THE ADVENTURE IN KUMOHIMO BRAIDING

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OUR ADVENTURE IN FEBRUARY

Despite the rain, wind and flooding, our February meeting had an excellent turnout, with some new members coming along for the first time.

Kay Hawkins, a member of the Braid Society, came along to guide us through our adventure.  Kay took us from the very beginnings of setting up a Marudai, preparing the bobbins, Tama, and working out the counter weight to balance the bobbins.

We then worked through 3 to 4 different braids, all just using the same 8 bobbins, just moving them in different ways to great effect.

After lunch we were taken on a tour of Kay and Sara's trip to Japan last year, including their pilgrims walk and the Braiding Society Conference in IGA.

The Braiding Conference is held every few years and the next one will be held in Denmark.  Saving up for it already!

The Guild is planning to hold a 'Getting Better At' workshop and has a number of Marudai that are available for members to hire. Please email us on wsdstratford@gmail.com if you are interested.