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Andean Sling Braids: New Designs for Textile Artists
Rodrick Owen
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Description for Andean Sling Braids: New Designs for Textile Artists
Hardcover. Num Pages: 216 pages, 246 colour photos, 29 b/w photos, 159 charts/drawings & 1,100 weaving illus. BIC Classification: WFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 291 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1358.
Learn to make the decorative braids used in the sling-making traditions of Peru and Bolivia; this detailed guide, including 400 step-by-step photos, teaches the technique and over 100 designs for weavers, craftspeople, jewelrydesigners, basket weavers, and others interested in using braids for embellishment. In-depth detailed instructions are given, along with clear diagrams; recommended braiding yarns for slingsand kumihimo; detailed set-up, making, and finishing instructions;and many fascinating contemporary applications. This book introduces a new piece of equipment, the core frame, and gives instructions for making it from wood and dowels. When the core frame is used with a braiding stand and ... Read more
Learn to make the decorative braids used in the sling-making traditions of Peru and Bolivia; this detailed guide, including 400 step-by-step photos, teaches the technique and over 100 designs for weavers, craftspeople, jewelrydesigners, basket weavers, and others interested in using braids for embellishment. In-depth detailed instructions are given, along with clear diagrams; recommended braiding yarns for slingsand kumihimo; detailed set-up, making, and finishing instructions;and many fascinating contemporary applications. This book introduces a new piece of equipment, the core frame, and gives instructions for making it from wood and dowels. When the core frame is used with a braiding stand and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764351037
SKU
V9780764351037
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-11
About Rodrick Owen
Rodrick Owen is an internationally respected braiding instructor who popularized kumihimo through his teaching and books. Terry Newhouse Flynn, Textile artist and art educator, focuses on woven, braided, and knitted textiles. She enjoys teaching students a variety of braiding skills.
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