Top : Arts : Crafts : Textiles :
Braiding
Websites
Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events.
site exerpt
The Braid Society It is a relatively young society, founded in 1993. Although based in the United Kingdom, we have members from all over the world. The cost is 15 UK pounds a year, about US $25 or CDN $37. We cover narrow...The home page of a fibreholic. Includes her work in braids and bands (kumihimo, tablet weaving, ply-splitting) as well as knitting, spinning and weaving.
site exerpt
Spinning Jenny's home page I am passionately interested in fibre crats/arts and spend as much time as I can working with fibre and yarn. This site is primarily a way to share those interests with my friends, and with any other visitors who stumble...Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.
site exerpt
Linda Hendrickson Tablet Weaving and Ply-Split Braiding ...Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.
site exerpt
SHABANA Holmberg and is dedicated to Origami Jewelry, Ikebana and Kumihimo. She is also starting to work with ceramic material for her jewelry making Click on image for larger view Shawnnee working on a kumihimo braid at the Columbia Art Festival...Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.
site exerpt
Jacqui Carey, kumihimo, braiding and Japanese textiles Whilst attending a foundation course at Winchester School of Art, Jacqui Carey discovered that weaving combined her love of mathematics and art. This lead to a degree in Textiles at West Surrey College of Art and Design. Here, Jacqui studied...Features ethnic weaving techniques and tablet weaving. Includes gallery, information on workshops and publications.
site exerpt
Introduktie pagina Welcome to the Site of MARIJKE VAN EPEN Ethnic Weaving Techniques and Tablet Weaving Etnische weefsels en Kaartweven A new Book! New Gallery Items! Last Update 27/09/05...Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.
site exerpt
Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions This document began as a set of samples I made for myself in 1997. Because of the recent publication of Nomi Speiser's comprehensive book on medieval and Renaissance pattern books for fingerlooped braids, and the even more recent publication of...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.
site exerpt
Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria Inc: Melbourne Kumihimo Group Please address all correspondence to: Anne White 3/278 Cotham Rd Kew Victoria 3101 Australia Phone 61 3 9817 3132 Irene Schiffer 27 McDowell St Greensborough Victoria 3088 Australia Phone 61 3 9435 2328 ABOUT JAPANESE BRAIDING Top, left to right:...Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.
site exerpt
Fiber Expression To report problems on this site contact Site Administrator. Site Designed and Maintained by The CF2 Group....A German braider's gallery of works, with a synopsis of artist's background.
site exerpt
Kumihimo Art Design ...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.
site exerpt
Hirai Kumihimo House ...Pictures of work by Helen "Halla" Fleischer, along with comments and a photo of a mechanical braiding machine.
http://home.covad.net/~drgandalf/halla/kumihimo.html
Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.
site exerpt
Braidweaver Index How the braiding process differs from the weaving process. Taka Dai TourAn introduction to the parts of a taka dai. How to Braid on a Taka DaiLearn how the taka dai works in this demonstration of how to create a...A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.
site exerpt
L-M BRIC News Every other working ends of the threads are paired and the paired ends connected thus forming loops rather than being separate as in the case of most other braiding techniques. One end of the bunched braiding threads is fixed on...A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout.
site exerpt
Kumihimo: an introduction, glossary and source list If you are looking for the instruction page for basic braiding which was formerly at this URL, please click here. Kumihimo is a Japanese braid-making technique which dates to about 550 C.E when the Buddhist religion spread in Japan and...Features braid and bead work jewelry. Includes artist background and gallery.
site exerpt
Chrissy Bristow ...Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord.
site exerpt
Making a Viking Whip-cord Green and gray cord in progress, made using wool-silk blend threads. Summary: Braiding has been commonly used to make strong cording for ties, lacings, etc. While lucets and fingerloop braiding have been much discussed in the SCA, whip-cording or interlocking...Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
site exerpt
Medieval Medieval sites that took place in London. These date from the period between the late 12th and the early 15th centuries. Two of these braids were used to edge netted mesh hairnets (crespins one was a purse string, and the...Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.
site exerpt
Fingerloop Braids One braider and helper pictured in 1465 CE, from the Spanish altar piece Historia de la Virgen Maria attributed sometimes to Nicolas de Zahortiga.1 Fingerloop Braids by Mistress Rhiannon y Bwa (Lois Swales) Mistress Azza al-Shirazi (Zoe Kuhn Williams) Preface...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.
site exerpt
Braiding Photo and directions for a knotwork-like three-color braid Fingerloop braiding for one person Fingerloop braiding for two or more people Multiperson fingerloop braids by yourself with an example and a discussion of braid structure A fingerlooped seal tag Kumihimo Kumihimo...Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule.
site exerpt
kumihimo News History of kumihimo How to make kumihimo Secret of kumihimo Place to visit References My works Links...Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.
site exerpt
Fundamental information for beginners or those needing to brush up on their skills. Beyond Basics: Skills/Help (32)Learn special techniques like entrelac or double knitting. You'll also find help with finishing, buttonholes, and much more. Adult Clothing (10)Hundreds of patterns, all...Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule.
http://homepage.mac.com/billgreene1/owen/owenhome.html
Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops.
site exerpt
Masako Kinoshita's Home Page Kinoshita specializes in the Japanese braiding techniques of Kumihimo, using a stand and bobbins, and Kute-uchi, an archaic technique that predates the stand-and-bobbin method. She teaches both techniques in 1- to 4-day workshops at various levels and in 3-hour hands-on...