Composed using FingerTips Braid Designer by Gary Mitchell

This designer is for the 14-loop letter braid found in Add. Ms, Millward and Anonym II.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
Left hand Right hand
Fingers for single worker: Th A Dm Dh Dh Dm A Th
Fingers for two workers: L1a L1b R1b R1a L2a L2b R2b R2a
2 1 4 3 6 5 8 7
18 1 12 11 14 13 16 15 18 17
17 28 2 22 21 24 23 26 25 28 27
27 38 3 32 31 34 33 36 35 38 37
15 16 37 48 4 42 41 44 43 46 45 48 47
14 25 26 47 58 5 52 51 54 53 56 55 58 57
13 24 35 36 57 68 6 62 61 64 63 66 65 68 67
11 12 23 34 45 46 67 78 7 72 71 74 73 76 75 78 77
21 22 33 44 55 56 77 88 8 82 81 84 83 86 85 88 87
31 32 43 54 65 66 87 98 9 92 91 94 93 96 95 98 97
41 42 53 64 75 76 97 a8 10 a2 a1 a4 a3 a6 a5 a8 a7
51 52 63 74 85 86 a7 b8 11 b2 b1 b4 b3 b6 b5 b8 b7
61 62 73 84 95 96 b7 c8 12 c2 c1 c4 c3 c6 c5 c8 c7
71 72 83 94 a5 a6 c7 d8 13 d2 d1 d4 d3 d6 d5 d8 d7
81 82 93 a4 b5 b6 d7 e8 14 e2 e1 e4 e3 e6 e5 e8 e7
91 92 a3 b4 c5 c6 e7 f8 15 f2 f1 f4 f3 f6 f5 f8 f7
a1 a2 b3 c4 d5 d6 f7
b1 b2 c3 d4 e5 e6
c1 c2 d3 e4 f5 f6
d1 d2 e3 f4
e1 e2 f3
f1 f2
SHIFT UP
REVERSE COLOURS SHIFT DOWN

For example pre-prepared letter charts please see

European Loop Braiding: Instructions for Letter Braids in 17th Century Manuscripts
by Joy Boutrup.
ISBN 978-0-9562620-1-1

To find sellers of this book please see http://www.isbns.net/isbn/9780956262011

Structure and method
The fell is as shown on page 17.
The chart produced by this application can be used by two braiders following the braiding procedure as described on page 49.
It is possible for a single braider to handle all 14 loops as shown on Ingrid Crickmore's website in her article Why "Spanish"? Tutorial for the 7-loop spanish & 14-loop letterbraid
Starting ideas
There are illustrations of historical letters for this braid on page 18 and miscellaneous motifs on page 20.
The corresponding Braiding charts for historical letters and motifs are described in Appendix B on page 50 to 55.
There are more illustrations of historical letters on pages 13 and 24.
Please note that the letters on pages 13 and 24 can not be drawn using this web page application. To compose letters on pages 13 and 24 please see my designer for 10 loop letter braids.

Instruction reminder:

Each cycle has 8 operations with all unreversed (U).

* loops are turned to have upper shank colours as indicated on chart before starting a braid cycle

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In "page setup" enable "Print Background (colors & images)"

This tool was designed by Gary Mitchell
If you found the program useful please recommend it to other braiders
:-)