Braiding Books

Kumihimo

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids III: Taka-dai Braids 1 - $82.00
Makiko Tada. The taka-dai is a high weaving frame which produces flat wide braids. This first volume of taka-dai braids has an account of its earliest history, and good diagrams of the weaving frame, and techniques. 39 braids and some examples of how to use them. 150pp. Pb.

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids IV: Taka-dai Braids 2 - $83.00
Makiko Tada. Volume 2 has a continuation of the braids described in volume 1, with numbers 40 to 71. 156pp. Pb.

Kumihimo - $16.00
Lacis. Jules & Kathe Kliot. This is a unique type of decorative braiding which is produced using a simple stand to hold the bobbins. The authors show how to make the different stands used and explain the braiding techniques for making braids using 4, 8, 12 and more strands and with a number of different colours. 20 page leaflet, illustrated in black and white.

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Lace & Tatting

Mediterranean Knotted Lace - $31.00
Elena Dickson. Knotted lace is one of the oldest forms of making lace and is believed to have originated in the Eastern Mediterranean around 2000 years ago. Also commonly referred to as Armenian Lace, it is also known as Billila, Oya, Palestinian Lace, Nazareth Lace, Smyrna Stitch, and Phoenician Lace. This latest book from Elena Dickson has all new motifs and doily designs and includes all stitch instructions, descriptive diagrams and black and white photographs of finished projects. 144pp. Pb.

The Needle-Made Lace of Reticella - $22.00
Jules & Kaethe Kliot. This addition to Lacis Publications collection of historic needlework editions is a collection of Italian needle-made laces. It has many needle lace motif patterns, many using a prepared braid for parts of the motifs. This book is for the lace enthusiast to reproduce these old needle lace patterns from photos and diagrams. 80pp, Pb.

Needlemade Lace & Net Embroideries - $14.00
Doris Campbell Preston. Unabridged republication of the original 1938 edition. This volume is a classic guide to the single-thread-and-needle styles of lacemaking. Complete instructions and clear stitch diagrams explain how to make both needle-run and needlepoint laces. Tatting and Irish crochet are also treated in separate sections. The history of lace-making and care of lace is covered in some detail. 160pp. Pb.

Renaissance Patterns for Lace, Embroidery & Needlepoint - $15.00
Frederico Vinciolo. Superb reproduction of most popular 16th-century lace design book by Queen of France's favorite patterner. Contains all of the nearly 100 original patterns for point coupe, reticella and guipure; the second part describes square netting and embroidery on cloth. 83 full-page plates. 93pp. Pb.

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Tablet Weaving

Anna Neuper's Modelbuch: Early Sixteenth-Century Patterns for Weaving Brocaded Bands - $20.00
Nancy Spies. Transcription into modern charts of forty-five patterns for gold brocaded tabletwoven bands. Written by Anna Neuper, a seventy year old num in the St Clare Convent in Nurnburg, Germany, in 1517AD. 56pp. Pb.

Card Weaving - $14.00
Russell E Groff. Make or buy yourself a set of "cards," read this book, and you are ready to have some fun. The author gives a brief history of card weaving and provides clear detailed instructions for preparing a warp, setting up the cards, making a drawdown, and the weaving itself. The book includes drafts and instructions for 53 patterns, each one of which is photographed. Included are a large number of very pretty designs and some novelty ones of Santa Claus, cowboys, pumpkins, and jack-o-lanterns. Pb.

Tablet Weaving Magic - $83.00
O Staudigel. Tablet weaving is one of those ancient weaving techniques that are either over simplified with too easy patterns or the instructions are so intricate that the really fascinating patterns from the past require a PhD to follow. This new book from Germany breathes new life into the presentation of advanced tablet weaving techniques. The charts of the double-sided figurative patterns from the Arabic cultures and a batch of nice simple set-up patterns and six-hole tablet patterns that really make this a must have for band weavers. 250pp. Pb.

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General Braiding

Indian Bead Weaving Patterns - $17.00
Horace R Goodhue. Chain weaving designs, bead loom weaving and bead embroidery. Pb.

Loop Manipulation Braiding - $12.00
Noemi Speiser. By concentrating on basic but essential knowledge, and leading the reader stage by stage, it is hoped that readers will use this introductory booklet to gain confidence and understanding to continue their explorations of the braids in Noemi Speiser's specialist books. The unconventional format of this publication is especially designed for the practical use of the reader. 25pp. Pb.

Lucet Braiding - $15.00
Elaine Fuller. The "lost art" of lucet, uses a wooden tool something like a wishbone. The braids resemble Celtic knots and knitting plaits, and can be made in a variety of thicknesses as well as colour patterns. It can be thought of as cat’s cradle over a big fork. 32pp. Sb.

The Lucette Book - $15.00
Daniel C. Phelps. Herein find the perfect (new) addition to any lucetter's library. A variety of techniques are covered in this book, including different shapes of cords, multiple colors, and the chevron cord. The illustrations are clear and easy to follow. 24pp. Sb.

Nålbinding: Lessons in Nalbinding 4: Lots of Socks - $34.00
Larry Schmitt. A study of socks worked in nalbinding. The patterns presented are based on the observation of old nalbound socks, which have been worn in a variety of places and times. 61pp. SB.

Nålbinding: Lessons in Nalbinding 5: Great Hats - $31.00
Larry Schmitt. A study of hats worked in nalbinding. The majority of the patterns are based on the Scandinavian Milk Strainer hat, though there are some other varieties patterned. Some of the patterns require fulling as a finishing technique, and this process is described using two methods. A selection of comparable knitted hats completes the book. 52pp, SB.

Old English Patterns Book for Loop Braiding - $59.00
Noemi Speiser. The author has found a collection of loop braiding patterns from the 15th Century and was able to study and describe them. Finding enough people who know the finger dances for these multi-person braids is the challenge for we moderns. There are some truely remarkable braids in here. 133pp. Sb.