European Loop Braiding By Noémi Speiser and Joy Boutrup Part 4
These well designed books, written by world authorities in loop braiding, are the result of extensive, meticulous research and in-depth analysis of many centuries of European Loop Braiding. The examples are accompanied by excellent photographs, clear explanations, diagrams. and Bibliography.
This most valuable research opens our eyes and minds and will lead to further discoveries in our museums, archives, and collections.
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Part IV: Track Plans as a Tool for Analysis, Applications of Loop-Manipulation Braids
Noémi Speiser explains her concept and the relevance of her famous track-plans to, not only understanding the movement of the elements in braided textiles and its resulting shape but how helpful they are to revealing the working method. As always, the diagrams are amazingly clear, and her terminology precise. Noémi and Joy have applied their understanding of track-plans to their wide-ranging discoveries of loop-manipulated braids: carryings straps, purse strings, hawk's hoods, flowers, horse gear.