Ah, you've ended up making Friendship bracelets for your 'ribbon'. I make those sometimes. I usually use embroidery floss, simply because I have a lot of it in hand.
The simplest way to do zig zag for a beginner is not to count the rows, just to keep on going until you feel like a direction change. I still do it that way, sometimes.
(Untwisting threads is a pain, and always shows on the band where you did it)
When starting a band weave, one trick for getting it all straight, is to insert a lollipop stick, turn the cards, insert another lollipop stick, repeat once more.
This also allows you to hold the warp threads closer together.
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The simplest way to do zig zag for a beginner is not to count the rows, just to keep on going until you feel like a direction change. I still do it that way, sometimes.
(Untwisting threads is a pain, and always shows on the band where you did it)
When starting a band weave, one trick for getting it all straight, is to insert a lollipop stick, turn the cards, insert another lollipop stick, repeat once more.
This also allows you to hold the warp threads closer together.