Whipcord

Tundeln is a historical braiding, made ​​with the cords, tapes or cords. We have prepared, for example ribbons for certificates, bags or hats.

The ends of four threads ( different possible colored) are each bound to a so-called Tundelholz, knotted together the other ends. The knotted end must be mounted so high that the Tundelhölzer hang about at the level of the hands. Usually throw two people to each other the Tundeln in a particular order to which the threads are interwoven and there is a certain color pattern; but the technique can also be performed alone. Additional yarn can be wound on to 20 cm long, how large clapper Tundelhölzer designed so that the resulting cord can be any length.

History

One in Denmark in a bog leather cord ( the Krogens Mill Moses ) found the Bronze Age and an Iron Age cord from Finland could have been worked in this technique. Scandinavian children have operated the Tundeln until recently as a game. A similar method was used in ancient Persia and Palestine, where instead Tundelhölzern stones were used.

In a painting by Renaissance artist Guido Reni the Tundeln can be seen in the background, with the ends of the threads are suspended on a kind of distaff in order to practice the technique alone, and standing or sitting can.

Dating back to the 19th century so-called "barrel rider Sash " in Stralsund Museum of Cultural History has getundelte fringe.

In Japan there is a comparable crafts the Kumihimo, which (like the Tundelhölzern coils ) is performed with the marudai and hanging thereon Tama.