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Kumihimo Books by Makiko Tada

These books can be difficult to identify if you don't read Japanese, hopefully this listing will help when ordering. The books are often referred to by the color on their covers. Each book has photos, diagrams, and drawings of the techniques featured.

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids I: Maru-dai Braids: 120 diagrams, 166 pages, Revised Edition. Color photos of braids and items made with them. Instruction in English and Japanese.

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids III: Taka-dai braids 1, 39 diagrams, 148 pages. Color photos of taka-dai bands. Instruction in English and Japanese.

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids IV: Taka-dai braids 2, a continuation of Taka-dai braids 1: 31 diagrams, 154 pages. Color photos of taka-dai bands. Instruction in English and Japanese.

NEW! Comprehensive Treatise of Braids V: Taka-dai braids 3, the third in the series of Taka-dai braids: 67 diagrams, 158 pages, 12 color pages, of taka-dai bands. Instruction in English and Japanese. Learn how to create your own double layer braids with pick-up patterns and how to draft your own designs.

Beginning maru-dai braids, 56 braids, 4 to 16 bobbins, 96 pages including 2 pages on cutting fringe and a decorative knot. Color photos of braids and items made with them. In Japanese. Out of Print.

Intermediate maru-dai braids, 48 braids, 12 to 24 bobbins, 102 pages including 8 pages of decorative knotting. Color photos of braids and items made with them. In Japanese. Out of Print

written with Aiko Sakai. Maru-dai braids, 12 braids, all 24 bobbins, 30 kaku-dai, 4 to 24 bobbins, 20 ayatake-dai patterns, 134 pages with 4 pages of decorative knotting included. Color photos of braids and items made with them.

Ayatakedai Braids by Aiko Sakai and Makiko Tada. Advanced Ayatakedai techniques for 58 patterns are included. Hard cover, 61 pages,19 color pages, 1983. In Japanese.

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids II: Andean sling braids, 64 diagrams, 125 pages, 3 pages of projects using a braiding card and maru-dai. Color photos of braids, decidedly South American in looks. In Japanese.

This book is written by Mitsuko Harano.

Kaku-dai braids, 46 braids, 4 to 20 bobbins, 86 pages including 6 pages of decorative knotting. Color photos of braids and items made with them. In Japanese.

Makiko Tada's books are carried by Artisan Craft Books in Australia, Jacqui Carey in Great Britain, and Braidershand in the USA. Web sites for all of these businesses are on the weavershand home page under Kumihimo Sources. For further questions on her books contact Makiko Tada.

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