Braiding kits
Octagonal "Big Pink"
$5.00 "Big pink" large, firm foam octagon for using with groups of multiple threads or large beads, 4"/10cm
Kongo Gumi Kit
$8.00
This is kongo gumi, the round braid - a traditional Japanese braid, adapted to make on a foam disc.
No numbers. No adjustment moves.
Foam disc, threaded up and started, Using sixteen threads gives you many colourways,
Two pages with nineteen additional threadings is included, (shrunken from the red booklet)
Just straight forward braiding, (left up, right down) which can be addictive. You have been warned ...
Beady Bracelet Kit
Beady Bracelet Kit
$20.00 A 9 strand version of the kongo gumi braid, with an additional thread to carry the beads.
Started off for you on a small foam disc, the kit includes beads, an E-Z bob to carry the extra long beading thread, closure bead(s), needle, and full instructions.
Foam Discs
$3.00 round, small, 3 1/2"/9cm
$3.00 round 4 1/2"/11.5cm
Ready, Set, Go
Ready, Set, Go
(The Everything Kit)
$20.00 A special item for the undecided.
The Green Booklet, with instructions for 8 braids, both kumihimo and straw-plaiting (Fill-the-Gap and Laramie).
Two foam circles, set up and started for you: kongo-gumi, (the round braid), and the Laramie, (a raised spiral).
The octagonal card and instructions for Fill-the-gap are also included. An extra four pages has a shrunken version of the 18 threading patterns that are in the Red Booklet, but not in the green.
Fill the Gap Kit
Fill the Gap This braid comes from the European tradition, straw-plaiting as in corn dollies and straw hats. There are seven threads and a gap, hence the name of the braid. Fun to do. Fun to teach.
$4.00 Braid Kit, set-up and started.
$6.00 Foam & Instructions
$.50 Extra Cards - Octagonal
$12.00 Batch of 25 Cards
$6.00 "Big Pink" - firm, thick foam octagon suitable for multiple threads per nick and/or large beads
Laramie
Laramie (ridged spiral around a core, a straw-plaiting braid)
$7.50 Braiding Kit, set-up and started on small foam disc..
$4.50 Foam & Instructions 4 pages
$8.00 Laramie booklet, colour photos, includes working with wire
Lucet
Lucet
The lucet, closely related to the Knitting Nancy, makes a firm, square-ish cord, useful for trimming and jewellery.
Plastic lucets are always available and sometimes we have wooden ones.
$7.50 Plastic Lucet, started with slippery ribbon yarn, with instructions for the no-turn method of working.
Braiding on a Budget
| Instructions. All these patterns are modified to be made with no re-adjustment moves. They can all be braided on a round disc. | |
| Round foam disc, no numbers, white, 4 ½ inches | $3.00 |
| Square Braid, simple up-down movements on a foam disc | $4.00 |
| Flat "lace" Braid, foam disc, not for the faint hearted | $4.00 |
| 10-strand flat braid on a round disc, leaflet in colour | $4.50 |
| Beady Braid instructions, small foam disc, includes an E-Z bob, needle | $5.00 |
| Laramie, basic instructions, foam disc, succinct | $4.00 |
| Laramie, threads set-up on small disc and booklet | 10.00 |