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: Introductory workshops in kumihimo and French knitting for use in jewellery making. Beginners only - see website for up to date workshop information. |
| Michelle Beauvais (Canada) |
| www.michellebeauvaistressage.ca |
| picasaweb.google.com/michellebeauvais |
| michellebeauvaistressage.blogspot.com |
| Workshops:
Michelle Beauvais teaches the "Braiding Fléché" technique
worked with finger tips and on a Taka-dai trial board. (Michelle enseigne
la technique du "Tressage fléché" travaillé
avec le bout des doigts. Lecture: "Braids and Braiding in History / L'histoire des savoirs en tressage. |
| 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/ |
| Rigid heddle courses on demand (weekend or 3 days), taught in German or English. |
| 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 China - the domestic context. Workshop: Chinese Knots. |
| Anna Crutchley (Cambridge) |
| acrutchley@braidsociety.com |
| Talks and Workshops: Tassels, cords, braids and fringes for interior decoration. |
| Kumihimo, beginners and intermediate. 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: Braids and Fringes using bobbin lace techniques. |
| 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 - Disc & Plate; Marudai, Karakumidai, Ply Split, Free end braiding (oblique interlace). |
| 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 |
| L-M Braiding home page: www.lmbric.net Marudai kumihimo; loop-manipulation braiding; kute-uchi - All levels. Original recipes. |
| 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 fibre basketry workshops to include bias plaiting with New Zealand flax, cordage or knotting with garden plant fibres and waxed linen. |
| 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. |