In the video, a man is seen holding two strings of yarn, one in each hand. He is wearing a black t-shirt with a white game controller design on it. The yarn in his left hand is purple, and the yarn in his right hand is white. He is demonstrating how to braid the yarn by crossing the strings over each other. He starts by crossing the purple yarn over the white yarn, then the white yarn over the purple yarn, and repeats this process until the yarn is fully braided. The man is speaking throughout the video, providing instructions on how to braid the yarn.