Does anyone on here know how to cord a poodle coat? I know  someone who is trying but not getting very far. She has been separating the coat and twisting is up but does not seem to be able to get cords to form. Is there a trick to it? how long does it take?

she may be doing it too soon. It has to go into a kind of mat first and then they will see little "shoots" of cord developing which then can be seperated.

https://www.google.it/search?q=corded+poodle+coat&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en&client=safari
Lots to read here...the info suggests the pup is started  at 6 m...it can take years to get the full length corded coat...it is a difficult coat to  maintain and drying well after wetting is vital to avoid the cords smelling/ getting musty with fungus. 
I have two standards and couldn't imagine keeping them corded...the sporting clip is enough for me with weekly baths and clips.

Saw a corded poodle at a champ show a few years ago,  to be honest was not sure what it was till i asked the bloke who owned it....

Hi,
I have a hungarian puli who is 18 months old, he has been cording since the age of 9 months.
I believe the cords form the same way, basically you need to allow them to matt up, separating the matts all the way down to the skin to ensure air can get to the skin.
If the poodle is starting to matt alot advise her to work gradually on the coat section by section, using a spray bottle with water and conditioner helps to keep the matts seperate. This will be a daily task at the moment, but there is light at the end of the tunnel, my boy's cords are staying seperated now and i don't have to touch him every day.
Michelle

My first standard poodle when she reached the age of about 6 or 7 would go into cork screw curls when she wasn't brushed.  It was lovley, mostly her neck and back and once or twice I let the coat continue like this for a few months just shaving face, feet & tail but never brushing.  When she was bathed water was just squeezed out and allowed to dry naturally.  I loved the look but my family didn't they called her scruff bag.  I never felt she was as clean as when she was properly groomed but I loved the look but reading through old poodles books it wasn't proper cording, methods used included butter!

I was talking to a IWS exhibitor at a show last year and I commented on his dogs curls, he said he never dried the dog with a dryer and it swam every day in the river.  Not sure I could cope with this level of naturality.  With my current standard who is only three, if I don't brush her for a few weeks (I know, the shame!) back of her ears form cords naturally and if now attended to when noticed they matt so I imagine this is what happens when cording poodles. 

I admire your friends dedication as I'm sure it won't be easy.

I just had a google for corded poodles and I have to say I really like that look - I didn't think I would!

There used to be a guy in Portsmouth with a pale grey (silver?) Standard Poodle... the dog was kept in a pet trim, but dog's topknot had been corded and allowed to grow long either side of the head, with beads at the ends of the cords, just like Bo Derek! Really looked good, too.

I do have a poodle I groom whose owners like the topknot left corded, but it doesn't look that good. Combination of me not being quite sure what to do with it and the dog having a very cottony coat I think. :-)