Kris McDermet

original rugs and wall hangings combining hooking and braiding

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After the Hooking (or before) Comes Braiding

A typical 3-day class will include learning the following:
- Students come to class with a 5 inch hooked circle, a 5 or 6 inch hooked square, and a 5 inch hooked heart.
- You will learn how to pad and back your hooking to make it the same height as the braid.
- After learning how to prepare the wool, braiding instruction begins.  See example to the right
- . All braided rows around hooking are joined together by the butting process.  There are many ways to Butt and I was recently taught an easy and quick method, which I will teach you to do in class.

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The piece on the left shows a 9 loop braided center so that now you can put braiding inside of hooking.  This center will be taught in class.

The next piece shows a hooked heart and you will learn how to make double braided corners to make the point and reverse point of the heart.

The piece on the right is a hooked square center with a square cornered braid surrounding it and you will learn to add this border.

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The final lesson in the 3-day class is to learn to braid a Picot Border to be added as the second row of braid around the 5 inch hooked circle.

Costs

Students bring their own wool to class for braiding, as the colors can be better coordinated with your hooking.
The cost of the braiding supplies is as follows as of June 2010

Braid Stand $19.00
Braidkin Lacer $3.00
Darning Needle $1.00
Lacing Thread .60 cents per yard
Padding and backing for hooking $10-$15 for all pieces
Directions-diagrams, text, pictures - $12-$20

Optional items:
Braid-Aids - $19.00
½ Pound of Lacing Thread- $23.00

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Student (Jan Fruit) example from a recent class (the square hooked piece with one row of braid has not been butted).

Supplies to bring with you the first class meeting

Color ball headed pins-same length as a straight pins-1 box

Small very sharp 5-6 inch scissors

Long thin nosed needle nose pliers

1 Medium crochet hook-size

6-inch sewing ruler with movable gauge

Hand sewing needles with black and white thread

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NEW CLASS
Running with Braiding
4-5 Days needed

A typical class will include learning the following:
-Students come to class with 1 hooked circle and 2 hooked elongated triangles.
-You will learn how to pad and back your hooking to make it the same height as the braid. 
-After learning how to prepare the wool, braiding instruction begins.  See example below
-All braided rows around hooking are joined together by the butting process. There are many ways to Butt and I was recently taught an easy and quick method, which I will teach you to do in class.
Contact me for details.