[Nfb-krafters-korner] Kumihimo and Stick Weaving

Tue Aug 3 01:52:06 UTC 2010

Yes, I would like to learn more about kumihimo.  If you have already posted
it, I apologize as I missed it some how.

Annette

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I realized this still had no subject, so am reposting with a proper subject
line.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:43:04 -0800
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Hello there Carol,
Kumihimo was a Japanese braiding form using, traditionally, a flat stool
called a marudai and weighted bobbins called tama.  In its portable form,
kumihimo is done with a slotted disk and non-weighted bobbins.  In both
cases, the finished braid drops down from a hole in the center as the
bobbins, hanging around the outside of the disk/marudai, are moved around,
kind of like the hands on a clock.
For anyone interested, I'll be happy to post some more in-depth directions.
Tell me about your stick-weaving.  How does that work?  The idea of a more
portable weaving technique interests me.

Thanks,
Terrence

On 7/22/10, Carol Osmar <osmarc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> Hi Terrence, My husband I have recently gotten involved in living 
> history, so I am happy to see we share some of the same crafts.  I 
> also enjoy the portability of the lucet and my hhusband got me a inkle 
> loom for Christmas but I haven't learned to use it yet.
>
> I am currently working with stick weaving because it is simple and 
> also very portable.
>
> What is kumihimo braiding?  What time period was it usedin?
>
> We are protraying the French and Indian War, 1750's.
>
> I am looking forward to reading more of your posts.
>
> Carol
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>> Hello, all,
>> Just thought I'd go ahead and give you all a bit of an intro, having 
>> just come on board last night.  I do a couple different crafts, 
>> mostly things I've taken up in the SCA over the past 3 years, some of 
>> which I practice fairly regularly, others I sort of dabble in.  My 2 
>> most frequent craft types are kumihimo braiding and lucet, though I 
>> am trying to pick up inkle
>>
>> weaving more consistently.  I also have a coiled basket that I've 
>> been working on sporadically for some time now, and occasionally do a 
>> bit of leather work.  I think I've leaned toward the cord-making 
>> methods so much because of their portability.  For a while, I was a 
>> woodturner, before I moved to take my current job, but that didn't 
>> work out for a number of reasons.  I have also dabbled a bit in Origami,
but it's been a while.
>> It's something I mean to pick up again at some point though and learn 
>> a few more designs.  I'm looking forward to hearing from everyone and 
>> perhaps picking up some new ideas.  And if anyone has questions about 
>> anything I've mentioned, I'll be more than happy to explain/answer 
>> anything.
>>
>> Terrence
>>
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