Braiding
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.
Braidweaver - Carol Franklin
Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.
Bristow, Chrissy
Features braid and bead work jewelry. Includes artist background and gallery.
Carey, Jacqui
Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.
Fiber Expression
Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.
Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions
Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.
Fingerloop Braids
Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
Fingerloop Braids
Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.
Hendrickson, Linda
Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.
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.
Holmberg, Shawnnee
Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.
Kinoshita, Masako
Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops.
Loop-Manipulation Braiding Research & Information Center
A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.
Making a Viking Whip-cord
Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord.
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 m…
Owen, Rodrick
Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule.
Raskin-Schmitz, Juliana
A German braider's gallery of works, with a synopsis of artist's background.
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