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Andean Sling Braids: New Designs for Textile Artists

Andean Sling Braids: New Designs for Textile Artists

Hardcover

Native American HistoryGeneral NeedleworkWeaving & Spinning

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ISBN10: 0764351036
ISBN13: 9780764351037
Publisher: Schiffer Craft
Published: Aug 28 2016
Pages: 216
Weight: 3.00
Height: 1.00 Width: 8.70 Depth: 11.20
Language: English
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 plus hundreds of diagrams, teaches the technique and over 100 designs for weavers, craftspeople, jewelry designers, basket weavers, and others interested in using braids for embellishment. In-depth instructions are given, along with clear diagrams; recommended braiding yarns for slings and kumihimo; detailed set-up 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 bobbins, a wide variety of core-carrying braids become accessible to kumihimo braiders. Most of the braids, from 4 to 40 strands, can be made on the included 32-slot braiding card designed specifically for Andean braiding, and 50 patterns can be made on the stand without a frame.

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