[Illustration: {Lanyard}]
Materials required:
2 strands of standard gimp, 3½ yds. each
1 snap
Lanyards are made in much the same way as leashes, but without the core.
The snap is fastened securely so that the work can be pulled against it.
Then both strands are run half way through the ring to give four equal
braiding strands. Cross the strands on the ring in exactly the way shown
in figure 40. This arrangement corresponds to the starting position of
the leash. The braiding is done in the same way as that described for
the leash, beginning with the upper right strand. (Fig. 16.)
When only one foot of lacing is left, form the loop of the lanyard by
folding the braid back as in figure 41. Cross the two lower strands
behind the main braid (Fig. 42), and finish with the square or spiral
braid and the lock knot as described for the leash. If you wish the
square braid to slip along the lanyard, braid it loosely.
The alternative pattern shown is made by arranging the strands at the
start as in figure 43.
[Illustration: Fig. 40]
[Illustration: Fig. 41]
[Illustration: Fig. 42]
[Illustration: Fig. 43]