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A no-equipment technique for braiding cords and bands

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Tag Archives: flat braids

3 6-loop flat braids, pioleW

The Power of Six

Ten flat braid color patterns for 6-loop braids! Six-loop braids can have some great color-patterns that are only possible with an even number of loops. + Tips for braiding neater-looking flat braid patterns…

October 18, 2015 in Color patterns, Easy braids.

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Braids 2012 and Braids 2016 Conference Proceedings books are shown below. Let me know if any links are broken - Braiders Hand (U.S.), and the Braid SocietyBraid Society (UK) occasionally change the urls for their products.
Threads That Move: Conference proceedings of BRAIDS 2012

Includes my 12-page article on all the double braid variations. See table of contents here.

Braids, Bands, and Beyond: Conference Proceedings of BRAIDS 2016

Includes my article on Pick-up Patterning in Loop Braiding

My article in Threads That Move is on the many variations of loop braided 'double braids,' including several not covered in this blog, with some practical how-to information.

My article in Braids, Bands and Beyond is on pick-up patterning in loop braiding, including historical references and photos. Not a 'how-to.'

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Header photo braids:
The braids in my header photo are described here. Some are traditional, some are original, and some are a little of both. I have tutorials on this blog for four of them, as well as for many braids not shown in the header photo.
10-loop double braid

flat 10-loop double braid with color-linking

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Links to other braiding sites

  • L-MBRIC – Masako Kinoshita's site on loop braiding (partially moved to a new site, full move not yet completed)
  • My index to L-MBRIC, & how to access all LMBRIC's old issues thru the Internet Archive's "Wayback Machine")
  • Fingerloop Braiding (fingerloop.org)–15th-17th C braids
  • Fingerloop Braids–Cindy Myers' pages on Medieval braids
  • Barleycorn/ Grene Dorge fingerloop braid, Morgan Donner's video tutorial
  • Maarten-Jan's tutorial: 16-strand sling braid, different color-pattern.
  • Laverne's tutorials for two 24-strand Andean sling braids
  • Japanese braiding (kumihimo) – history, current practice
  • Kumihimo braiding overview
  • The Braid Society, U.K. – braids and other narrow-work
  • WeaversHand – galleries of various braiding techniques
  • Braids and Bands, discussion group sponsored by the Braid Society (anyone can join the group, Braid Society membership not required)
  • Phiala's Stringpage – interesting & obscure textile techniques
  • BraidersHand – books and supplies, kumihimo stands (u.s.a.)
  • FingerTips, Gary Mitchell's loop braid pattern-planners
  • kumihimo masters braiding (video links)
  • Jean Leader's tutorial for a 16-strand sling braid (spiral pattern)
  • Kumihimo with Loops
  • Jean Leader's tutorial for a "two-strand braid" – easy and pretty
  • Giovanna Imperia Designs –Wire and other unusual braiding materials.
  • Carol James' site – sprang and fingerweaving
  • Michael Hattori's youtube kumihimo tutorials

Videos

  • My youtube loop braiding channel

Textile crafts links

  • Backstrap Weaving
  • The Loomy Bin
  • Son's popkes
  • Domblog
  • Inkle weaving: ASpinnerWeaver
  • Chinese knotting
  • Medieval Silkwerk of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Centuries
  • Marion – Jewels in Fiber
  • Stitches and Sewings for Bookbinding (free pdf doc)
  • Jean Leader's lace (and more) site
  • Robyn Spady's Blog: weaving and more – design, info, inspiration
  • Sarah Goslee's STRING NOTES blog
  • Textile History book: Women's Work: the First 20,000 Years
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