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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.

A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout.

Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.

Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.

Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.

Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.

Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.

Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.

Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.

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.

Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.

Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops.

Includes a bibliography and brief discussion about equipment.

Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.

A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.