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CTB Marudai

Comprehensive Treatise of Braids I:
Maru-dai Braids

by Makiko Tada (Japan)

Second edition, 1999, published by Texte Inc. (Japan)
ISBN 4-925252-11-9
Soft cover, about 168 pages
Available from multiple sources

For the marudai
In Japanese and English

A must-have book for the serious marudai braider.

Shows how to make the braids listed below. Sequence numbers match the
book. Japanese names for the braids are in English as well as a translation
of each name.

Braids in this book:

Seq Braid Elements Shape Dai Look-Up Name Family
1 Maru-yotsu 4 round marudai Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi) Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
2 Kusari-tsunagi 8 round marudai Kusari Tsunagi tbd
3 Kusari-kaku-yatsu 8 square marudai Kusari Kaku Yatsu tbd
4 Hira-yatsu 8 flat marudai Hira Yatsu tbd
5 Yatsu-tsukushi 8 round marudai Tsukushi tbd
6 Yatsu-hira-genji 8 flat marudai Hira Genji tbd
7 Edo-yatsu 8 round marudai Edo Yatsu Edo Yatsu
8 Kawari-Edo-yatsu I 8 round marudai Edo Yatsu Kawari Edo Yatsu
9 Yatsu-oimatsu 8 round marudai Oimatsu tbd
10 Yatsu-kongoh 8 round marudai Kongoh Z Kongoh
11 Kaku-yatsu 8 square marudai Kaku Yatsu tbd
12 Yatsu-se 8 flat marudai Yatsu Se tbd
13 Tsuri-ito-kaku-yatsu 8 square marudai Kaku Yatsu tbd
14 Tsuri-ito-Edo-yatsu 8 round marudai Edo Yatsu Edo Yatsu
15 Tsuri-ito-kawari-Edo-yatsu 8 round marudai Edo Yatsu Kawari Edo Yatsu
16 Kawari-Edo-yatsu II 8 round marudai Kawari Edo Yatsu II Edo Yatsu
17 Hira-Edo-yatsu 8 flat marudai Hira Edo Yatsu tbd
18 Kawari-hira-Edo 8 flat marudai Kawari Hira Edo tbd
19 Edo-yatsu-se 8 flat marudai Edo Yatsu Se tbd
20 Hira-nami-yatsu 8 flat marudai Hira Nami tbd
21 Kara-yatsu 8 flat marudai Kara Yatsu tbd
22 Kawari-kara-yatsu 8 flat marudai Kawari Kara Yatsu tbd
23 Yatsu-Shippou 8 flat marudai Shippou tbd
27 12-Hira-kara 12 flat marudai Hira Kara 12 Hira Kara
28 12-Kongoh 12 round marudai Kongoh 12 Kongoh
29 12-Kongoh-kaeshi 12 round marudai Kongoh Kaeshi 12 Kongoh
30 Edo Genji I 12 flat marudai Edo Genji I tbd
31 Edo Genji II 12 flat marudai Edo Genji II tbd
32 Ayasugi 12 flat marudai Ayasugi Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
33 Rikyu 12 flat marudai Rikyu tbd
34 Hira-kongoh I 12 oval marudai Hira Kongoh I tbd
35 Hira-kongoh II 12 flat marudai Hira Kongoh II tbd
36 Hishi-se 12 diamond marudai Hishi Se tbd
37 Oku-se 12 flat marudai Oku Se tbd
38 Une-se 12 flat marudai Une Se tbd
39 Kaku-Edo 12 square marudai Kaku Edo tbd
40 Usu-hira-se 12 flat marudai Usu Hira Se tbd
41 Une-maru 12 round marudai Une Maru tbd
42 Hira-se 12 flat marudai Hira Se tbd
43 Hira-tsukushi I 12 flat marudai Hira Tsukushi I tbd
44 Naka-tsukushi I 12 flat marudai Naka Tsukushi I tbd
47 16-Hira-Kara 16 flat marudai Hira Kara 16 Hira Kara
48 Maru-sugi 16 round marudai Maru Sugi Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
49 16 Maru-Genji 16 round marudai Maru Genji tbd
50 Hira-Genji 16 flat marudai Hira Genji 16 tbd
51 Kawari-Edo-Genji I 14 flat marudai Kawari Edo Genji I tbd
52 Kawari-Edo-Genji II 16 flat marudai Kawari Edo Genji II tbd
53 Kawari-Edo-Genji III 16 flat marudai Kawari Edo Genji III tbd
54 Atsumimi-Genji 16 square marudai Atsumimi Genji tbd
55 Kawari-atsumimi-Genji 16 flat marudai Kawari Atsumimi Genji tbd
56 Ishi-datami 16 round marudai Ishi Datami tbd
