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Index to Videos                

H = handout; scroll down to find handout links

           

Beginner Videos:  Oval Rug

            Plan a Braided Rug

            Different Braid Starts

            Types of Braid-Aids

            E-Lacing

            Shoe-Lacing

            Changing Colors

            Lacing Curves to Keep It Flat

            Oval Taper

            Splicing Lacing Cord I

            Splicing Lacing Cord II

            Managing Tweaks

            Working with Different Weights of Wool

 

Beginner Videos:  Round Rug

            Plan a Braided Rug

            Different Braid Starts

            Types of Braid-Aids

            Row 1 of a Chair Pad

            Taper

            Splicing Lacing Cord I

            Splicing Lacing Cord II

            Managing Tweaks

            Working with Different Weights of Wool

 

Butting Videos

            Annie’s Fanny w Ruler LO H

            Annie’s Fanny no Ruler LO H

            Annie’s Fanny w Ruler RO H

            Annie’s Fanny no Ruler RO H

            3-Loop Triangle Butt LO H

            3-Loop Triangle Butt RO H

            Sturges Butt #1 LO         Handout

 

Dyeing Videos with Kris McDermet

            Dyeing Supplies & Books H

            Basic Dyeing Demonstration

            Overdyeing Wool

            Dye Mottled Wool with 3 Similar Dye colors

 

Intermediate Skills

            8-Loop Center

            9-Loop Center

            Baskets Overview

            Braid with Leather w Pam Rowan

            Braid with Wire

            Diamond Pattern in Oval Center H

            Dot Pattern across the Center Line H

            Lipped Bowl w Cathy Winship

            Reverse T-Ending

 

           

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Other Cool Stuff

            Braided Rug Repair with Pam Rowan

            Braid with Roving:  Kathy Donovan

            History of Rug Braiding

            How to Hang Braided Rugs H

            Miniature Braided Rugs, Part 1 

            Miniature Braided Rugs, Part 2

            Moth Prevention:  Judy Fahnestock

            Rug Braiding Books & Booklets

            Rug Braiding Tools

            Rugs=Food=Love Project

            Braids with Benefits Part 1

            Braids with Benefits Part 2

            Braid with Ties:  Lucinda Harrison-Cox

            Plaiting a Rug:  Pamela Jones

            Stretching & Self-Care for Braiders:  Sarah Pedlow

           

Old Movies

            1999 Vermont Life:  Delsie Hoyt

            2014 Pam Rowan’s 2014 Braided Fashion Show

            Beautiful Thing:  The Rugs of Jean Will

            Nancy Young’s 1993 Exhibit of Student Rugs

           

People in Special Events

            Condon, Helen:  Adirondack Rug Braiding

            Corrow, Marjorie:  Life on the Road

            Donovan, Kathy & Braid w Roving

            Fahnestock, Judy & Moth Prevention

            McDermet, Kris:  Braid Artist

            McKeever, Donna:  Teacher, Conference

            Sitler, Leanne & Her Wool Dyeing Company

            Miller, Lisanne & Rug Hooking/Dyeing

            Ragno, Mary:  Mrs. Nutting's Rugs

            Sturges, Betsy:  My Mother's Rugs

            Watts, Peggyann & Belfast Braids Studio

            Wright, Kelly & Rug Punching 

            Wright, Kathy:  Sauder Rug Hooking Week

            Young, Nancy:  My Life in Braiding

 

Projects

            Lipped Bowl w Cathy Winship RO

            Key Fob H

            Interwoven Stars H

            Snowflake Trivet H

            Pear, Egg, Corn H

            Braided Wreath with Flowers H

 

Shop/Site Presentations

            Country Braid House

            Dorr Mill Store

            Maine Fiberarts

            W. Cushing Dye

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Special Event Videos

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Lecture:  The History of Braided Rugs in America:  Peasant Craft to Art Form

Oct 24, 2020

Speaker:  Christine Manges

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Tool Time:  A Panel Review of the Tools for Rug Braiders

Jan 23, 2021

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Donna McKeever

"Braiding, Selling, & all things related"

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April 24, 2021

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Nancy Young
"My Life in Braiding"
Sept 18, 2021

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Pear, Egg, & Corn
February 26, 2022

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Braid with Roving 
June 25, 2022

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1999 Vermont Life:  Delsie Hoyt
Oct 29, 2022

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Life on the Road
with
Marjorie Corrow
Nov 19, 2022

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Lisanne Miller
of W. Cushing Dyes & P is for Primitive
Feb 18, 2023

