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Suppliers
'Suppliers' is the broad term used for individuals or organisations providing equipment, materials, books and other services to those with an interest in braids and bands. These suppliers additionally advertise in the current edition of the Braid Society journal, Strands. This contact information is provided in good faith. The Braid Society does not necessarily recommend the individuals or organisations listed here. Tutors are listed separately.
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Beads Unlimited
Beads Unlimited are an online shop that offers a huge variety of stringing, findings, beads, tools, charms and jewellery making kits.
BerlinBraids
www.shirleyberlin.com
Shirley is passionate about narrow wares - teaching and writing about them, making them and preparing kits so that others can make them too. Shirley and Peter make marudais and bobbins in their workshop in Canada.
Braiders Hand
www.braidershand.com
Supplies for Japanese Kumihimo; Japanese braiding equipment, traditional braiding thread, and books on kumihimo as well as other forms of braiding.
Carey Company
www.careycompany.com
Carey Company is a family business that specialises in braiding. We endeavour to offer a fast and efficient service with quality products, selling braidmaking books, threads and equipment. Commissions and tuition also undertaken. We are more than happy to help with any queries you may have about braiding and related subjects.
Anna Crutchley
www.annacrutchley.co.uk
Workshops include a wide variety of ways of making tassels as well as weaving bands and fringes for interior decoration. Talks include ‘Passementerie – the world of fringes and tassels in interior decoration’. Materials include those that cannot be easily found elsewhere, such as the Anna Crutchley Cordtwister, as well as tassel moulds.
Anne Dixon
email: inkleweaver@btinternet.com
Talks and Workshops: Inkles, tablet weaving, Dorset buttons and 4-shaft weaving. Lectures, demonstrations and workshops.
Durham Weaver
https://durhamweaver64.blogspot.com/
Author of Weaving Patterned Bands – How to Create and Design with 5, 7 and 9 Pattern Threads.
Fiber Artist Supply Co
www.fiberartistsupply.com
Your international supplier of quality weaving tools: inkle looms, warping boards and pegs, yarn winding tools, fringe twisters and more.
Louise French, Tools for Ply-Split Braiding
www.louisefrench.com
Supplier of Cotton Cords, Cord Makers and Gripfid tools of our improved design for Ply-Split Braiding. Three standard Gripfid sizes are delivered by airmail from stock, and special lengths and diameters are available via custom order. Four-hook cord-makers enable your creativity. A selection of premade cords are available to help you get started in Ply-split Braiding.
Gaddum & Gaddum Ltd
www.gaddumandgaddum.co.uk
We supply a full range of silk and silk blended yarns. We also stock various silk fibres etc. suitable for the craft industry.
Edna Gibson
email: egibson82@icloud.com
Books by Makiko Tada - Treatise of Braiding I - VI covering: Marudai; Andean sling braids; Takadai 1-3; and Disc and Plate 1 & 2.
Gina-B Silkworks
https://www.ginabsilkworks.co.uk
Traditional crafts for the modern maker
Kits, tools and supplies for textile crafts such as button making, lace, tassels, braiding and weaving and much more!
Halcyon Yarn
www.halcyonyarn.com
Serving fiber artists since 1971, Halcyon Yarn is your source for inspiration, great service and excellent selection. Hundreds of yarns, fibers, tools & patterns in stock, plus fast shipping worldwide!
Handweavers Studio
www.handweavers.co.uk
For more than forty years the Handweavers Studio has been supplying yarn and fibre to textile artisans in London and worldwide. We offer an unparalleled range of yarns, from the completely traditional to the ultramodern, available on 25 gram spools as well as on cones for larger projects and production work.
We also stock small tools, including handcrafted inkle shuttles, and an excellent range of tassel moulds.
Our shop is open Mon–Sat, 10:00–6:00 (nearest tube station is Finsbury Park).
If you cannot visit, you may order by mail, phone or online from our webshop (we ship worldwide).
