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The Braid Society - http://www.braidsociety.org/
Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events. |
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Tada, Makiko - http://www.texte.co.jp/makiko/
Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule. |
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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. |
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Holmberg, Shawnnee - http://theholmbergs.com/shawnnee.htm
Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Kumihimo - http://braiding.org/
Includes a bibliography and brief discussion about equipment. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Fiber Expression - http://www.fiberexpression.com/
Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work. |
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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. |
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Beginning Kumihimo - http://www.gflower.org/kumihimo.htm
A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout. |
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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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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. |
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Owen, Rodrick - http://homepage.mac.com/billgreene1/owen/owenhome.html
Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule. |