[lace] Fingerloop braids.
Jeri is cruel bringing this to our attention when I already have s much lace I should be doing. I also make Kumihimo braids and am interested in comparing the two ways of making a braided/woven lace. I've not started yet (resisting hard as I'm about to go on a 2 day Withof course with Yvonne Scheele) but on reading through Lady Bindloss's Braid Manuscript from pre 1660 I came across the following frustrating entry:- 26. To make a braid of :40: bobbins (I omit this set of instructions since it is not a fingerloop braid. Plus, the handwriting was close to illegible, sorry!) Well, some of us would still be interested even if it's not a fingerloop braid. Some of the earlier ones there is a copy of the script, along with a transcription and a translation. This one just shows the braid, which is flat with a textured chevron design. So, I wonder how it is made. It is very unlike the plaited lace of the time so I am guessing that she is using the general definition of bobbin as a thread carrier. But how frustrating. Jacquie in an overcast but still very hot Lincolnshire - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Fingerloop Braids
It is possible to make braids to match lace you are creating, and even use the same threads in the same colors! There are times when this is a perfect solution. Stores do not carry braids in every color you might want, or braids that are very delicate. This will be perfect for me as soon as I figure out which braid to make. I want to learn needle lace and cannt find a local source for the braid to make some of it so making my own would be very good. Not sure if I could do the finger loop braiding though as I have arthritis in my hands. I also like the idea of making the braid as well. The katherine wheel braid whic is a three worker one is gorgeous and I would love to do it just do not know any other braiders in the area. I have sent a message to a kumihimo list I am on to see if it could be done on a marudai with just one person. Let me know, please, if you have fun with this Medieval skill. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace Embroidery Resource Center I have done braiding but using a marudai not doing finger loop braiding. Kumihimo is very interesting. I was very lucky as a person on one of the lists I am on was getting rid of some of her equipment that she didn't use any more and sent me a marudai and the tama. Only problem is it isn't very portable. The variety of designs that you can make with even a small number of thread is amazing. Lorna Hanrahan Who hasn't yet found a fiber art that I didn't want to at least try - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] Fingerloop Braids
Hello everyone thank you Jeri for bringing this to our attention - I know this braid well from my spinny-weavy days. However, I prefer it in thicker threads, preferably wool. It has a lovely flat side, that looks plaited, and an interested rounded side, that looks knitted. There is a single page diagram and instructions in a back issue of SpinOff, which got me experimenting with it. I hadn't thought of it in conjunction with lace, vs. using such fine threads as we do for lace, the tiny looped braid one could make with sewing thread might look insignificant? I'm game to be proven wrong, so if anyone tries it to do with a lace project, do please share. I have seen kumihimo braids used effectively with bobbin lace amulet purses (the k/h braid for the pendant cord). The slentre braid (as I know it) seems to be better applied flat than used strictly as a cord - though it would be a good 'lace' as in 'shoelace.' To make this braid, plan on miles more thread than you think you need. It seems to me there was a limit to how long you could make it, according to one's armspan (on account of having to swing the threads wide to tension - might be a problem for those with arthritis, plus you do have to have finger dexterity to transfer the loops). bye for now Bev in Sooke, BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Fingerloop Braids
Dear Lacemakers, Last year, a lace friend arrived at my home with a new addiction she had picked up from a friend at a lace convention: Fingerlooping. Last week, Tess gave me a website with everything about Medieval Fingerlooping - written by our friends at SCA. The introduction says a lace can be made by many different textile techniques and it can be a lacing cord, narrow trim, wide trim or whole fabric. It is possible to make braids to match lace you are creating, and even use the same threads in the same colors! There are times when this is a perfect solution. Stores do not carry braids in every color you might want, or braids that are very delicate. Also, at this time of year, you may be thinking you need a short program for your lace group, or something to entertain a young person on a rainy day. If you copy the information on this web site to make a binder, be sure you have plenty of paper. One section is 57 pages in length. http://www.fingerloop.org/ Let me know, please, if you have fun with this Medieval skill. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
