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by Cullen

There are two articles that are reqired reading:
Thread Construction by Cullen
The Strength of a Weave by FrozenFlames
You must be able to sustain complex thread-constructs with 5-6 threads woven together to be able to use the techniques listed in this article. It is highly recommended that you be able to program your threads.

All right everyone; let’s get down to it. This article is clearly about thread shielding. Now you might ask, why go through the trouble of learning this? Well the key reasons are:

1. Reliability: The program density and cohesive properties of threads allow for a much stronger and longer lasting shield.
2. Strength: the same aspects apply, allowing the shield to withstand more stress.
3. Variability: Do to the nature of thread, this shield type allows for multiple defenses within the same space, without worrying about data degradation.

Here is the easiest way to create a thread shield when you are just starting out. First you need to create a shell of raw energy, programmed around you in the structure you want. Pump a rather substantial amount of energy into this area/shell-esque shield. Once you have a decent amount stored (of raw energy) program a strong resistance to change in shape, and then a basic mesh grid. Now condense this energy into an ovular (or whatever base shape you want) sturdy mesh grid. This therefore becomes your base thread and provides a place to weave in the rest of the threads.

The next step is to flow in extra raw energy, and make sure it is affected properly into an even shape by the initial mesh. Now then, Focus energy in front of you (probably between your hands) and create a large quantity of thread from it. This should be your primary defense programming (empathy, cloaking, whatever) now split the thread and weave it into the mesh, preferable getting a fairly even distribution. You need to make sure you can run 10-20 threads at once for this, basically by giving the same order and weaving them through, first vertically, then horizontally, or vise-versa. Once you have this thoroughly woven through make sure to set it in place, and test a little more raw energy with it. It should form the correct defense. Next you add whatever else you want the same way. I leave these next several threads to you, based on need, but remember not to put in two threads with conflicting programming (you will just rip the whole shield apart and have to start all over.) Once you have them all in place, you need to set up one last thread, which is programmed to maintain the data of the others. You can do this as either a tightly interwoven thread, or like a ‘laminate’ covering over all of them. If you chose to do it as a laminate, make sure you don’t accidentally direct the programming into the threads themselves, and mess up the whole project. The laminate style also acts as a protector, helping with data degradation, but again, is a little trickier to program.

And there you have it, your very own thread-shield.

Tips:
Be careful on the weaves, if you don’t get a good tight weave the shielding can end up uneven.
Assign mental colors to the thread as you weave it. It helps for later repair and keeping straight which thread is which.

Thank you for reading this article, and my all your efforts be met with eventual success.