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Braids: 250 Patterns from Japan, Peru & Beyond (Hardcover)

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The ancient and fascinating art of rope braiding is now accessible to everyone, thanks to Rodrick Owen's wonderfully straightforward explanation of the techniques. Accompanied by drawings and beautifully photographed examples, more than 50 projects incorporating 250 patterns are included.

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  • Hardcover: 159 pages
  • Publisher: Interweave Pr (November 1995)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1883010063
  • ISBN-13: 978-1883010065
  • Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #734,714 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book with a nice suprise inside, November 15, 1998
By A Customer
A most excellent book on braiding. Not only does he have pictures and instructions on each braid, there is a nice suprise for cheapska---I mean people who live frugally. In the equipment section Mr Owen offers three choices: The "proper" equipment (beautiful but rather expensive to build), a cheap version made out of multiple pieces of cardboard, washers and plastic bottles and a really really cheap version made out of a single piece of cardboard. This is nice for people with shallow pockets or if you are just seeing what this braiding stuff is all about. If you don't like it you are only out one piece of cardboard. People with multiple children will be happy too because each child can make their own "braider". Teachers take notice! A class project that includes art, motor skills and recycling old cardboard, washers and little plastic bottles too.

Detailed instructions are included on each design and how to make it on each type of braider.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction for a little-known art, December 30, 1999
By Karen Bruner (California) - See all my reviews
This book was my complete introduction to complex braids. I wanted to make unique brains for use in jewelry and purses. This book tells you everything you need to know to get started and also to explore more advanced fields. Square braids, triangular braids, flat braids, round braids. Stuff you didn't know you wanted until you saw it!

My one beef with the book is that the steps for getting set up to make a particular braid aren't always intuitive. You'll want to do, say, a braid in the middle of the book, but there's some special technique which was only explained once, for a different braid pattern. But, once you've puzzled it out or if you don't mind making braids that are not "perfect" to the author or masters of kumihimo, you still get really great results.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great photos, good for beginners, August 10, 1999
At first I greatly enjoyed this book. It not only gave instructions on how to assemble your own equipment, it also had numerous braid designs with color photos and step by step instructions of how to make each. However, once I fiddled around a bit an got more serious and creative with my samples, I found that some of the more advanced techniques (such as the different ways to finish a braid) were lacking in their description and instruction. But, overall, a great book for beginners.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful kumihimo and braiding resource
Not only does Rodrick show you over 50 distinct braids ranging from 4-strand all the way up to a 31-strand braid, he gives you step-by-step instructions for both the maru dai... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Carmen

4.0 out of 5 stars Best Second Book
This is an excellent comprehensive resource for braiding, but I'm sure I wasn't the only beginner who found this book overwhelming at first. Read more
Published 4 months ago by K. M. Fowler

5.0 out of 5 stars Roderick Owen - Braids
I first became familiar with this terrific book several years ago when a friend of mine bought a maru-dai and started braiding. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Diana M. Kirkpatrick

5.0 out of 5 stars For Kumihimo Braiding, This is the best book.
This book has color pics of all the braids.
The instructions are easy to follow.
They have instructions for card weaving AND stand weaving. Read more
Published 6 months ago by J. Fontecchio

5.0 out of 5 stars very good braids
I'm very happy for this book,the patterns are beautifull and total.
It's a very interesting book .
Thank you ,see you soon on amazon.
Mr Emery Emmanuel
Published 7 months ago by Emery

5.0 out of 5 stars Great, Excellent Book
This book has a complete introduction to complex braids. Rodrick Owen goes from easy to very complex but amazing patterns. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Martha Del Valle Flores

5.0 out of 5 stars Great item
Back when I was looking for a book on braiding sling braids, there were only a few books available. The first was Cahlander's little booklet that was not easy to find. Read more
Published 13 months ago by James Burdine

3.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive but confusing
This book does indeed have a great many patterns, although the title is somewhat misleading - he attributes most of the patterns to Peru or UK, and only a few to Japan. Read more
Published on June 16, 2007 by W. Monroe

5.0 out of 5 stars This book makes braidwork accessible.
Smaller, cheaper books are available which give the basics of Japanese braiding. They make the art seem dry and unattainable unless you devote years to it. Read more
Published on June 15, 1998 by sehlers@zianet.com Maria Ehlers

5.0 out of 5 stars If you only own one braiding book, this is the one to have!
Of the three braiding books I own, this one is far and away the best. Owen gives an
interesting synopsis of braiding from around the world, then concentrates on... Read more
Published on April 6, 1998

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