Check out 3 different ways to make your own DIY Kumihimo Disk out of foam, cardboard, or chipboard. Braiding friendship bracelets has never been so easy! I’m not the kind of person who handles idleness well. If I’m awake, I’m doing something. Heck, if I’m asleep I’m typically dreaming about doing something. And with staying…
8 Strand Kumihimo Patterns by Color Placement
Read moreAll you need are 8 cords in 2 colors to make these 9 fabulous Kumihimo patterns. Use this as a quick reference for 9 go-to Kumihimo cords! In my garage I’ve been going through boxes of craft supplies stashed away and forgotten about over 3 moves in about 5 years. Running across my huge toolbox…
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Hemp Kumihimo
Read moreSometimes I surprise myself with how I come up with things. It’s a totally ADD, can’t stay on track with a single thought because it snowballs into something else entirely type of thing. Completely randomly, and because I see a pine cone right now and I’m going to type it as I think it and…
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Kumihimo Knot Bracelet
Read moreThis post is brought to you by the good people at Goody Beads who provided me with free product. Thanks Goody Beads! It’s been a while since I busted out my Kumihimo disc but I forsee that it’s going to get a lot of action this summer. Primarily because I’ve found that it is just about…
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Magatama Snake Kumihimo
Read moreIt’s been a while since I had set to my Kumihimo disc. You see I’ve been in a crochet kind of a mood lately, but when I saw these snake closures (just search Ebay for “snake toggle clasp” – these suckers come direct from China and take about a month to receive) I knew I…
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Disco Ball Beaded Kumihimo Bracelet
Read moreI seemed to have knocked out this disco ball beaded Kumihimo bracelet even though I’ve been out of the game a bit. I’m not exactly sure when I put my Kumihimo disc down but at some point I did… Lured in by crochet hooks and fuzzy yarn and the comfort of a warm kitchen in…
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Tasseled Kumihimo Braid Tutorial
Read moreWhen I was in the 6th grade I had this art teacher who was… different. She sang weird music and she swayed back and forth when there was no music and she talked about things and musicians I had never heard of. My mother (who had met my teacher from an incident where I gouged…
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Kumihimo Camera Strap Tutorial
Read moreToday we’re going to put Kumihimo to good use by making a Kumihimo Camera Strap. I’ve been wracking my brain lately for some functional ways to use Kumihimo. I was inspired before I even started to make functional things with the technique after learning that it was how Japanese Samurai Body Armor was made. How…
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Using a Too Short Kumihimo Braid
Read moreI’m not exactly sure what happened… I had started working up a braid with the very last of my favorite purple sparkle fiber and I hoped that I had just enough to eke out one last bracelet. In fact, I felt pretty confident that things would work out pretty well. But somewhere along the line…
