Tom, weaves are done with cord, actually called grafting. I was the one who showed one to Sandra as she is local to me.
Sandra, Steve can show you some awesome stuff with weaves as well. The spiral wrap transition for the reel seat area is a trick I learned from him. But don't let him start with the buttwrap examples unless you want sensory overload.
If you look up the powerpoint links I sent you, they include a page out of Creative Ropecraft which shows the most common grafting patterns used. Steve's patterns are a little different. If you look carefully, the pattern I used is the top one on that page, I'm just changing it up a bit with different cord diameters for a different look.
I've since cut this weave off because it had a couple of lumpy spots in it I wasn't happy with. Waiting for a resupply of cord to arrive from the mfr for a re-do.
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