Knowledge: braiding

Links

The Braid Society 
http://www.braidsociety.org/

Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events.

Hendrickson, Linda 
http://www.lindahendrickson.com/

Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.

Kumihimo 
http://braiding.org/

Includes a bibliography and brief discussion about equipment.

Holmberg, Shawnnee 
http://theholmbergs.com/shawnnee.htm

Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.

Carey, Jacqui 
http://www.careycompany.com/Jacqui-home.html

Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.

Van Epen, Marijke 
http://home-3.tiscali.nl/~robfigee/vanepen/index.html

Features ethnic weaving techniques and tablet weaving. Includes gallery, information on workshops and publications.

Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions 
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/fingerloop.html

Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.

Melbourne Kumihimo Group 
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~handspin/mkgmain.htm

Affiliated with the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria in Australia. Includes membership information, examples of items made using the technique and demonstration at the marudai.

Fiber Expression 
http://www.fiberexpression.com/

Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.

Hirai Kumihimo House 
http://www.dento.gr.jp/hirai/index2.html

A craft house in Japan producing items including sashes, haori laces and jewelry. Includes a brief background of the art and pictures of the various types of stands in use.

Braidweaver - Carol Franklin 
http://www.braidweaver.com/

Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.

Loop-Manipulation Braiding Research & Information Center 
http://www.lmbric.org/

A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.

Beginning Kumihimo 
http://www.gflower.org/kumihimo.htm

A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout.

Fingerloop Braids 
http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/braiding01.html

Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.

Fingerloop Braids 
http://fingerloop.org/

Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.

A Few Medieval Braids 
http://www.stringpage.com/braid/braid.html

Instructions with illustrations for creating a basic flat braid, a basic round or square braid, a guilloche, and a fingerloop braid. Different strand configurations are shown.

Tada, Makiko 
http://www.texte.co.jp/makiko/

Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule.

Kumihimo 
http://knitting.about.com/od/

Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.

Owen, Rodrick 
http://homepage.mac.com/billgreene1/owen/owenhome.html

Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule.

Kinoshita, Masako 
http://www.geocities.com/lmbric/

Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops.

Making a Viking Whip-cord 
http://genvieve.net/sca/whipcording-howto.html

Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord.

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