The Twilly and Hermes Handles

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duggi84 said:
I've been practicing, but struggling to wrap my handles as beautifully as many of you! In my efforts, I did however manage to do a pretty decent job at a horrendously difficult way to wrap them...I braided the Twilly around the handle from one side :facepalm: but it turned out well and I like it! It's kind of hard to tell how it's woven, so I've also attached a pic of my practice run on a cable with some H ribbon which makes it more clear :lol: It may have been done here or elsewhere before, but I haven't seen it...probably for good reason, it's tedious. I folded the Twilly in half along it's entire length for the entire wrap, which wasn't easy to maintain as I was wrapping. It does make for a very even and clean wrap though. This is on my b25 in Barenia Faubourg...not really into the wrapped handles for my own aesthetic (I appreciate it on others though!), but it's Barenia...so...

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I love the carres volants twilly and that BF is just dreamy! I could stare all day :love:
 
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I can totally relate :crybaby:
We have to be on our toes 24/7 making sure all our expensive beloved :love:toys are far away from harm. It sure is exhausting :panic:worrying about them all the time :P:heart:

duggi84 said:
Yeah... my Cartier Juste un Clou ring snagged my favorite Animapolis Maxi-Twilly Slim (the one I use as a bag strap) about six months ago...such dangerous rings :crybaby:Still usable and nobody notices, but I know the snag is there and it makes me sad.
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duggi84 said:
Ok so I know my pics above made the weave hard to see, so I did it again (need the practice anyway) in a twilly that is split in color on each half (see first pic) so the weave would be easier to see. Then I did the back handle in the "traditional" style just wrapped around for a comparison. I really love this woven way...harder, but it stays put so well and looks super refined!

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OMG! Love this woven iteration of the twilly tie...tbh, I've never been able to get the hang of the regular tie and it always ends up loosening over the course of the day with bits of the handle peeking through within a few hours. Would love to know how you did it...will you share? :biggrin:
 
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tinkerbell68 said:
OMG! Love this woven iteration of the twilly tie...tbh, I've never been able to get the hang of the regular tie and it always ends up loosening over the course of the day with bits of the handle peeking through within a few hours. Would love to know how you did it...will you share? :biggrin:
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Thank you! I plan to take a video in the next few weeks of how to do it. It's not exactly easy to learn, but once you get the hang of it, not that bad. I fold the Twilly in half lengthwise and with the fold facing down, I weave by taking the behind-strip "over-then-under." It's kind of like braiding hair, except the handle doesn't move like the third strand in a braid would, and gets complete covered by the Twilly in the process.
 
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