Braiding: techniques, materials & projects

Braiding: techniques, materials & projects
Emma Dahlqvist
Nature & Culture

Learn to braid your own bags, baskets and accessories using natural materials such as birch bark, straw or wool felt – or why not make something beautiful out of recycled plastic straps from the garbage? You can braid almost anything that can be bent and shaped three-dimensionally!

People around the world have been braiding for tens of thousands of years – braiding is one of the world's oldest crafts. In the projects in the book, you will use basic and universal techniques such as diagonal braiding, straight braiding, seven-strand braiding and hexagon braiding.