Julie Hedges
www.juliehedges.co.uk
I have been researching and developing Ply-Split Braiding since 1990 to make wearable and sculptural pieces. My work has been exhibited in the UK, Europe and USA and I enjoy working to commission. I give talks and workshops on Ply-Split Braiding, with reference to my collection of Animal related textiles from India as well as my own work. I have taught Ply-Split Braiding and Decorative twisted cord making to groups throughout the UK and in India, Italy, Japan and USA. I have written 4 books on Ply-Split Braiding: An introduction; Further Techniques; Ply-Splitting in three-dimensions; and Ply-split braided jewellery.
Kumihimo Resource
Kumihimo tutorials, kits, books, Japanese silks & metallics, leather, disks, plates, octo plates, counterweights, plastic bobbins, supplies, tools, magnetic clasps and jewelry findings. Shipping in the USA, Canada and UK.
Helen Leaf
https://www.helenleafdesigns.com/tools-and-materials
https://www.plysplitbraiding.com/
Tools for braiding, and ply-split braiding - hand made wooden shuttles, gripfids, sprang frames, rigid heddles for backstrap band weaving, kits and workshops. Based in the UK.
www.thelucet.co.uk
Suppliers of lucets, bobbins, books and an instructional DVD on luceting techniques.
Annie McHale
An enthusiastic inkle weaver, Annie shares many resources on her blog, www.ASpinnerWeaver.com
She has two books available in either print or electronic versions: In Celebration of Plain Weave: Color and Design Inspiration for Inkle Weavers and Three-Color Pickup for Inkle Weavers.
Annie also teaches basic inkle weaving, color & design for inkle, and several types of pickup patterning.
My Fine Weaving Yarn
www.myfineweavingyarn.co.uk
Online supplier of repeatable weaving yarns, Toika looms and equipment.
Rosalie Neilson
www.rosalieneilson.com
Rosalie teaches Kumihimo workshops on the Marudai from beginning level (4- and 8-element braids) to more advanced levels (16- and 32-element braids). She has a lecture on the history of Japan through the eyes of a braider called Kumihimo: From Defense to Decoration. Her interest is in documenting the definitive set of patterns for various braid structures. Her books, The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi and The Twenty-Four Interlacements of Edo Yatsu Gumi, are now in their second printings. In her most recent book, Kongō Gumi: A Cacophony of Spots-Coils-Zags-Lines , she illustrates 1,157 unique 2-color patterns for the 16-element braid. The books are available at her website. She resides in Milwaukie Oregon.
The Old Kennels
www.theoldkennels.co.uk
Situated in the heart of the beautiful Blackdown Hills, The Old Kennels offer short courses in a variety of arts and skills tutored by local, national and international artisans. Subjects include; Glass bead making, silver smithing, textiles, wood, metal, fibre, clay, plant fibres, willow, cane and stone. The Old Kennels has been graded as a Green Tourism Gold Standard Establishment and beautiful four star bed and breakfast accommodation is available situated above the studio near the house, with its own lounge/kitchenette and roof terrace.
Averil Otiv
www.averilotiv.co.uk
Handwoven tapestries and decorative baskets.
Jennie Parry
jennieparry.co.uk
Textures & Edges for Takadai Braids, Jennie Parry, £9 plus £1 p&p. European Loop Braiding, Investigations & Results, series of 4, Noémi Speiser & Joy Boutrup, published by Jennie Parry. Loop-Manipulation Braiding, Basic Instructions, Noémi Speiser, published by Jennie Parry, £4 post free.
Prumihimo
www.prumihimo.com
The Prumihimo disk
Kumihimo books
Downloadable tutorials
Kits
Virtual workshops on Zoom
Carol James, Sashweaver
http://sashweaver.com
Books:
Fingerweaving Untangled / Le Fleche Demele
Sprang Unsprung
Sprang Lace Patterns (2016, 25 patterns)
Sprang Lace Patterns Inspired by Dutch Sashes (2021, 77 patterns)
DVDs:
Introduction to Sprang/Introduction au Sprang
Fingerweaving Instructions
Instruction in Braiding Techniques:
Fingerweaving - introductory, intermediate, advanced instruction
Sprang - introductory, intermediate, advanced instruction
Presentations:
What is Sprang?
