A limited edition book of 500 copies, each signed and numbered by the author. The book has folded pages and artwork suggestive of the stitching found on Japanese folded page books.
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As the title suggests, this is an in-depth study of one braid, the result of the author's 18 year journey of discovery. The 37 unique patterns for this braid are for only two colors; were there three, there would be over 400. This gives some idea of the design possibilities within individual kumihimo braids....
The patterns are based on the binary number system related to the starting positions of the eight braiding elements....
This is no coffee-table book but rather a book-lovers' book. About the size of a large postcard, it has a printed pattern of stitching on the cover which suggests the spare but useful text inside. The mostly colored pages, one braid per page, are doubled, giving a folio feel to the book. Each book is numbered and signed.
I have Rosalie Neilson's Braid Runner Computer program which will scan through 14 different braid structures in the same way. But having the information for the her favorite braid beautifully condensed to hold in the hand is a pleasure indeed. -- Shirley Berlin, Issue 43 Spring 1999 issue of Weaver's Magazine
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Rosalie Neilson is a weaver known for her work in warp-faced rep. She has exhibited extensively throughout the United States, and has had her wall hangings exhibited internationally in Japan and Canada. She had lectured and taught workshops in rep ("ripsmatta") and Japanese braiding ("kumihimo") for the past twenty years. She has written articles for the following magazines: Weaver's; Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot; and Handwoven. She is currently on the adjunct faculty as a weaving teacher at the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
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Rosalie Neilson is known in the fibers world for her Warp-faced Rep weavings and Kumihimo braiding. Her rep hangings have been exhibited nationally and internationally, including three exhibitions in Kyoto, Japan. Her weavings hang in corporate offices and private residences. She has written articles for Shuttle, Spindle and Dyepot, Handwoven, and Weavers' magazines, and the Braid Society's journal Strands. She helped create Braid Runner, the first software program to predict braid designs, and published a limited edition book in 1998 called The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi. A second limited edition book, The Twenty-Four Interlacements of Edo Yatsu Gumi, will be released September 2011. She lectures and teaches workshops (close to 100 so far) throughout the United States, Canada, and England, and is on the Adjunct Faculty of Oregon College of Art and Craft. She is currently writing a book about symmetric block design called An Exaltation of Blocks.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
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An in-depth study of one braid spanning 18 years of research,
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This review is from: The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi (Paperback)
As the title suggests, this is an in-depth study of one braid, the result of the author's 18 year journey of discovery. The 37 unique patterns for this braid are for only two colors; were there three, there would be over 400. This gives some idea of the design possibilities within individual kumihimo braids. Most books tempt you with ever more complicated designs, requiring more bobbins or more equipment. This book looks deeply into one eight bobbin braid structure and is never boring.The patterns are based on the binary number system related to the starting positions of the eight braiding elements. It is astonishing to see the differences that switching just two threads in the set-up can make. On facing-pages 20 and 21, for example, there are two patterns for 6 A threads and 2 B threads. You have to look twice at the change from a pattern of small hearts to a snake-skin pattern. This is no coffee-table book but rather a book-lovers' book. About the size of a large postcard, it has a printed pattern of stitching on the cover which suggests the spare but useful text inside. The mostly colored pages, one braid per page, are doubled, giving a folio feel to the book. Each book is numbered and signed. I have Rosalie Neilson's Braid Runner Computer program which will scan through 14 different braid structures in the same way. But having the information for the her favorite braid beautifully condensed to hold in the hand is a pleasure indeed. Shirley Berlin Shirley Berlin is a teacher of Kumihimo in Victoria, British Columbia and England. She spends half her year in Canada and the other half in Berkhamsted, England. She is the former editor of Strands magazine, a publication of the Braid Society of England. This review appeared in Issue 43 Spring 1999 issue of Weaver's Magazine and is reprinted with their permission.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Delicious Little Publication,
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This review is from: The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi (Paperback)
The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi by Rosalie Neilson Published by Orion's Plumage ISBN: 0966486307This delicious little publication is what we call bibliophilistic. As such I think it is unique in the art of braiding. We have, by now, heaps of books; mainly Japanese with luxurious, gorgeous, and perhaps even garish colour-prints. But none of these can be called bibliophilistic -- whilst yours is so. I admire the paper, the binding, the beautiful typesetting, the unusual fonts. Really everything is exceptional. And in addition (there is) the numbering and signature of the author! Submitted by Noemi Speiser, author of the self-published book, The Manual of Braiding Noemi Speiser Ziernerstrasse 25 CH-4424 Arboldswil, Switzerland
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi,
This review is from: The Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi (Paperback)
This is a book for who already has some experience in Kumihimo Brainding, but your new method of mixing design patterns is innovative and easy assimilation. Undoubtedly, this book is indispensable for the enthusiasts in the technical of Kumihimo braiding. I advise that you have too the software (Braid Runner) elaborated by Rosalie for your self make elaborates own design patterns. This a some best book for kumihimo brainding in my japaneses armors construction.
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