Instructions
for the NAIKI kumihimo braid with Convergence 2010 colors
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Naiki and Kongo Gumi
Experiment in applying an 8-element binary layout from The Twenty Four Interlacements of Edo Yatsu Gumi to a 16-element braid. Article appeared in Strands 2012, the journal of the Braid Society -- From Edo Yatsu Gumi to Kongo Lines.
Kumihimo
- Introduction to Braiding on the Marudai
Corvallis
Handweavers and Spinners Guild
March 9-10, 2013
Kumihimo
Workshop at John C. Campbell Folk School, Brasstown NC
John C. Campbell Folk School
Brasstown, NC
Electric Braids - Kumihimo on the Marudai
April 12 -14, 2013
Kumihimo
- Introduction to Braiding
on the Marudai (beginning)
Oregon
College of Art and Craft
July 20 - 21, 2013
Kumihimo
- 16-Element Braiding
on the Marudai (intermediate)
Oregon
College of Art and Craft
August 17 - 18, 2013
Coral Snake
and Cheetah - kumihimo design
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Braided silk cords have enjoyed a long history in Japan. During the Samurai era, some styles of armor required 1000 yards of silk cord to lace together the bands of lacquered metal. In traditional dress, a braided cord (obijime) is used with the kimono and obi, assuring that the obi knot stays securely tied. Today, designers are highlighting the beauty of braided silk cords in contemporary jewelry.
Kumihimo is a Japanese word for a braided cord: the verb kumu means to braid or to plait, and the noun himo is a cord.
Learn more about how the core was stabilized in this kumihimo braid