57 Ishibumi 16 round marudai Ishibumi tbd
58 Tsukushi 16 round marudai Tsukushi 16 tbd
59 Oimatsu 16 round marudai Oimatsu 16 tbd
60 Shinonome 16 flat marudai Shinonome Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
61 Chidori 16 flat marudai Chidori tbd
62 16-Kongoh 16 round marudai Kongoh Z 16 Kongoh
63 16-Kongoh-S 16 round marudai Kongoh S 16 Kongoh
64 Naiki 16 round marudai Naiki Edo Yatsu
65 Naiki-kaeshi 16 round marudai Naiki Kaeshi Edo Yatsu
66 Hira-Naiki 16 flat marudai Hira Naiki tbd
67 Kaku-Naiki 16 square marudai Kaku Naiki tbd
68 Genji-kou-16 16 flat marudai Genji Kou tbd
69 Hira-tsukushi 16 flat marudai Hira Tsukushi tbd
70 Naka-tsukushi 16 flat marudai Naka Tsukushi tbd
71 Maru-tsukushi 16 round marudai Maru Tsukushi tbd
72 Yurugi 16 flat marudai Yurugi tbd
73 Hira-Edo-se 16 diamond marudai Hira Edo Se tbd
74 Se-Genji 16 flat marudai Se Genji tbd
75 Se-Edo 16 oval marudai Se Edo tbd
76 Kata-sasanami 16 flat marudai Kata Sasanami Sasanami
77 Kogome-sakura 16 flat marudai Kogome Sakura tbd
78 Kozakura-Genji I 16 flat marudai Kozakura Genji I tbd
79 Kozakura-Genji II 16 flat marudai Kozakura Genji II tbd
80 Kotoji I 16 flat marudai Kotoji I Kotoji
81 Kotoji II 16 flat marudai Kotoji II Kotoji
82 Kiku-kara I 16 flat marudai Kiku Kara I tbd
83 Shippou 16 flat marudai Shippou 16 Maru Yotsu (Yotsu Gumi)
84 Uneri-maru-Genji I 20 round marudai Uneri Maru Genji Kongoh
85 Hira-Naiki II 20 flat marudai Hira Naiki II tbd
86 Mitake-gumi I 24 flat marudai Mitake I tbd
87 Mitake-gumi II 32 flat marudai Mitake 32 tbd
88 Kongoh-gumi 24 round marudai Kongoh Z 24 Kongoh
89 Daigo-gumi 24 round marudai Daigo tbd
90 Uneri-kongoh-Z spiral 24 round marudai Kongoh Z 24 Uneri Kongoh
91 Uneri-kongoh-S spiral 24 round marudai Kongoh S Uneri Kongoh
92 Uneri-kongoh-kaeshi 24 round marudai Kongoh Kaeshi Uneri Kongoh
93 Genji-kou-24 24 flat marudai Genji Kou 24 tbd
94 Yamato-Genji 24 round marudai Yamato Genji tbd
95 Shin-Genji 28 flat marudai Shin Genji tbd
96 Kaku-Genji I 24 square marudai Kaku Genji I tbd
97 Kaku-Genji II 32 square marudai Kaku Genji 32 tbd
98 Hira-tukasa 24 flat marudai Hira Tsukasa tbd
99 Hira-Genji-uki-moyou 24 flat marudai Hira Genji Uki Moyou tbd
100 Hira-Genji-ori-moyou 24 flat marudai Hira Genji Ori Moyou tbd
101 Sasanami 24 flat marudai Sasanami 24 Sasanami
102 Kotoji III 24 flat marudai Kotoji 24 Kotoji
103 Kotoji IV 24 flat marudai Kotoji 24 Kotoji
104 Kara-kumi 24 flat marudai Kara Kumi 24 tbd
105 Kiku-kara II 24 flat marudai Kiku Kara II tbd
106 Roku-une-hira-kumi 36 flat marudai Roko Une Hira tbd
107 Masu-kumi 24 flat marudai Masu Kumi tbd
108 Yosiwara-tsunagi 24 flat marudai Yosiwara Tsunagi tbd
109 Narabi-sasanami-kumi 32 flat marudai Narabi Sasanami Sasanami
110 Narabi-kara-kumi 32 flat marudai Narabi Karakumi tbd
111 Higaki-kumi 32 flat marudai Higaki tbd
112 Uneri-maru-Genji II 36 round marudai Uneri Maru Genji 36 Kongoh
113 Hana-kongoh 36 round marudai Kongoh Z Uneri 36 Kongoh
114 Hira-kata-kumi 28 flat marudai Hira Kata Hira Kata
115 Hira-yama-kumi 32 flat marudai Hira Yama Hira Kata
116 Sankaku-kumi I 15 triangle marudai Sankaku I tbd
117 Uneri-kaku-kumi 24 square marudai Uneri Kaku tbd
118 Sankaku-kumi II 24 triangle marudai Sankaku II tbd
119 Uneri-sankaku-kumi 24 triangle marudai Sankaku Uneri tbd
120 Han-en-kumi 23 semi-circle marudai Han En tbd


August 29, 2011


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