mountainmasha

Thanks! It was a lot of fun to make.

Thanks for your perspective. I haven't had a problem with the rectangle cards, so I keep using them; I may have to try squaring some up. As for the forward turn on the borders, I do it on this pattern mostly so the color stripes in the border remain consistent throughout (I put a longer explanation in the comment below). If you don't mind the pattern switching order, you can certainly switch the direction of the border cards.And thanks! I really like how the pattern turned out. Happy weaving!

Thanks for pointing out the full-size pattern picture!As for the rectangle cards, I haven't had a problem with tension with the crochet thread I used even though the cards aren't square, and it is nice to have the visual cue for how many times you've turned them. That being said, maybe I'll cut a set square and see what difference it makes in my weaving speed.

Yes, I should have pointed that out in the instructable. I'll update it soon (not sure how people feel about editing the instructable while it's being judged in a contest?). I like the forward turn for a couple reasons with this pattern:1. It makes a continuous pattern of the color stripes for the border, which I liked. If you don't care about having an exact pattern, you could start turning them backward every time halfway through, which would unwind all the twists you made by the time you finish, but the color stripes would also reverse order.2. Moving the center cards up and down as I alternate between the forward and backward turns means I always know what comes next, since the border cards are either with the pack, or moving the opposite direction. It helps when I have to step away a…

Yes, I should have pointed that out in the instructable. I'll update it soon (not sure how people feel about editing the instructable while it's being judged in a contest?). I like the forward turn for a couple reasons with this pattern:1. It makes a continuous pattern of the color stripes for the border, which I liked. If you don't care about having an exact pattern, you could start turning them backward every time halfway through, which would unwind all the twists you made by the time you finish, but the color stripes would also reverse order.2. Moving the center cards up and down as I alternate between the forward and backward turns means I always know what comes next, since the border cards are either with the pack, or moving the opposite direction. It helps when I have to step away and come back to weaving later. There are a couple ways you can overcome the twist build-up with the forward turn. First, when the twist gets cumbersome you can just flip all the border cards so they are facing the opposite direction (so the back of the card will be facing up). This switches S to Z or vice versa, which means the string will start twisting the other way as you weave. The other option (which I usually do) is to pause halfway through to untie your original knots in those strings, untwist them, then retie. Hope that helps!

So are you part of the Singapore University design team? I saw these pictures on the James Dyson Awards site (as the BOB pack): https://www.jamesdysonaward.org/en-HK/2018/project/bob-the-modular-schoolbag-1/