Tutors
This contact information is provided in good faith.
The Braid Society does not necessarily recommend the individuals or organisations listed here.
| Penny Akester (London) www.pitstopx.co.uk |
| Workshops: I regularly teach a range of beginners braiding classes for braids that don’t use a loom or large equipment – including Japanese braiding (Kumihimo) and single strand braids, as well as a range of jewellery making and beadwork classes. |
| Shirley Berlin (Devon) www.shirleyberlin.com |
| Talks, day schools and longer workshops: Kumihimo; inkle ikat; tablet weaving; simple cords and braids. Lecture: “That’s nice dear, but what do you do with it?” |
| Anneliese Bläse (Germany) www.gewebte-baender.de/ |
| Courses on inkle and rigid heddle on demand. |
| Joy Boutrup (Denmark) jboutrup@braidsociety.com |
| Workshops: 1) Introduction to loop braiding, basic principles of European and Japanese loop braiding. 2) Letter braids, introduction to historical instructions for letter braids. (General knowledge of loop braiding necessary.) |
| Jacqui Carey (Devon) www.careycompany.com |
| Workshops and Lectures: For all levels, covering many aspects of narrow wares (technical, historical, cultural, creative, mathematical etc.). |
| Europa Chang Dawson (Bristol) echangdawson@braidsociety.com |
| Lecture: Silk in the domestic context in China. Workshop: Chinese Knots. |
| Anna Crutchley (Cambridge) acrutchley@braidsociety.com |
| Talks and Workshops: Passementerie – cords, tassels, braids and fringes for interior decoration. A variety of courses, including weaving, cord spinning and tassel making. |
| Anne Dixon (Norfolk) annedixon@braidsociety.co.uk |
| Talks and Workshops: Inkles, table weaving, Dorset buttons and 4-shaft weaving. Lectures, demonstrations and workshops for groups. |
| Gilian Dye(Newcastle upon Tyne) gdye@braidsociety.com |
| Workshops: Beginners fill gap and other card looms, finger looping. Early bobbin lace – edgings and surface braids. |
| Anne Dyer(Shropshire) annedyer@braidsociety.com |
| Workshops: Snagging methods in weft face and tablet. New approaches to tassels. |
| Edna Gibson egibson@braidsociety.com |
| Workshops: Kumihimo – Marudai, Karakumidai, Disc and Plate, Oblique interlacing / free end braiding. |
| Julie Hedges (Shrewsbury) www.juliehedges.co.uk |
| Lectures: Traditional and contemporary Ply-splitting; Researching Ply-splitting in N West India. Workshops: Introduction to Ply-splitting; Developments including 3D pieces; Decorative twisted cords. Beginners and for those with experience. Ply-Split mats, hats & scarves in wool or alpaca. |
| Giovanna Imperia (USA) www.giovannaimperiadesigns.com |
| Workshops: 1) Introduction to Kumihimo (marudai), 2) Braiding with wire, 3) additional topics such as takadai also available. Giovanna teaches in English and/or Italian. |
| Carol James (Canada) www.sashweaver.com |
| Lecture: Fingerweaving - distinguishing from loomweaving Workshops: Fingerweaving, Sprang. |
| Masako Kinoshita (USA) www.lmbric.net |
| Workshops: Loop manipulation braiding. |
| Jean Leader (Glasgow) www.jeanleader.co.uk |
| Workshops: Assorted braids for beginners including braids on cards, lucet braids, tablet-woven braids and hand-manipulated braids. |
| Ruth MacGregor (France) www.spinningforth.com |
| Workshops: Silk and Spindle – learn to make your own beautiful silk yarns in less than an hour, using simple tools. Sassy Tassels – Formal or flirty, tassels are fun. Construct one of your own using a simple form and beautiful threads. |
| Jeanette Mason(Gloucestershire) jmason@braidsociety.com |
| Workshop: Tassels and cords. One day workshop to make a two part tassel with decoration. |
| Averil Otiv(Cheshire) www.averilotiv.com |
| Workshops: Soft basketry, baskets made with natural plant materials using braiding, plaiting and other woven techniques to produce decorative and functional baskets. |
| Rodrick Owen(Oxford) rodowen@braidsociety.com |
| Workshops: 1. Japanese Marudai and Takadai. 2. Peruvian sling and headband braids and finishing techniques. Lectures: 1. Pre-Hispanic Peruvian Twined and Braided structures 3000 -600 BC. 2. Round the World in 80 braids. |
| Jennie Parry (Leicester) jennieparry@braidsociety.com |
| Lectures and Workshops: Kumihimo (Marudai; Takadai); Braids & Bands; Ethnic Embellishments. All levels. |
| Freda Robinson(Belfast) www.arabesquebraids.co.uk |
| Lectures: Braids around the World. Workshops: Kumihimo; Kumihimo on a Card; Lucet; Cords and Tassels. French Knitting explored - the use of beads and fancy yarns for jewellery and trimmings. |
| Ziggy Rytka (West Yorkshire) www.thelucet.co.uk |
| One day workshops: from beginner to advanced lucetting. |
| Jean and Granville Thornton(Staffordshire) thorntons@braidsociety.com |
| Talks: A World of Plaits and Braids; Tasselitis. Workshops for beginners: Kumihimo; Soft Tassels. |