give elastic gold or silver thread a chance. It can instantly elevate any boring braid to red-carpet status. Not to mention, you can find these fancy strings at any ol' arts-and-crafts store on ...

And making your own has never been more simple, thanks to this lovely craft ... not try a braided friendship bracelet – simply braid three coloured strands of ribbon together, and thread in ...

The tubes were connected by hot glue and wrapped with jute thread. The first basket was ... walls I used rectangular cardboard. Around which braided newspaper tubes. Joined the two side walls ...

Wind the thread around the base of the braid several times to hold it in place. Unpin the braid from your braiding surface. Trim the loose ends of the cording down to 2 inches. Place the initial ...

and then use a needle and thread to sew them together. For a round or oval rug, coil the end of the braid so it looks like a snail shell, pin that together and sew it to keep it all in place ...