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Braids with Benefits, Part 1
Kris McDermet & Christine Manges
Oct 28, 2023

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Mrs. Nutting's Rugs, with Mary Ragno, Ed.D.
Feb 17, 2024

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Betsy Sturges:  My Mother's Rugs

May 18, 2024

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Presentation of the Rugs = Food = Love Project Rugs
Nov 21, 2020
Speakers:  Kris McDermet, Christine Manges, &
Dianne Tobias

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Artist Retrospective

& Studio Space

Dec 5, 2020

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Speaker:  Kris McDermet

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A Review of Books and Booklets on Rug Braiding

Feb 27, 2021

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Sarah Jurta of

Country Braid House

Mar 27, 2021

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Helen Condon of
www.AdirondackRug
Braiding.com
May 29, 2021
 

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Braided Rug Repair with Pam Rowan
June 26, 2021

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Peggyann Watts
& the Belfast Braids studio
Nov 20, 2021

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Leanne Sitler
of LC's Wool 'n Silk
Jan 22, 2022

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Terry Dorr of Dorr Mill Store
April 23, 2022

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Kelly Wright
Up Close with
Rug Punching
May 14, 2022

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Plan A Braided Rug 
September 24, 2022

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Beautiful Thing --
The Rugs of Jean Will 
Oct 29, 2022

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Nancy Young's 1993 Exhibit of Students' Rugs
Oct 29, 2022

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2014 Braided Fashion Show  
Oct 29, 2022

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Snowflake Trivet Braid-Along
Dec 17, 2022

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Who's Eating My Wool? with Judy Fahnestock
Jan 21, 2023

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Kathy Wright:  Rug Hooking Week at Sauder Village
Mar 18, 2023

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Maine Fiberarts with Executive Director Christine Macchi
Jun 17, 2023

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Braids with Benefits, Part 2
Kris McDermet & Christine Manges
Oct 28, 2023

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Braided Wreath with Flowers
Peggyann Watts & Christine Manges
Nov 18, 2023

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World of Miniatures with SherreDawn Miller
Apr 20, 2024

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Making Miniature Braided Rugs 
 Christine Manges
Apr 20, 2024

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Stretching & Self-Care for Rug Braiders, with Sarah Pedlow
Sep 21, 2024

Demos
Marble Surface

Braiding Technique Demonstration Videos

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2-Needle Shoe-Lacing Demo

Oct  10, 2020

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Interwoven Stars

Dec 12, 2020

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Round Taper Demo by Pam Rowan
Jan 9, 2021

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9-Loop Center

Feb 13, 2021

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8-Loop Center

Mar 13, 2021

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Braided Key Fob

(& Reverse-T-Ending)

Apr 10, 2021

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Splicing Lacing Cord and Knotting Lacing Cord

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Types of
Braid-Aids:
Braid-Master, Vari-Folder,
Le-Sure

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Row 1 of a Chair Pad or Round Rug

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Changing Colors

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Braiding with Leather with Pam Rowan

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Lacing Curves on
an Oval Rug
to Keep It Flat!

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How to Hang Braided Rugs

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Oval Taper (LO)

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Diamond Pattern in Rug Center

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Different Braid Starts

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Lipped Bowl Demo with Cathy Winship

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Braid with Wire

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e-Lacing
(Left Opening)

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Managing
Tweaks

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Dot Pattern across Center Line of an Oval 

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Work with Different Weights of Wool

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Braid with Ties, with Lucinda Harrison-Cox

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Plaiting a Rug, with Pamela Jones

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Overview of Braided Baskets
May 11, 2024

Butts

Butting Technique Videos

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Annie's Fanny Butt w/ Ruler, LO

Annie's Fanny Butt (Quickie)
no Ruler, LO

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Annie's Fanny Butt w/ Ruler, RO

Annie's Fanny Butt (Quickie)
no Ruler, RO

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3-Loop Triangle Butt, LO

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3-Loop Triangle Butt, RO

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Sturges Butt Method #1 
(for all rows except outside row)

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Sturges Butt Method #2 
(for outside row)

Dyeing
Marble Surface

Wool Dyeing Demonstration Videos
with Kris McDermet

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Dyeing Supplies & Books

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Basic Dyeing Demonstration

Kris shows us how to follow a dye recipe and dye wool 

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Overdyeing Wool

A great way to make  scraps work together in a rug!  Or... transform an ugly wool.

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Dye Pretty Mottled Wool with 3 Similar Dye Colors
 

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