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Supplies

Glossary of Braiding Terms:

         

Supplies -- US:

          Braid Aids:  www.HalcyonYarn.com

            Braid Stands/Clamps:  www.CountryBraidHouse.com, www.DorrMillStore.com

            Lacing Cord:  www.CountryBraidHouse.com, www.DorrMillStore.com, www.HalcyonYarn.com,

                                        Maine Threads.

Supplies -- Canada:

          Click here for a pdf of Canadian Rug Braiding Supplies:

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       Includes Renditions in Rags, Legacy Studio, Ragg Tyme Studio, Yvonne Iten-Scott, Martina Lesar Hooked Rug Studio, Mad Matters, and King Textiles.

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News

Wool Fabric:

               Dorr Mill:  www.DorrMillStore.com

               The Wool Studio:  www.TheWoolStudio.com

               Denver Fabrics:  https://www.denverfabrics.com/ 

               Fabric Mart:  https://www.fabricmartfabrics.com 

               B. Black and Sons: http://www.bblackandsons.com 

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               Thrift stores for wool fabric… increasingly hard to find

Rug Braiding Newsletters:

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Rug Braiding Ink, by Donna McKeever:  http://www.rugbraiders.com/newsletter.html

                   20 issues, July 2006 - Jan 2014

           

The Revolutionary Rug Braider Newsletter, by Christine Manges, published about 4 times a year,                         2010 - 2019.  Back issues:  4 issues/$15 as internet download.  Contact:  thebraidingpost1@gmail.com.         Listing of issue content:  

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Other Braiding Guilds

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Baystate Braiders Guild

Boylston, MA

Contact:  Karen at

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Belfast Braiders Guild

Belfast, NY

Contact:  Peggyann at BelfastBraids@gmail.com

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Braiders of the Lost Art 

Northwood, NH

Contact:  via Facebook:  ask to join Braiders of the Lost Art.

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Twisted Sisters Rug Braiding Guild 

Brookfield, WI

Contact:  Sandy at  bouncer_b42@hotmail.com

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Rocky Mountain Rug Braiders Guild

Centennial, CO

Contact:  June at  RL.AJkittels@gmail.com

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Front Porch Rug Braiding Guild 

Cape Cod, MA

Contact:  Janet at  janet@rugbraidingschool.com

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Bad-Ass Braiders

Lebanon, ME

Contact:  Pam at braidarug@gmail.com

Valley Forge Braiders (local)

Coatesville, PA

Contact:  Dottie at vfrbg.dotpepe@gmail.com

websites

Find A Braider Near You

Write to Dianne at RugBraidersDatabase@gmail.com.  She can search via zip code to find braiders who have registered near you.  Sign up while you're at it!

Braider Websites 
• Carol Broadbent has a website about her braid-in weekends:  Rugbraiding.wordpress.com

• Marjorie Corrow has a Facebook site:  “Making Rugs, Braided & More.”

• Cindy Ellis’ Etsy Shop:  Braidin Maiden: /www.etsy.com/shop/BraidinMaiden

• Val Galvin has a Facebook site:  “Renditions in Rags Hooked and Braided Rugs.” 

• Delsie Hoyt has a website:  www.kingdommoonrugs.com

• Sarah Jurta:  Country Braid House and its beautiful rugs at www.countrybraidhouse.com

• Check out Marjorie Kauffmann’s videos on Rug Braiding:  BraidBuddi.com.

• Jennifer Kiarsis has a website:  UnderTheTableRugs.com

• Kris McDermet showcases her braiding/hooking art at:  www.krismcdermetrugs.com

• Mary Ragno’s Etsy shop:  Woolenbrae at www.etsy.com/shop/Woolenbrae

• Carol Rizzo has an Etsy shop:  Canalside Braiding at www.etsy.com/shop/ CanalsideBraiding

• Rose Robertson-Smith has an Etsy shop:  IdlewildWool:  www.etsy.com/shop/IdlewildWool

• Pam Rowan has a website for teaching rug braiding:  BraidARug.com

• Dianne Tobias has a site for her hand-dyed velvets for braiding and hooking: www.thevelvethook.com

• Dianne Tobias is the administrator of a two very active sites on Facebook:  “Rug Braiding,” and “Rug Braiding:  Buy/Sell”

• Peggyann Watts has a website:  BelfastBraids.blogspot.com

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