AKS CoD – Serendipity Zig-Zag – Carol Benner

Description

Anda Gumi means “Easy to Braid” and is one of the simplest of braids to master. It is a basic over/under arrangement of threads and creates a strong flat braid. The recent invention of the Square Plate allows braiders to assemble an Anda Gumi or plain weave braid without using a takadai. A simple Anda Gumi variation – simply reversing the order of braiding at regular intervals — allows the braider to create a Zig Zag braid. Other tweaks or “hacks” will allow the braider to create other designs such as curling the zig zag tip to make a curly zig zag braid.

In this class, students will learn:

1. Fundamentals of Anda Gumi including terminology,
2. Setup of threads on the Square Plate and Anda Gumi moves,
3. Zig Zag variation and a simple “hack” to make a curly zig zag tip, and
4. Adding threads to the setup as needed.

The instructor will also demonstrate  how to widen or narrow parts of the Zigzag Braid and how to adjust the length of the Zig Zag point.

Student will be provided with a pattern and instructions to make lovely Zig Zag necklace or arm cuff with soft curly points.

Instructor – Carol Benner

Carol Benner has been braiding for a little more than 10 years. Because of a visual disability, she particularly likes braiding on the square and octo plates and exploring creative options on the foam disks.  “Its simply easier to see than the marudai.”  She enjoys several other crafts including French Beaded Flowers, Knitting, Crochet and Origami. Carol is the author of the The Art of French Beaded Flowers” and was the Vice President of the AKS.

Equipment/Supplies and Braiding Materials:

Square Plate – available from BraidersHand or Kumihimo Resource

16 E-Z Bobs

Scissors

Measuring tape

Pencil and paper for notes and to keep track of numbers of sequences           

Embroidery Metallic Floss. Please use one of the following brands for the cuff or necklace.

• Artiste Metallic Pearl or Metallic Floss (8.75 yds or 8 m each). Depending on your tension, for an 18 inch necklace, you will need 5 packages; for the cuff, you will need 4.
• DMC 5 Pearl Metallics (27 m or 27.3 yds). Depending on your tension,  for an 18 inch necklace you will need 2 packages. For the cuff, you will need one package.

S-lon or C-lon or yarn for practice

Kit Availability:

• No kit available

Experience Required:

This class is perfect for everyone including beginners.

 

If you have questions about purchasing process, please email them to education@amksoc.org.

If you have questions about the class itself, email them to Serendipity@amksoc.org

Founding and Supporting Members are entitled to one free class. Use the coupon code akscodkumi when checking out. 
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NOTE: This is an edited version of a previously aired Virtual Gathering class.  There may be references to forums that were a part of that original class and discussions that were difficult to edit out.  There may be some abrupt cuts where down time occurred and was edited out.  We feel that the information you will get from these classes is outstanding and we are pleased to be able to capture these classes and share them in a very affordable and on demand fashion.  Thank you for your understanding.

This class is copyrighted. Please respect the instructor’s rights.

Enjoy!