

The Foole's Cuff
Produced By: Taipan on 27 May 2008
Tags: Fooles Fools Foole's Cuff (more...)Phillip Philip the Foole Fool hitch boat nautical marlin marling spike Prusik Prusic Prussic (less)
Description: The real Fooles Cuff presented by the (more...) famous Philip the Foole is a attachment cuff for a winch that spreads the weight evenly and does not tighten up. Useful for attaching towing gear or blocks to the winches. (less)

Tamale
Produced By: Taipan on 16 May 2008
Tags: bundle hojojutsu knot rope (more...)handling nautical boat outdoors howto diy camping tents campfires (less)
Description: The Tamale was designed to hold long (more...) bundles of leather for whip braiding. It is useful for bundling larger diameter rope for use in hojojutsu or shipboard. Difficult and time consuming but I have tested it and it does work on lengths up to 5 fathoms. (less)

Fooles Lashing
Produced By: Taipan on 31 May 2008
Tags: hitch marine boat nautical (more...)knot camping outdoor outdoors fool foole foole's fooles philip cuff lashing (less)
Description: The Fooles lashing is inspired by the (more...) Prusik based Fooles cuff and is a variation of the Texas Handcuff which has been used for fast lashing and appears on the cover of Ashley's Book of Knots (ABOK) This variation doubles the turns making it more suitable for nautical applications such as creating a temporary mast cradle or boom gallows. It can also serve as a sturdy lashing for creating a tripod. (less)