North American Braiding Techniques
Replicating the Washington-Braddock sash
The project to replicate the Arizona Openwork shirt
Sprang Leggings, how they might have been made
Sprang shirts & sweaters: 4 different approaches
Sprang lace, an embarrassment of riches
Sprang surface design possibilities
Spinningforth
www.spinningforth.com
Techniques, tools, and tidbits. The semi-rigid heddle (for portable weaving); tablet-weaving kit; tablet waving booklet on basic two-colour patterns; small shuttles for narrow wares; hand-dyed silk fibres (50g pack); and much, much more!
Sulis Designs
UK based designer of Kumihimo Jewellery kits offering both group Zoom and in person workshops as well as one to one tuition and demonstrations. UK stockist of the brand new Octo Plate designed by Makiko Tada.
Taproot Video
Your go-to place for top video instruction from many of your favorite national and international instructors; check out a new skill or go deeper into your own favorite technique! Our members offer video instruction (and books/eBooks) on such diverse topics as Kumihimo, Sprang, Backstrap weaving, Tablet weaving, Viking Knitting and more. More instructors are joining the site as well, so check us out often!
Uppingham Yarns
www.wools.co.uk
A large range of yarns and fibres in many colours and types, suitable for many craft types. Warehouse, mail order and on line shop available.
Vavstuga
https://www.vavstuga.com/
Vävstuga is a Swedish Weaving School, founded in 1991 by Becky Ashenden, located in Shelburne Massachusetts. Modelled after the world famous Säterglanten Institute, we offer on-site and online instructional Swedish weaving classes. We also sell Swedish looms, weaving tools and equipment, books and Swedish yarns.
Barbara J Walker
www.barbarajwalker.com
Barbara has an innovative book for sale, entitled "Ply-Splitting from Drawdowns - Interpreting Weave Structures in Ply-Split Braiding"
Weaversbazaar
Weaversbazaar offer a range of specialist yarns suitable for Tapestry, Knitting, Crochet and Embroidery. We also supply equipment.
Weaving Yarn Ltd
A wide range of yarns suitable for all types of braid making and weaving. Our selection includes wool, cotton, linen, silk, bamboo and more in a wide range of counts and colours, including some UK exclusives.
We’re also the official UK appointed dealer for Toika looms and weaving equipment.
Order online by 1pm weekdays and we’ll despatch your yarn the same day.
Phone 03331 123453 Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Weftblown
Weft Blown is the place to come to for all your weaving and spinning needs. Weft Blown stocks a wide range of weaving looms, from small band weaving looms to pin looms, tapestry looms, rigid heddle looms, table looms and floor looms. On the spinning side the wide selection of wheels from Ashford and Schacht are suitable for any spinner whether they are new to the craft or want to widen their skills.
Westhope College
Centre for arts and crafts in beautiful South Shropshire - day courses, group bookings, accredited courses, retreats.
Michael Williams – woodturner
www.michael-williams-wood.co.uk
Superb quality hand made wooden articles for textile crafts including: Inkle looms, marudais, hand held travelling marudais, couronne sticks, skein winders, tablet weaving tension bars and a beautiful tape loom.
Claudia Wollny
www.claudia-wollny-edition.com/en/
Books, e-books, digital downloads, videos and tutorials for Tablet Weaving, Kumihimo and English Paper Piecing – always bilingual (German+English).
Woolery
https://woolery.com/kumihimo-braiding.html
The Woolery is the place for weaving, spinning, braiding, felting, dyeing, rug hooking, punch needle, knitting and crochet. Established in 1981, our extensive inventory of products, excellent customer service and in-house fiber arts experience make us the ideal source for all your fiber art needs.
Yeoman Yarns
www.yeoman-yarns.co.uk
Yeoman Yarns Ltd - mail order suppliers of machine - hand knitting - crochet yarns. 100% cottons / mixes, mercerised / soft matt, 100% pure wools and wool acrylic, felting wool 1ply. Fancies, metallics, acrylics, mohairs. Shade cards available. Mill shop now open. Please call 0116 2404464 to arrange your visit.