weaving cord with fingers

[mormess]

Hope this is the appropriate category! When I was at school and those knotted friendship bracelets were all the rage, I was taught a different method of making cord. I can only remember half the method and am hoping someone can fill me in.
1. Take 5 pieces of yarn, about twice the length of your forearm.
2. Double them over and tie all the ends in a knot.
3. Pin it to something stable (used to be our skirts or between our knees.
4. Hook three fingers into three of them and two fingers of the other hand into the other one.
5. Here's where I get stuck - you kind of hook and swap the cords over and over until the cord is woven. You can't stop until you reach the end.

Does anyone remember this?

[dothawkes31]

we used a cotton bobbin with 4 tiny nails in the top and the plait went down the middle of the bobbin but for the life of me i can't think how that worked either!

[mormess]

Ah yes, got one of those, a Knitting Nancy. They're a great idea but still not it... Media URL: http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/knittingnancys.html
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[redman41]

http://www.northwestjournal.ca/sash.html

Is this site any help

[poohshunny]

I remember that! We did it at school too. This is how I remember doing it.

http://www.youtube.co...AgB8g&feature=channel

Hope it helps.

[mormess]

That's it Poohshunny, thank you so much! Redman, that's good stuff too and I'll have a go at that sometime.

Thanks all!