The edges of the weave are too "hard," making it look like like rectangles floating at different heights, rather than integrated.

in my opinion is a good effect

I agree with mossy, it doesn't look like weaving, the shadows on the vertical blocks is wrong for that. Check the tutorial again and see how they have done it. Unless you have purposely made it like floating blocks, which is still a nice effect.

Great effect ... I agree, it doesn't look like weaving but you have created a whole new look

I think to get a more woven look you would have to darken the strips where the go under the other strip (the strips would be darker as the go further away/under. Great tut to try! I would like to give it a whirl sometime!

i like the effect

Nice execution! But yeah, it probably could of been given some more attention to detail. GL!

Great work author...gl