"Tying the Mecate" - written and illustrated by Gail Hought Published in the Western Horseman, September 1997

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Braiding a Key Fob including braiding the 2 Pass Spanish Ring Knot as the first of 3 buttons - This is a long file and therefore it is split into several pages for easier viewing. This article was in the Leather Crafters Journal.(July-August 1998 issue). The 6 bight Turk's head is the foundation button for both the herringbone interweave and the gaucho interweave. (The instructions for the 6 bight Turk's head added 11/22/02)

Update: The instruction of the 2 Pass Spanish Ring Knot and the 6 bight Turk's head has been replaced with the current instruction from the Art of Braiding, The Basics - Revised Edition

Understanding building and splitting parallels - Pg. 50 from the The Art of Braiding, Bosal I