Braids & Beyond

A Broad Look at Narrow Wares

By: Jacqui Carey

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Paperback | 1 January 2005

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56 Pages

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27.5 x 21.0 x 0.7

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In 1993 the Braid Society held its inaugural meeting, bringing together people interested in the world of braids and narrow wares. Since then workshops, study days, exhibitions, newsletters and a yearly journal have helped to fulfil its aim to promote the understanding and practice of this area of textiles. This book, celebrating the Society's 10th birthday, aims to continue its work by highlighting some of the ways of making and using narrow wares, with the intention of showing that the term covers a broad range of interesting textiles. From military braids to mouse traps, antique to modern and handmade to industrial: how centuries of skill have turned a piece of string into a work of art.

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Sep/Oct 06 ...contains a general introduction followed by sections on twisting, knotting, knitting, weaving, tablet weaving, free-end braiding, stand and bobbin braiding, loop manipulation, sprang, and ply-splitting. There are images of traditional and contemporary pieces and equipment; in-action photos and step-by-step projects for beginners; and a glimpse of some of the people in Africa, Asia, South America, and elsewhere engaged in producing these textiles. It is a nice introduction to this rich - and, I believe, underappreciated - part of the textile world...I found it a delightful book and I hope that it will tempt those not familiar with braids and narrow wares to "give it a go!" Handwoven

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