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- Beginning Kumihimo - A kumihimo beginner's instructional handout.
- The Braid Society - Group which focuses on narrow off-loom techniques. Includes membership information, resources and events.
- Braidweaver - Carol Franklin - Introduction to Kumihimo on the Taka Dai, including description of the parts of the device and braiding instructions.
- Carey, Jacqui - Features the artist's work in kumihimo and contains information about workshops.
- A Few Medieval Braids - Instructions with illustrations for creating a basic flat braid, a basic round or square braid, a guilloche, and a fingerloop braid. Different strand configurations are shown.
- Fiber Expression - Maryse Levenson, weaver, braidmaker and teacher. Includes resume, classes offered and scheduled, and gallery of work.
- Fifteenth-Century Fingerlooped Braid Reproductions - Samples by Carolyn Priest-Dorman, with photographs and comments.
- Fingerloop Braids - Fingerloop braids from 15th-17th century Medieval Europe. Transcribed and interpreted from documents of the era with detailed instructions and profuse illustrations.
- Fingerloop Braids - Discusses braids found in Medieval excavations and gives instructions with illustrations to create a basic fingerloop braid.
- Hendrickson, Linda - Information on tablet weaving and ply-split braiding, photos of bands, braids, and baskets, workshop descriptions, mail order supplies and instructions.
- Hirai Kumihimo House - A craft house in Japan producing items including sashes, haori laces and jewelry. Includes a brief background of the art and pictures of the various types of stands in use.
- Holmberg, Shawnnee - Features artist's statement and her work in origami and kumihimo jewelry.
- Kinoshita, Masako - Artist working in kumihimo as well as kute-uchi, an archaic technique she reconstructed. Includes information on workshops.
- Kumihimo - Includes a bibliography and brief discussion about equipment.
- Kumihimo - Lessons, information and sources for Japanese kumihimo, maru dai braiding techniques and equipment.
- Loop-Manipulation Braiding Research & Information Center - A bilingual (English and Japanese) newsletter about loop-manipulation braiding which includes kute-uchi and slentre.
- Making a Viking Whip-cord - Instructions for making a 4 strand braid using a method called interlocking or Viking Whip-cord.
- Melbourne Kumihimo Group - Affiliated with the Handweavers and Spinners Guild of Victoria in Australia. Includes membership information, examples of items made using the technique and demonstration at the marudai.
- Owen, Rodrick - Author, teacher and artist. Features example pieces, biography, and teaching schedule.
- Tada, Makiko - Author, teacher, artist, and industry consultant. Features a bibliography, gallery, and event schedule.
- Van Epen, Marijke - Features ethnic weaving techniques and tablet weaving. Includes gallery, information on workshops and publications.
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