What we've learned over the years is that patterning is so much more than just the loops of a knit or the interlacements of a weave.

We've learned that every unique patterned interlacement imparts different qualities to a fabrics’ structure. 

We generally work with four specific families of patterns, each with different qualities and having members that can be merged to create different fabrics with varying performance qualities. 

This shoe drawing helps visualize full pattern integration. Unlike a knit that is a series of loops, our braids have straighter linked yarns with space to shift.  When everything is connected, even the laces, everything “shifts” together, as the structure adapts to the tensions of movement.