5 strand trick braid

In this tutorial I demonstrate the 5 strand trick braid. Also called the "Mystery braid" or "Secret plait", it is a powerful braiding technique used to make braided straps such as belts and bracelets.
Enjoy the tutorial!

[@dereksinz8663]

Finally a 12 step process I can follow!

[@lornastein8411]

I think your presentations on braiding are superior to the other presentations online. All the details are very appreciated. Thank you so much.

[@angelaschmidt1175]

Thank you SO much! I watched several other videos but quit before we got very far because they didn't make the starting point clear enough. YOU were very clear on how to start and very clear when to flip the bottom part. And yes on the secret plait, because I grew up calling it plaiting my hair, not braiding but I knew braiding was another word for it. Now to back it up some and work on the others! I just bought a steel rule die to use in my AccuCut Baby Grande Mark or in my Sizzix Big Shot but I've always done what little leather I've cut with the AccuCut, especially my thinner tooling leather. I have two sizes of the 5 strand and a different leather bracelet die with intricate cuts. I'm SO happy that at the last minute, I changed my order to the 5 strand. I think it looks so much nicer. Thank you SO much for a great video!

[@davidmcmahon8262]

Thank you Mark, your instructions are extremely clear and easy to follow. Cheers .

[@jasperking7149]

Great video! much easier to follow and understand.

[@thehonfleur]

The best explanation how to do this I've seen

[@brailwolf]

This braid will work just right for a leather backpack I'm making ,,, thank you for this tutorial.

[@jackierudd6264]

excellent clear tutorial, thank you for sharing 😊

[@nuwantharaka7454]

simple instructions .. very easy to understand and bracelet came out very nicely.. thanks for sharing

[@anantharamba6832]

Thank you. Very clear and precise tutorial. A useful advance on the 3strand technic. All tips very useful and very valid.

[@burgbuilds]

Really good tutorial man. Super simple and very easy to understand. You rule

[@stanstevens6289]

Excellent tutorial ! :D

[@davidmcmahon8262]

Excellent video with very clear instructions , many thanks.

[@cjbasye]

Nice work! I did a short piece out of soft deer leather so it was tight, but it worked great!

[@lucamarialanza7319]

Very nice! Easy as silk!!

[@HeronTang]

Reallyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy thanks for your very detailed go through tutorial!

[@qamarpasha2818]

beautiful..

[@alexb7611]

Wow!!! Best tutorial!!!

[@isaybub]

TY very much. I was just taught the 5 strands but wasn't shown how you put the bottom part through an extra time on the bottom.

[@gerisyandrayusman241]

hey Mark, we love this video! Thank youu!!!

[@Woodworkingvise]

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[@rbliven]

Thank you

[@wedgetailleather]

Great simple explanation. Good job!

[@judithwright5084]

Thank you for this ❤️

[@jimmullett9937]

WoW thanks

[@happywifecraftssuzie6432]

Thank you so much!!! This is so easy to understand and easy to do!!,

[@simplepracticalus3498]

I love your idea

[@rkakbarbasha]

Sir thanks a lot. I tried to make a braid and made it

[@sulaymanguemraui720]

S a l o m o n sliman larach good vidéo 10 ,10

[@chasestolzenberger9447]

Thank you so much

[@larisazambonekocic5529]

Thank you.

[@kellyhayes]

Thank you so much for another wonderful tutorial! What knife are you using in this video to cut the slits?

[@user-ns6ts4kk8d]

خیلی عالی بود ممنون از شما

[@bowlineobama]

Can you show me how to do even strands, i.e. 4, 6, 8 and so on. What is the general rule ( or formula) for counting the braids?

[@holkan1]

excelent but, how do you finish the braid?

[@papgoodwin]

👍👍

[@raimundoraimundim4944]

Muintu bom muintu bem esplicado

[@babluaryababyarya4609]

sir that was realy great .......but can u help me to make 6 atrand one ......please ...😊😊

[@georgewhitehead8185]

Hi Mark, I like how you speak. What other language (or languages) do you speak? Please do not think that I am being rude as I also speak other languages.

[@ccmarshall1094]

I have a bracelet like this and it appears that one side of it has an extra "twist" to it. Is there a certain way to unbraid it and start over without it ending up a great big mess??

[@blueblub6897]

You've had a 3 strand braid and a 5 strand braid is it possible to do a 7 strand braid?

[@methegringo7516]

Hello Mark, why cant you stop at step 7?

[@sgbgoods8078]

I’ve made a mistake and can’t seem to untangle it! Do you have any tips? I’ve tried to retrace my steps backwards but I seem to be making it worse. I don’t want to start from scratch on another piece of leather. Please help! Thanks

[@user-vv6jm2zx7q]

Этот парень по английски объяснил чем некоторые по русски

[@sunitatanwar7764]

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