Wectar - Arts - Crafts - Textiles - Braiding

	submit a site to this category


Page		1	2

	Kumihimo URL: http://braiding.org/ ODP description: Includes a bibliography and brief discussion about equipment. Page title: Kumihimo Home Page Page description: Information and instructions on kumihimo
	Braidweaver - Carol Franklin URL: http://www.braidweaver.com/ ODP description: Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions. Page title: Braidweaver Index Page description: Carol Franklin, Braidweaver - Braiding on a Taka Dai - Build your own Taka Dai
	Fingerloop Braids URL: http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/braiding01.html ODP description: Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid. Page title: Medieval
	Tada, Makiko URL: http://www.texte.co.jp/makiko/ ODP description: Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule. Page title: kumihimo
	Kinoshita, Masako URL: http://www.geocities.com/lmbric/ ODP description: Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops. Page title: Masako Kinoshita's Home Page
	Raskin-Schmitz, Juliana URL: http://www.kumihimo.de/ ODP description: A German braider's gallery of works, with a synopsis of artist's background. Page title: Home
	Melbourne Kumihimo Group URL: http://home.vicnet.net.au/~handspin/mkgmain.htm ODP description: 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. Page title: Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria Inc: Melbourne Kumihimo Group
	Van Epen, Marijke URL: http://home-3.tiscali.nl/~robfigee/vanepen/index.html ODP description: Features ethnic weaving techniques and tablet weaving. Includes gallery, information on workshops and publications. Page title: Introduktie pagina
	Fiber Expression URL: http://www.fiberexpression.com/ ODP description: Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work. Page description: Fiber Expression - Maryse Levenson, weaving and braidmaking
	Holmberg, Shawnnee URL: http://theholmbergs.com/shawnnee.htm ODP description: Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry. Page title: SHABANA
	Loop-Manipulation Braiding Research & Information Center URL: http://www.lmbric.org/ ODP description: A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre. Page title: L-M BRIC News
	Fingerloop Braids URL: http://fingerloop.org/ ODP description: Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.
	Kumihimo URL: http://knitting.about.com/od/ ODP description: Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.
	Making a Viking Whip-cord URL: http://genvieve.net/sca/whipcording-howto.html ODP description: Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord. Page title: Whipcording- How to
	Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions URL: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/fingerloop.html ODP description: Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.
	Hendrickson, Linda URL: http://www.lindahendrickson.com/ ODP description: Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions. Page title: Linda Hendrickson Tablet Weaving and Ply-Split Braiding Page description: Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding; photos of bands, braids, and baskets; workshop descriptions; mail order supplies; instructions
	Beginning Kumihimo URL: http://www.gflower.org/kumihimo.htm ODP description: A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout. Page title: Kumihimo: an introduction, glossary and source list
	A Few Medieval Braids URL: http://www.stringpage.com/braid/braid.html ODP description: 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. Page title: Braiding
	Owen, Rodrick URL: http://homepage.mac.com/billgreene1/owen/owenhome.html ODP description: Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule. Page title: Rodrick Owen
	The Braid Society URL: http://www.braidsociety.com/ ODP description: Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events.