Introduction to Ply-Split Braiding With Annetta Kraayeveld

A technique that originated in northwest India, Ply- Split Braiding has been traditionally used in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan to weave camel girths.

This fiber technique continues to be used to make traditional bands and mats; contemporary fiber artists also use the technique to make sculptural and vessel forms.

Working with cords spun by the instructor, students will make a small fiber vessel using one of the main ply-splitting techniques: Single-Course Oblique Twining (SCOT) method.