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KINGSMERE CRAFTS
HAND-CRAFTED LEATHER GOODS
Mexican basket weave or Round braid
This stitch is used on any edge where a rounded, braided effect, is desired. The amount of lace required is approximately eight times the distance you are going to lace. At first glance this looks as though it is a very difficult lacing technique to learn but it is really very simple. All it is, is a simple over-one- one-under braid. By following the illustrations below, and the direction of the arrows in them, you'll pick up the method very quickly.
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It is preferable to use round lacing holes rather than slits because you will achieve a far better end result. Make sure you punch a hole one size larger than the others in all corners. The figures above, one through to eight, show the stitches to get you started, while the figures below, nine through to twenty, illustrate the method of going round the corners.
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Pay particular attention to the fact that the corner hole has been gone through four times, while the ones on either side, only three times. The reason that these corner holes need to be punched larger than the others, is now obvious. When you come to near the end of your lace and need to join on another don't panic. The splicing is the same as for Cordovan lacing, but the ending is different. Figures twenty-one through to twenty-nine below, illustrate the ending for this stitch.
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Regarding the reference above to splicing on another length of lace. The
method used when Cordovan lacing is as follows. Figures 1 and 2 show how to
bring the lacing end up between two pieces of leather, and how to insert it back
under the lacing to hide the end.
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Figures 3, 4 and 5 show how to insert the new piece of lacing down between the two pieces of leather and back under the loop to complete the stitch. The loose end, left by the new piece of lacing, is laced down as the stitches are continued.
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