"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery" — Mark Van Dorena

When I first learned to fingerloop braid, I was frustrated by the length limit imposed by only being able to tighten the braiding by spreading your arms to either side. Trying to do a long braid means having a very loose braid at the beginning. So I went home and looked for a way to make longer braids. I found a long "indian beading loom" a friend had made for me and things clicked! The other frustrating thing about fingerloop braiding for me was that, once started, you have to keep braiding until you're done. Otherwise the loops (or bowes) get tangled and your braid is ruined. A very useful thing about using the beading loom is that it has springs that hold the beading's warp threads, the spring at the front of the loom is ideal for holding the loops of thread when I want to put the braiding down for a bit. To the left are photos of the loom I made from the "indian beading loom".