Not being orthodox here, or trying to seem a jerk. Braiding though uses three or more strands. Below is an example of braided coil.
Your two strands are indeed twisted and very good.
Have and would vape twisted SS316. Also done twisted, or (tiger) kanthal. See a lot of the fancy coils myself and think, "that's a lot of work" and then think "hm, but no real benefit". So, usually stick with a simple mono-stranded coil. Something akin to below.
*shrugs* Only my two pennies which I know is likely worth less than dung.