Sweetbag Stitching

I finally managed to get motivated enough to do some stitching on the sweetbag. I started the inside of one of the leaves. But I really need to do the gold plaited braid stitching first I think. I have brought as many instructions as I can to work and the materials I need to give it another go. I reckon if I manage to work it out, I am going to video myself doing it and put it up for people to see, as a tutorial! I really want to know how to do this stitch.