Gripfid
The gripfid is an invention of the late knotting expert Stuart Grainger.[1] It is a small knotter's fid with an added "grip", a hollow shaft that ends near the point with a vee that acts as a jamming cleat.
![](../I/m/Gripfid_used_in_ply-split_braiding.jpg)
A Gripfid tool being used to pull a cord in ply-split braiding.
For ply-split braiding the point separates plies, and another cord is tucked into the hollow shaft of the gripfid and pulled back through the split cord. Although a latchhook may be used instead of a gripfid, the latter is much preferred.[2][3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ Stuart Grainger, Knotted Fabrics (ISBN 0-9530398-0-3), pages 71–74
- ↑ Peter Collingwood, "The Techniques of Ply-split Braiding" (ISBN 0-9625586-9-9)
- ↑ "Tools for Ply-split Braiding"http://www.louisefrench.com/tools_for_ply.htm
- ↑ "Making Gripfids" http://www.louisefrench.com/making_gripfids.htm
- ↑ "How to Make a Gripfid for Ply-Splitting" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e9-t9aXa6M
- ↑ "Tools for Tablet Weaving and Ply-Splitting" http://www.lindahendrickson.com/tools.htm
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.