Andean Sling Braids: New Designs for Textile Artists
by Rodrick Owen and Terry Newhouse Flynn
Suitable for braiders of all experience levels, this comprehensive guide teaches the decorative braids used in the sling-making traditions of Peru and Bolivia. With more than 400 step-by-step photographs and over 100 braid designs, it offers inspiration for weavers, jewelry designers, basket makers, kumihimo braiders, and other textile artists.
Detailed instructions and clear diagrams cover recommended yarns for slings and kumihimo, project setup, braiding techniques, and finishing methods, along with numerous contemporary applications. The book also introduces the Core Frame (also known as the Core Stand) and provides instructions for building one from wood and dowels. When used with a braiding stand and Tama, the Core Stand makes a wide variety of core-carrying braids accessible to kumihimo braiders.
Most of the braids, ranging from 4 to 40 strands, can be made on a braiding card, while 50 patterns can be created on a braiding stand without a Core Stand.
Please see the Errata for this title.
For additional inspiration and techniques, also see Exploring the Braids of the Andes by Yoshie Aoyagi, Sling Braiding of the Andes by Adele Cahlander and Sling Braiding Traditions and Techniques by Rodrick Owen & Terry Newhouse Flynn
Language: English • Hardcover • Full color • 224 pages • Published in USA
