"Tread Softly"...(14) 7 1/2" X 26" Stair Treads

These stair treads were 14 times more difficult to make than a small braided rug would be. There are 14 beginning joins, 14 first curves (called "twice overs"), 14 tapers (hard on the hands and frustrating) and 14 butts (outer row splices so no beginning or end is visible). They are, nevertheless, exact duplicates of each other, braid loop by braid loop and one cannot be told from the other. I spent a lot of time making sure that was the case.

 

 

"...The stairtreads are beautiful and look great on our hallway stairs!"...South Orange, N.J.