Bradshaw 4-Hook Cordmaker

Bradshaw Cordmakers are no longer available

Bradshaw Cord Twister

We recommend two Cordmakers
We have no financial or personal connection to either supplier.

3D cordmaker

It comes either as a kit, or fully assembled. We assembled the kit ourselves  in about one hour from the excellent instructions. Never-the-less, we recommend paying the small fee to get the fully assembled version. The cordmaker is very sturdy, has great large hooks for many types of yarn, and runs very quietly. It will do an excellent job making cords for ply-split braiding.

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yarnebee-cordmaker-visser

We have not tested this item but it has good reviews on a Facebook Ply-Splitting page.

 

Books: Ply-Split Braiding

By Julies Hedges

Julie Hedges is a renowned expert on Ply-Split Braiding.  From her home in England she has travelled to Northwest India to study the origins of this art. We strongly recommend that everyone interested in ply-split braiding use her introductory book as a guide to the fundamentals and a source of ply-splitting patterns.

These books are highly illustrated with color photographs.  Available from the Braid Society

booksales@braidsociety.com

 

Ply-Split Braiding, An introduction to designs in single course twining; including methods for Waves, Zigzags, Basket Weave Designs and Cordmakers
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 Ply-split Braiding An Introduction

 

Ply-Split Braiding, Further Techniques

Detailed instructions on advanced techniques including Ply-Split Darning, Single Course Oblique Twining, Plain Oblique Twining, and Ply-Split Hexagon

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Ply-split Braiding Further Techniques

 

 

Ply-Splitting in 3 Dimensions

An Introduction to making vessels and Sculptural Forms

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ply Split Braiding in Three Dimensions

Ply-Split Braided Jewellery

The designs in this book are developments of designs introduced in Julie Hedges' earlier books, listed above.  The emphasis of this briefer book is jewelry: neckpieces, bracelets, and earrings.  Please note that it is helpful to have one of her earlier books to fully understand the notations used in this book.  (14 pages including color photos and illustrations. 

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Ply Split Braiding Jewelry

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