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A Few Medieval Braids - 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.
http://www.stringpage.com/braid/braid.html |
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Beginning Kumihimo - A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout.
http://www.gflower.org/kumihimo.htm |
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Braidweaver - Carol Franklin - Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.
http://www.braidweaver.com/ |
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Bristow, Chrissy - Features braid and bead work jewelry. Includes artist background and gallery.
http://www.chrissybristow.co.uk/ |
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Carey, Jacqui - Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.
http://www.careycompany.com/Jacqui-home.html |
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Fiber Expression - Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.
http://www.fiberexpression.com/ |
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Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions - Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.
http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/fingerloop.html |
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Fingerloop Braids - Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
http://www.bumply.com/Medieval/braiding01.html |
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Fingerloop Braids - Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.
http://fingerloop.org/ |
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Hendrickson, Linda - Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.
http://www.lindahendrickson.com/ |
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Hirai Kumihimo House - 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.
http://www.dento.gr.jp/hirai/index2.html |
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Holmberg, Shawnnee - Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.
http://theholmbergs.com/shawnnee.htm |
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Kumihimo - Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.
http://knitting.about.com/od/ |
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Loop-Manipulation Braiding Research & Information Center - A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.
http://www.lmbric.org/ |
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Making a Viking Whip-cord - Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord.
http://polaris.umuc.edu/~jthies/whipcord.htm |
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Melbourne Kumihimo Group - 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.
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~handspin/mkgmain.htm |
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Owen, Rodrick - Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule.
http://homepage.mac.com/billgreene1/owen/owenhome.html |
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Raskin-Schmitz, Juliana - A German braider's gallery of works, with a synopsis of artist's background.
http://www.kumihimo.de/english/index.html |
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Spinning Jenny - 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.
http://www.whorls.freeserve.co.uk/ |
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Tada, Makiko - Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule.
http://www.texte.co.jp/makiko/ |
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The Braid Society - Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events.
http://www.braidsociety.org/ |
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The Kumihimo Corner - 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 |
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Van Epen, Marijke - Features ethnic weaving techniques and tablet weaving. Includes gallery, information on workshops and publications.
http://home-3.tiscali.nl/~robfigee/vanepen/index.html |
