{"id":17081,"date":"2016-10-05T06:30:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T11:30:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/?p=17081"},"modified":"2016-10-05T08:24:48","modified_gmt":"2016-10-05T13:24:48","slug":"the-four-strand-braid-weave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/05\/the-four-strand-braid-weave\/","title":{"rendered":"The Four Strand Braid Weave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am releasing my new basket pattern,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/?model_number=TwinesandBraids-pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Twines and Braids<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/?model_number=TwinesandBraids-pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16231 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Twines-and-Braids-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Twines and Braids\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This little basket is a technique basket, it has a fun beaded rim and it&#8217;s great for practicing the step up, (you will find my\u00a0tutorial for step ups <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/2016\/07\/20\/the-step-up\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>) but the main point of this little basket is learning how to weave a four strand braid. So, in addition to releasing the basket pattern, I am going to post a woven four strand braid weaving tutorial. \u00a0I will go through it step by step, like I did with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/2016\/03\/30\/braid-weave-with-three-strands\/\" target=\"_blank\">three strand braid weave tutorial<\/a>,\u00a0and at the end\u00a0you will find a link to my YouTube video tutorial.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Okay let&#8217;s get started &#8211;<strong>the four strand braid weave<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17084\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-300x169.png\" alt=\"start\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/start.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You will need four strands. I suggest using two colors. I am using two brown pieces and two orange pieces.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17085\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-1\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-1.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert a brown weaver behind two stakes &#8211; consider these stake A\u00a0and stake\u00a0B, stake C\u00a0is just right of stake B.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17086\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-2\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-2.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert an orange weaver behind stake A, in front of stake B\u00a0and behind stake C. It will lay just above the brown weaver.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17087\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-3\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-3.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insert a second orange weaver\u00a0behind stake A, in front of stake B\u00a0and behind stake C. It will lay just above the first orange\u00a0weaver and is woven over and under the same stakes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17088\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-4\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now add in the second brown weaver. It will be behind stake A\u00a0and stake B, the same as the first brown weaver.<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-4.png\"><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17089\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-5\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-5.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bring the first orange weaver up so it crosses the second orange weaver.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Now <\/em>everything is set in place and you can do the four strand braid.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The four strand braid weave has two steps that are repeated for every stake you weave around.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step One:<\/strong> Take the top weaver (weaver 1 &#8211; a brown weaver in the photo), bring it down over the stake C\u00a0<em>and<\/em> over weaver 3,\u00a0then bring it behind the next stake (stake D) to the right and out.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17091\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-7\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-7.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It will look like this (photo 8)<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17092\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-8\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-8.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step Two:<\/strong>\u00a0Take the bottom weaver (weaver 4, the other brown weaver), bring it up and over stake\u00a0C<em>\u00a0and<\/em> weaver 2 <em>and<\/em> weaver 1, then bring it behind stake D (the same stake that weaver #1 went behind) and out (photo 9). Notice the \u2018x\u2019 created when weaver #4 crosses on top of weaver #1.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17103\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid-300x204.png\" alt=\"four-strand-braid\" width=\"300\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid-300x204.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid-80x54.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid-450x306.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/four-strand-braid.png 545w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This diagram may also help you visualize what needs to happen.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Repeat<\/em> Step One and Step Two for every stake you weave around.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17093\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-300x169.png\" alt=\"step-9\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-80x45.png 80w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-1030x579.png 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-1500x844.png 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-705x397.png 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9-450x253.png 450w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/step-9.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is what the four strand braid woven in two colors looks like.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14747 alignnone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-300x244.jpg\" alt=\"four strand braid section\" width=\"300\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-300x244.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-1030x837.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-1500x1219.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-845x684.jpg 845w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-705x573.jpg 705w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/four-strand-braid-section-450x366.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/wisconsin-wine-basket\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-14744\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Wisconsin Wine Basket\" width=\"183\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--773x1030.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--1125x1500.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--529x705.jpg 529w, https:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Wisconsin-Wine-Basket-A--450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 183px) 100vw, 183px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And this is what the four strand braid weave looks like in all natural, as shown in my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/wisconsin-wine-basket\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin Wine Basket<\/a>. \u00a0Both basket patterns,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/?model_number=TwinesandBraids-pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Twines and Braids<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/wisconsin-wine-basket\/\" target=\"_blank\">Wisconsin Wine Basket<\/a>, are available in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/index.php\/store-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Store.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can view my\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/wkJZctmP08Q\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube basket technique tutorial here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Thanks for reading the Basket Teacher<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/signiture.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15882 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/www.prairiewoodbasketry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/signiture.png\" alt=\"~Annetta K\" width=\"168\" height=\"56\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today I am releasing my new basket pattern,\u00a0Twines and Braids. 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